Pressure Points is a webinar series co-hosted by The Studio and Executive and Continuing Education at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health bringing you inside the business of health care. As health care organizations face sustained crisis conditions—policy, technology, and workforce related—how can leaders guide their institutions with clarity and resilience? Join health care...
As the art exhibition "Call and Response: A Narrative of Reverence to our Foremothers in Gynecology" comes to a close at Countway Library, we invite you to celebrate the show’s impact with artists, organizers, and fellow community members. This multimedia art exhibition, developed by the Resilient Sisterhood Project, sheds light on the exploitation of enslaved...
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Edward Spang, PhD, Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Spang's talk—"Understanding Food Loss and Waste: Opportunities and challenges across the food supply chain"—will take place on January 26 at 1:00pm ET in FXB G-13 and...
Join us on Wednesday, January 28th for a Department of Epidemiology seminar featuring Dr. Rishi Desai discussing Developments in Postmarketing Safety Surveillance of Medical Products: Reflections from the FDA Sentinel Innovation Center. Abstract: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Sentinel Initiative—launched in 2008 under the FDA Amendments Act as the first national active-surveillance system for medical-product safety—has grown from a proof-of-concept...
Sustainable Farming and Local Food to Promote Resilience and Community HealthPresented by Jennifer Hashley, Director, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Also available by Zoom. For more information, email susan_bottino@harvard.edu Organizers
Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools in health communication—capable of shifting beliefs, building trust, and inspiring action. In this session, led by SBS alum Elissa Scherer (MPH-HSB '24), we’ll explore why stories stick when facts alone fall flat, and how to harness narrative as a strategy for building community trust and public health...
On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, from 1-1:50 p.m. in Kresge 202A, join us for a well-being workshop led by Center Student Engagement Committee member Anya Greenberg, SM ’26. Explore how tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can boost well-being, confidence, and social connection. Lunch provided. Attendance open to Harvard-ID holders. Speaker Information Organizers
Erin Kelly, PhD, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management, presents “Can a voice channel improve retention and worker well-being? Evidence from a cluster-randomized trial in U.S. fulfillment centers.” The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for...
What: An in-depth look at advanced features of Open Science Framework and how to integrate them into your research process for sharing and publishing research data. This session is a follow up to "Research Management: Data Organization and Sharing in Open Science Framework." Why: Using reputable and compliant tools for research management and data sharing...
In this fireside chat, two deans of leading schools of public health will explore how to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape in public health education.
Join us on Wednesday, February 11th for a Department of Epidemiology seminar featuring Dr. Timothy Lash discussing Quantitative Bias Analysis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Abstract: Quantitative bias analysis encompasses all methods used to estimate the direction, magnitude, and uncertainty from non-randomized research. Many of these methods have been well known for decades, but are still not routinely implemented. This talk will...
The Mechanics of Public Man-Made Death: USAID’s Destruction At One Year The Trump Administration’s abrupt dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has triggered a wave of already hundreds of thousands of deaths, mostly of children, around the world. Atul Gawande—former leader of global health at the agency—draws on data, historical parallels, and...
ⓘ Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.
