In a large-scale disaster, when tens of thousands of people need medical help quickly, doctors and nurses with limited resources must make on-the-spot decisions about who should receive care and how much. To help health workers navigate these often difficult decisions, experts in disaster care are creating guidelines and training for how best to provide…

Harvard University has been awarded a $506,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for use by the Harvard Art Museums to establish a new Summer Institute for Technical Studies in Art (SITSA). The program, designed for graduate students from art history programs across North America who are interested in broadening their experience with object-focused…

The Harvard Art Museums have received a $1 million gift from Harvard Business School alumnus Ken Hakuta, M.B.A. ’77, to establish the Hakuta Family Endowment Fund, enabling the creation of the Nam June Paik Fellowship at the Harvard Art Museums. Hakuta is the nephew of major mid-20th-century artist Nam June Paik, a pioneer in video…

Trump’s choice for U.S. health secretary—U.S. Rep. Tom Price, a fierce critic of the Affordable Care Act—suggests the President-elect may follow through on his campaign promise to repeal the health reform law. John McDonough, professor of the practice of public health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who has worked on health reform…

More than a billion people are now living with high blood pressure worldwide—most in low and middle-income countries, according to a new study led by Majid Ezzati, adjunct professor of global health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Published Nov. 15, 2016 in The Lancet, the study found that the number of people with…

The Harvard Graduate Council (HGC) led an advocacy initiative with Harvard Athletics to create a graduate seating section adjacent to the undergraduate seating section with the aim of fostering One Harvard. As a result of HGC’s advocacy efforts, the new graduate seating section was created and the section was filled to capacity with graduate students representing their respective…

When a company puts a priority on employee wellness and contributing to health in the community and environment, it may benefit by having lower healthcare costs, improved worker retention, reduced absenteeism, fewer workplace injuries, and even a healthier bottom line, according to a Nov. 16, 2016 Fortune article about a new book co-authored by Harvard T.H.…

Extreme weather events spurred by climate change are likely to acutely affect human health—and may reverse decades of progress in lowering mortality rates for children under five, according to Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of International Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. He spoke at…

Harvard Extension School alumni Brian Mast A.L.B. ’16 and Scott Taylor A.L.B. ’14 were recently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Mast, a U.S. Army veteran who served under the elite Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as a bomb disposal expert, was elected to Florida’s 18th Congressional District as a Republican. He attended Harvard…

An alcoholic drink or two per day may boost heart health by helping to maintain “good” cholesterol (HDL) levels, according to a study of a Chinese population presented at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans. The study is one of about 100 studies showing moderate alcohol drinkers generally have fewer cardiovascular events and…

Blood vessel problems such as fatty plaque buildup in arteries or stiffening of the arteries are well-known contributors to heart disease—but they can damage brain function as well. That means that keeping your heart healthy will also help keep your cognitive abilities sharp. “An estimated one-third of all cases of dementia, including those identified as…

Air pollution is not only causing long-term damage to the planet and human health, but it is already killing millions of people worldwide. In an editorial published Nov. 14, 2016 in STAT, David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics and…

There’s reason for both enthusiasm and caution when it comes to the state law that will legalize marijuana for those for those age 21 and older that was approved Nov. 8, 2016 by Massachusetts voters, according to a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health tobacco expert. While it’s good that there should be fewer drug-related…

Two Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members recently received Senior Science Awards from the International Aspirin Foundation. Nancy Cook and Julie Buring, professors in the Department of Epidemiology, were honored on Sept. 30, 2016 along with Michael Gaziano, who teachers in the Epidemiology of Aging program. All three also have appointments at Harvard…

HILT Speaker Series Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Boylston Hall 110 – Fong AuditoriumPre-Texts: The Arts Teach (Anything) Learn about a program for education professionals to employ close reading and critical thinking skills by making art based on challenging texts. The pleasures of creative interpretation fuel admiration for difference among participants from…

Local families recently attended the second annual College Conversations event at the Harvard Ed Portal, where they were joined by Harvard College undergraduate panelists and Harvard Admissions counselors who helped lead a workshop. Members of the Cambridge Housing Authority also led a workshop for teens on Goal Mapping, where they were encouraged to think critically…

The Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health aims to find new approaches to address the many ways that jobs can affect health and safety, from potential exposures to physical hazards, to work-related stress. Established in 2007, it is one of six Centers of Excellence funded by the…