Dr. Kirsten Davison, the Donald and Sue Pritzker Associate Professor of Nutrition, has received the 7th Annual Alice Hamilton Award from the Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty (CAWF). The Alice Hamilton Award recognizes the impact in public health and the future promise of a woman faculty member, honoring the memory of Alice Hamilton–a pioneer in … Continue reading “Kirsten Davison receives 2017 Alice Hamilton Award”
The Department of Nutrition was well represented at the 3rd Annual Harvard Chan Poster Day, where students, postdocs, and research associates gathered to present and discuss their work. Presenters from the department included: Alyssa Moran, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Marketing During Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit Issuance: Insight from Three New York Counties Amanda C. McClain, Food … Continue reading “Poster Day 2017”
At an event appropriately catered with foods fit for a Healthy Eating Plate, colleagues and members of the Department of Nutrition gathered to welcome Dr. Frank Hu into his new role as Chairman, and to honor Dr. Walter Willett’s esteemed chairmanship. Since beginning his new role on the first of the year, Dr. Hu remarked … Continue reading “Department welcomes Chairman Frank Hu, honors predecessor Walter Willett”
Dr. Frank Sacks, MD, Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and his research team at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, have begun a 3-year landmark research study, in collaboration with researchers from Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, to examine the effects of two weight loss diets on brain health and cognitive decline. … Continue reading “Can diet prevent alzheimer’s and cognitive decline?”
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH leaves a strong legacy behind him. Under his exemplary leadership, he has led this Department to its current position as Number 1 in the country. The number of his contributions, not only to the Department of Nutrition, but also to the Chan School as a whole, is enormous. Professor Willett is … Continue reading “Walter Willett reflects on his 25 years as Department Chair”
On January 1, 2017, Frank B. Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, started his new role as Chair of the Department of Nutrition, succeeding Walter Willett, MD, MPH, DrPH, who has served as Chair of the Department since 1991. Q: Dr Hu, you must be very excited about your new role at … Continue reading “Q&A with new department chair, Dr. Frank Hu”
