Harvard Pop Center’s faculty member Theresa Betancourt, ScD, is featured in this Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s The Big Three news story.
Berkman to appear on panel of “The Vow Factor” Congressional Briefing April 17
Lisa Berkman, PhD, the director of the Harvard Pop Center, will be a panel member at a congressional briefing entitled “The Vow Factor: Marriage, Divorce and Family Formation and their Impact on Health and Well-Being” at the U.S. Capital Visitor Center on Friday, April 17 from noon – 12:30 p.m. The Congressional briefing is sponsored by The Population Association of America, and the Association of Population Centers, and is open…
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Kreiger receives prestigious American Cancer Society Award for her contributions to cancer research
Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Nancy Kreiger, PhD, has received the American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor Award, and is featured in this Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health news item.
Betancourt comments in NPR newstory on silence of children rescued from Boko Haram
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Theresa Betancourt, ScD, who researches the reintegration of children affected by conflict, comments on the silence of the children who were rescued from Boko Haram in this interview with NPR.
Orfeu Buxton on role of body’s circadian rhythm in link found between staying up late & increased risk of diabetes
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Orfeu Buxton, PhD, comments on a study that found that people who go to bed late are at increased risk of developing diabetes, even if they sleep in late in the morning, in this VOA article.
Inaugural Forum on Population Health Equity at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
An inaugural Forum on Population Health Equity at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will take place on September 10 – 11, 2015. The event, which will feature an array of international speakers, will be held at the Martin Conference Center in the Longwood Medical Area.
Christina Roberto in the news on reframing obesity debate
In an article in MedicalXpress, Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alumna Christina Roberto, PhD, (who was lead author of this recent article in a special series of The Lancet devoted to obesity) shares insights into the complex relationship between individuals and their environments.
Matt Wray comments in “Poor Whites Need Jesus and Justice Too”
Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar program alum Matt Wray, PhD, shares some insights from his 2006 book Not Quite White: White Trash and the Boundaries of Whiteness in this op-ed in The Christian Post on evangelicals and their apparent lack of focus on lower-class white people.
Lisa Berkman speaks on NPR’s Here & Now on American Workplace Policies
Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman shares findings from the Work, Family & Health Network intervention study with Robin Young in this NPR story that aired on Here & Now. This news story, “Are American Workplace Policies Stuck in the 1950s?,” is part of NPR’s focus this month on what factors shape health, the topic of a recent poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H.…
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Earlier & frequent hot flashes may be linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease
Former Harvard Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar Rebecca Thurston, PhD, is lead author on two studies, both to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual Scientific Session in San Diego March 14 – 16, 2015, that suggest that early and frequent menopausal hot flashes may be linked to increased risk for heart disease. These findings, which focus on endothelial (the inner lining of blood vessels) function,…