Harvard Chan School announced the opening of a new center based in Mumbai and directed by SBS faculty member, Vish Viswanath. The Center will strengthen existing collaborations between Harvard Chan faculty and … Continue reading “India Center”
Lisa Berkman was interviewed on PBS NewsHour Weekend as part of their Chasing the Dream program. Dr. Berkman named several implications for the life expectancy gap between the rich and … Continue reading “Longevity gap between rich and poor expanding”
Vish Viswanath’s study on how low-income people use the Internet is the focus of The Big Three. “Internet access is very expensive. But we need to make more rigorous and … Continue reading “Shedding light on Internet use among the poor”
David Williams was featured in the seventh installment of Harvard Gazette’s inequality series.“Health inequalities are the sum total of all the other social inequalities,” Williams said. “All the other social … Continue reading “Faster lives, quicker deaths”
Students, faculty and staff gathered for an informal research presentation organized by SBS Student Government Representative, Nina Schrager, MPH ’16. The presentations were focused on students’ summer practica projects from five … Continue reading “Student Practica Research Presentations”
Ichiro Kawachi, S.V. Subramanian and David Williams were featured in the fourth installment of a Harvard Gazette series on inequality. Read the Gazette article
Madina Agénor was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences on February 1, 2016. Previously, she was a postdoctoral research fellow in the joint Harvard T.H. Chan School … Continue reading “Welcoming Dr. Madina Agénor as our newest faculty member”
Felton Earls, Professor of Human Behavior and Development, Emeritus, served as an expert panelist on a recent Forum event on Preventing Gun Violence. Watch the Video
Vaughan Rees, Director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control, was quoted in a recent CBS News article on e-cigarette ads targeting teens. Read More Read the CBS News article
Eric Kim’s research on the link between volunteering and better health is the focus of The Big 3 feature. Read More Photo: Craig LaPlante