Faculty News: Fall 2025 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Remembering Lucian Leape; faculty honors, bookshelf, appointments and promotions| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Climate change poses an enormous threat to people worldwide. How can we most effectively address it? This program brought together Gina McCarthy, who led the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under...| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
By: Amber Hussain; Tanya Park; Zahid Memon; Salima Meherali As a PhD student working in maternal and adolescent health, I have often found myself not just collecting data but sitting with...| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Health literacy is the bridge that closes the gap between scientific evidence and everyday life. Whether you’re a patient, researcher, or healthcare provider, we all have tremendous opportunity to translate scientific information into better health.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
We’re thrilled to introduce the newest members of STRIPED’s International Expert Advisory Panel: Laura Hart and Marilyn Bromberg (Australia), Emilio Compte (Chile), Sook Ning Chua (Malaysia), and Trine Tetlie Eik-Nes...| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
More than 200 volunteers from Harvard Chan School participated in the School’s third annual Day of Service.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
September 29, 2025—More than 200 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni, students, faculty, and guests gathered Sept. 25–27 for Alumni and Reunion Weekend 2025, Power of Why: Uniting for...| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Alumni honors, career moves, and items of note J. Jacques Carter, MPH ’83, has been appointed incoming chair of the Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition. Carter is a physician at the Beth Israel...| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Health equity research shouldn't be dismissed as ideology, write Harvard Chan School's Nancy Krieger and Mary Bassett.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Remembering Lucian Leape; faculty honors, bookshelf, appointments and promotions| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
While the internet may be full of posts stating that seed oils such as canola and soy are “toxic,” scientific evidence does not support these claims.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Obstetric units are closing at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S. As a result, many patients are being forced to travel farther to give birth and receive prenatal and postpartum care.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Communicating about health often involves explaining how products like vaccines work to make people healthier. The clarity of that explanation can be make or| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In the wake of the Steward Health Care crisis, corporate and private equity ownership of health care has come under new scrutiny. Harvard health policy experts weigh in on the growing corporatization of the U.S. health care system and what it means for patients, practitioners, and public health.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Children who are prosocial—engaging in behaviors such as being kind, caring, and cooperative—are more likely to eat healthier when they become teenagers, according to a study.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Howard Koh, professor of the practice of public health leadership, discusses factors contributing to the opioid crisis and recommendations on how to curb it.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Social connection, prosociality, spirituality, optimism, and work—growing evidence suggests these five factors help people live longer, healthier lives.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In the wake of the Trump administration’s massive cuts to federal research funding at Harvard University, scientists have been struggling to keep their work afloat.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Discover how AKT-mediated control of mTORC1 affects organ growth in vivo using a novel TSC2-5A mouse model. Insights into tissue development and metabolism.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Floods are the most frequently occurring climate hazard and are projected to become more frequent and intense in the coming decades due to climate change,| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In this PBS NewsHour article, STRIPED Director Bryn Austin and collaborator Jensen Jose of Center for Science in the Public Interest, warn about the flood of| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Hannah Greenwald Healy, an expert on water quality, explains the most common reasons that ocean, lake, or pond beaches temporarily close during the summer.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
How to communicate about norms without threatening people’s sense of freedom.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Angelica, a personalized AI agent designed to support pediatric patients and their families, won this year’s Venture Building Program.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Around the world, suicide rates are higher among older adults than all other age groups combined—and higher among older men than older women, according to a new study.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A child’s biological sex at birth may not be a 50-50 toss-up, according to a new study.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A new study quantifies the large productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries—billions of dollars’ worth—that can be attributed to lead exposure in children.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Center's Student Steering Committee consists of a group of Harvard graduate students interested in the Center’s mission of translating the science of| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Now, more than ever, we’re focused on our mission: Building a world where everyone can thrive.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Spending time outdoors in green spaces has been linked with myriad physical and mental health benefits, including lower mortality, according to Harvard Chan School’s Heather Eliassen.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration announced late Monday that it was moving to freeze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University. The federal freeze came hours after Harvard rejected demands from the Trump administration, arguing that the changes pushed by the government exceed its lawful authority and infringe on both the University’s independence and its constitutional rights.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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