Student stories
Three students share why they pursued public health—and how they’re hoping to make an impact after graduation.
‘Be an epidemiologist’
Olivia R. Orta, SD ’18, looks at the role that exposure to social toxins, such as violence, plays in health May 22, 2018 – “In utero, probably,” mused Olivia R. Orta, in response to a question about when…
Op-ed: Gun research needs private funding
With no federal funding available for gun violence research, private funders, philanthropists, and state governments should step in to provide support, says Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health doctoral student Morissa Sobelson. In an April 27, 2018…
Why there’s so little gun violence research
Although students and others around the country are calling for more gun control and more gun violence research after a deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Fla.—and although thousands of people die in gun-related incidents every year—there’s a…
Op-ed: Domestic violence cost to society vast, poorly understood
Society has underestimated the scale and effects of domestic violence.
Longwood students stand against gun violence
Unfurling a banner reading “Gun reform is healthcare reform,” students, faculty, researchers, and physicians from the Harvard-affiliated schools and hospitals of the Longwood Medical area gathered on the steps of Harvard Medical School’s Gordon Hall on February 27,…
Federal funding needed for gun violence research
In the wake of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams reiterated her call for the loosening of restrictions on…
Arming teachers a bad idea
In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., President Donald Trump has proposed that teachers carry concealed weapons in order to defend against would-be school shooters. But an expert at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
At gun violence press conference, students, mothers call for action
On February 20, in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams joined local students and community members whose lives have been affected by gun violence for…
Poll finds younger women and college-educated women more likely to say they’ve experienced slurs, offensive comments, and harassment
American women most frequently report being discriminated against in the workplace For immediate release: December 11, 2017 Boston, MA ─ This report is part of a series titled “Discrimination in America.” The series is based on a survey…
