Why Public Health? Sarah McGough
October 2016 — In our series “Why Public Health?” we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. Sarah McGough, SM ’16, PhD ’19 is studying…
Cost of poor child growth in developing world: $177B in lost wages for children born each year
Investing in better childhood growth would yield threefold return For immediate release: June 29, 2016 Boston, MA – Early life growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries results in a US $176.8 billion reduction in potential career earnings…
Author explores the intersection of science and race
April 28, 2016 — Advances in DNA sequencing and genetic ancestry testing have led many African Americans to rush for more answers about their heritage that may not be answered by science, Alondra Nelson, Dean of Social Science…
Theresa Betancourt, Dyann Wirth honored at annual Alice Hamilton lecture
April 8, 2016 -- Theresa Betancourt discussed her research on the role of conflict, adversity, and resiliency in children at the Sixth Annual Alice Hamilton Award Lecture on April 5, 2016 in Kresge Cafeteria. Following her talk, Betancourt, associate…
The challenges facing aging societies
As both birth rates and death rates drop in most countries around the world, societies are facing new challenges in dealing with their aging populations. Lisa Berkman, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology and…
How racism impacts health
November 3, 2015 — Public health professionals must not be afraid to use the word “racism” when they see health inequities linked to issues like poverty, segregation, and lack of access to care, Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of…
Finding truth in ‘the whole’
October 15, 2015 — Richard Levins, John Rock Professor of Population Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been known throughout his lengthy career for his ability to make connections between seemingly disparate topics such…
In memoriam: Rose Epstein Frisch, expert in women’s fertility
February 13, 2015 -- Rose Epstein Frisch, an associate professor emerita of population sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a pioneer in elucidating the biological mechanisms of fertility and cancer in women, died…
New Ph.D. program in Population Health Sciences announced
February 10, 2015 Dear Faculty, Academic Appointees, and Staff, I am pleased to announce that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has unanimously approved a new Ph.D. program in Population Health Sciences, which will be based at the…
Nations need to open borders to Syrian refugees
More nations need to open their doors to Syrian refugees, according to three researchers at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public in a letter to the…