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‘I’m going to fix everyone’
Despite his challenging start in rural Jamaica, James Frater, MPH ’24, overcame enormous obstacles to achieve his lifelong goal of becoming a doctor. He then helped others dream big.
Promoting breast cancer equity in rural communities
Jen Cruz, PhD ’25, finds deep personal meaning in her work conducting community-engaged research on breast cancer inequities in rural settings.
Investigating links between air pollution, stillbirth, race, and income
A new study examined the association between exposure to fine particulate matter found in outdoor air pollution and risk of stillbirth, as well as racial and socioeconomic disparities.
Senior physicians may care for fewer patients with Medicaid and from racial/ethnic minorities than junior physicians
Senior physicians may avoid seeing racial minorities and lower paying Medicaid-insured patients compared to junior physicians in the same practice, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
U.S. men die nearly six years before women, as life expectancy gap widens
New research from Harvard Chan School and UC San Francisco shows that the life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of American men—a trend researchers say is driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Increasing workplace flexibility associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School and Penn State University.
Improving diversity in the genomics field
The field of genomics has the exciting potential to improve human health by using an individual’s DNA to predict disease risk, tailor treatments, and more—but because genomics studies to date have overwhelmingly included people with European ancestries, they…
Harvard Chan School inaugural Day of Service draws hundreds of volunteers
Around 470 Harvard Chan School community members—students, staff, faculty, researchers, and alumni—came together on October 2 to participate in the School’s inaugural Day of Service.
Outdoor air pollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults
Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants and nitrogen dioxide may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard Chan School. In a cohort study of millions of Medicare beneficiaries, the researchers…
FACETS program steers undergrads toward public health careers
The Fostering Advancement & Careers through Enrichment Training in Science (FACETS) summer program at Harvard Chan School offers rising junior and senior undergraduate students from underrepresented groups around the country a mix of interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on research, and…
