Harvard Public Health: Winter 2015
In this issue A gift unsolicited, unrestricted, and unexpected Gerald L. Chan, SM ’75, SD ’79 Address to the alumni of Harvard School of…
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A gift unsolicited, unrestricted, and unexpected
[ Winter 2015 ] On September 8, 2014, Harvard University announced that the Chan family and its Morningside Foundation will donate $350 million to…
Off the Cuff: Letting data tell the story
[ Winter 2015 ] Donna Spiegelman, Professor of Epidemiologic Methods, Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Nutrition This fall, Donna Spiegelman won a prestigious Director’s…
2014 Alumni Awards
[ Winter 2015 ] Four outstanding individuals nominated by their peers received the School’s highest alumni honor at this year’s Alumni Award of Merit…
A bold pathway in life—and biology
[ Winter 2015 ] Anthony Covarrubias, PhD ’15, grew up in a working-class neighborhood in South Los Angeles. While celebrities in sports cars whizzed…
Harvard’s public health moment
[ Winter 2015 ] The act of generosity that renamed our School this past September is an astonishingly bold gesture. The unsolicited $350 million…
Public healthonomics
[ Winter 2015 ] Assistant Professor Jessica Cohen is bringing a behavioral economics perspective to public health interventions in Africa. Here’s the thing, says…
Living green
[ Winter 2015 ] On a clear day, the air outside Anthony Cortese’s office in downtown Boston is filled with the unmistakable smell of…
Winter 2015 frontlines
[ Winter 2015 ] Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond. First prize for flu forecasting A…
Harvard Public Health: Fall 2014
In this issue Is butter really back? Scientists debate the risks and benefits of certain dietary fats–but agree on what makes a healthy diet. What’s…