IID is thrilled to announce the appointment of endowed professorships to faculty members Dr. Flaminia Catteruccia and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, courtesy of generous philanthropic contributions. Dr. Catteruccia received the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. Her laboratory, the Catteruccia Lab, strives to help the creation of new, effective tools for mosquito and…
Home / News / Navigating cancer misinformation in the digital age Presented jointly with Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention Cancer is one of the most searched topics online. But the information those searches yield can be difficult to decipher. This expert panel busts myths and discuss misconceptions about cancer. SPEAKERS Milagros Abreu, President/CEO and Founder,…
Exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures can affect adolescents’ mental health and behavior, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Henning Tiemeier. Researchers looked at psychiatric data collected from nearly 5,000 teenagers in Spain and the Netherlands, and temperatures the kids were exposed to over a two-month…
Despite advances in public health and medicine, and trendy biohacking experiments, many people still won’t live to 100, according to experts quoted in a Jan. 30, 2025, Popular Science article. As Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Will Mair explained in the article, there’s a difference between life expectancy and the rate of aging,…
Home / News / Building bipartisan support for public health Presented jointly with the Center for Health Communication In an era of deep political polarization, how can we build bipartisan support for public health? During this fireside chat, Nir Menachemi, dean of the Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University, shared important insights for…
HICRC is proud to announce the launch of the road safety campaign, Project Look Out. Directed by Jay A. Winsten, Ph.D., Project Look Out envisions the public street as a shared social space where the lives of a multitude of road users intersect and sometimes collide with catastrophic consequences. The premise underlying the campaign is…
Artificial intelligence offers tools that can aid the fight against air pollution and climate change, according to a Jan. 20 Forbes commentary by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health data science expert Francesca Dominici. Using AI can help scientists harness massive amounts of data to more quickly and accurately develop climate models, and to…
A smishing scam is targeting members of the Harvard community. Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) has received reports of a scam SMS being sent from an 833-area code number. The text of the message reads as follows: “HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Your Office 365 account now requires passkey authentication. Reply with 1 to set this up.” This…
Home / News / Online gambling: The stakes for public health Gambling has gone digital. Online casino games are legal in several states, and online sports betting in dozens more. But behind the flashy marketing and sign-up bonuses, what are the costs of having “a casino in your pocket” 24/7? In this discussion, our panel…
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move that, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Jesse Bump, will put the country and world at heightened risk of public health crises. Bump, a lecturer on global health policy and executive director…
