Events

    2024 Feb 26

    The Science of Happiness

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Livestream – Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School

    Join us for a conversation with Arthur Brooks, author of "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier," co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.

    Professor Brooks will discuss the dangers of social comparison, how negative emotions operate in our polarized environment, and strategies to emotionally self-manage amid personal, professional, and political stress.

    This discussion will be moderated by Tarek Masoud, the Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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    2023 Nov 07

    Equity and Social Justice Webinar: Immigrant Health

    1:00pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Medical School, Office for Diversity, Community, & Inclusion Partnership—Online

    This session will address a broad range of topics, from health inequities impacting immigrants, access to care, mental health needs, and the laws preventing improved health outcomes. We will also discuss interventions on a local and national level to address health disparities.

    Panelists:

    • Maria Portela Martinez, MD, MPH, Chief of the Family Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington Medical Faculty Associates; Medical Director, GW Immediate Primary Care Clinics
    • Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, Division...
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    2023 Nov 01

    Education Now: Talking Money With Kids and Teens

    3:00pm to 3:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Graduate School of Education—Online

    How can families and educators help students develop healthy money habits early in life? While there is growing momentum for personal finance education, more than half of the country doesn't guarantee lessons at the public high school level let alone in the younger grades. Join as we explore why, when, and how to talk with kids and teens about money.

    Guests:

    • Ron Lieber, "Your Money" columnist, The New York Times; author of "The Price You Pay for College" and "The Opposite of Spoiled."
    • Michelle...
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    2023 Oct 13

    Future of Cities: Extreme Heat

    4:00pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Graduate School of Education, Askwith Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge

    2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record. What do we do next?

    Rising air temperatures are now a fact of life in the world's cities, with major implications for public health and urban design. Join a panel of global experts, innovators, and practitioners to learn more about the impacts of extreme heat on our bodies, our buildings, and our cities–and what individuals and institutions can do to prepare.

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    2023 Oct 13

    Supporting Teen Well-being in a Tech-Filled World: A Conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General

    12:30pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Graduate School of Education, Askwith Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge

    With the growing concern about social media's impact on teen mental health, what can we do to support the teens in our lives? Join us as we launch HGSE’s new Center for Digital Thriving by welcoming the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, to the Askwith Education Forum for a conversation that gets to the heart of how families and educators can help young people build and sustain their digital wellbeing.

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    2023 Oct 04

    Understanding the Relationship Between Parent and Teen Mental Health

    3:00pm to 3:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Graduate School of Education—Online

    The medical community declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now new research is helping to shine a light on another important aspect of the story — the mental health of parents and the influence of their health on teens. We discuss strategies to better support the mental well-being of parents and caregivers, with a view to preventing anxiety and depression in adolescents.

    Speakers include:

    • Rick Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Kennedy School;...
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    2023 Sep 07

    Food Politics 2023: What Matters and Why

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein 414AB, 1 Eliot St., Cambridge

    This hybrid seminar will be given by Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University. It will be moderated by Bill Clark, Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at HKS.

    Lunch will be served for those joining in person in Rubenstein 414AB. Others should register to join remotely via Zoom.

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    2023 May 22

    The Annual Harvard/Glenn Virtual Symposium on Aging

    1:00pm to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Medical School—Online

    Each year, the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research hosts the Harvard Symposium on Aging with a mission to present new advances in aging research and to stimulate collaborative research in this area. The symposium has become a significant forum for aging research at Harvard Medical School.

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    2023 May 10

    Building Our Resilient Future: Education Driving Hope, Innovation, and Action

    10:00am to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge

    In conversation with national and local leaders, we'll highlight an action-oriented agenda for the education sector with innovation and engagement as drivers for climate resilience and mitigation. We'll show how schools and communities are already making an impact in confronting climate change — altering our use of resources, creating exciting learning opportunities, and advancing equity in community approaches. We'll explore ways to accelerate progress, to spur collective effort, and to act with urgency. And we'll ask participants to share stories of where they are finding hope and...

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    2023 May 08

    Climate, Health & Equity: Toward a Sustainable Future

    1:00pm to 6:30pm

    Location: 

    Spangler Center, Harvard Business School Campus

    Climate change is actively harming human health — not in some distant future, but now, in communities around the globe. The more we understand these harms, the better we can confront and overcome them. That’s the goal of this symposium.

    We’re bringing together leading scientists, policy makers, and activists to examine our most urgent challenges and explore the most promising solutions. The audience will include professionals from a wide array of disciplines engaged in issues of climate, health, and environmental justice. We expect the afternoon to inform and inspire, to spark...

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    2023 May 02

    "Our Turn to Talk" Film Screening and Panel Discussion

    4:00pm to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge

    The HDE Counseling Strand is thrilled to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month with a screening and youth panel discussion of the documentary, “Our Turn to Talk.” The film follows a group of courageous young people who use a podcast to discuss their mental health journeys in hopes of breaking down the stigma and encouraging open dialogue about mental health.

    The event will begin with opening statements by film co-director, Beth Murphy. Following the screening, we will host a panel discussion featuring six young people who will share their reactions to the film and thoughts...

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    2023 Jan 30

    Evaluating the Role of the Paycheck Protection Program During COVID-19

    3:00pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Rubenstein 414AB, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge

    This hybrid event will be a panel discussion between R. Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University; and David Autor, Ford Professor and Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT Department of Economics. It will be moderated by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Aparna Mathur. Refreshments will be served for those joining us in person in the Democracy Lab (R414AB). Others should register to join us remotely via Zoom.

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    2022 Dec 05

    Creativity and the Brain: How the Arts Can Shape Wellbeing

    1:00pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    The Studio, Kresge Building, 10th floor, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston

    Humans have been creating art for millennia. Now, researchers are beginning to document how making and engaging with art can improve well-being. Our panelists will explain the latest research, share their personal experiences, and offer tips for incorporating the arts in wellness programs.

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    2022 Oct 06

    Book Launch: "Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer"

    4:00pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Online or at 9 Bow St., Cambridge

    Join the editors for a conversation about a challenge that many Americans are facing—and will be confronting—in the years ahead: is a delayed retirement a realistic, practical and tenable option for all of us as we attempt to become better financially prepared for retirement? Policymakers are assuming that working longer is the solution to not being financially ready to retire, but the nearly thirty experts across the fields of economics, sociology, psychology, political science, and epidemiology who collaborated to produce this volume explain why delayed retirement is not an adequate...

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    2022 Jul 11

    Advancing Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A step toward Universal Health Coverage

    8:00am to 9:30am

    Location: 

    The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University—Online

    The webinar is a joint Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System event with the Population Foundation of India (PFI) and is being held to mark World Population Day. The webinar will focus on the investment and efforts needed to advance women’s access to sexual and reproductive health services, especially in the post-pandemic context. The webinar provides a unique opportunity to learn from and interact directly with leaders...

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    2022 Jul 06

    Protecting Health Care in Conflict Areas: Lessons from Ukraine to Tigray

    9:00am to 10:15am

    Location: 

    Harvard Global Health Institute—Online

    Violence against health workers, health facilities and patients has become a pervasive aspect of modern war. Conflict and unrest create a state of insecurity that makes maintaining a functional health system nearly impossible. To weaken an adversary’s resilience and will to fight, hospitals, ambulances, and supply vehicles are commonly targeted by military forces, while health care personnel and patients are often assaulted, threatened, or stripped of access to care.

    These tactics violate basic human rights and international humanitarian law. In Ukraine, Russian forces carried...

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    2022 Jun 06

    Dismantling Disinformation

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    The Studio at Harvard Chan School—Online

    We’ve all seen the perils of disinformation. But how do we combat it? This panel will explore concrete proposals for dismantling disinformation in communities, on social media, and through public policy and regulation.

    Moderator:
    Brandy Zadrozny, Senior Reporter, NBC News

    Speakers:
    Dolores Albarracín, Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
    Vineet Arora, Dean for Medical Education, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
    Raven Baxter...

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    2022 May 23

    View from the Hill: A conversation with Sen. Michael Bennet

    12:00pm to 12:30pm

    Location: 

    The Studio at the Harvard Chan School—Online

    Sen. Michael Bennet has called for dramatically expanding the public health workforce by mobilizing and training hundreds of thousands of Americans to serve in a new ‘Health Force.’ The Colorado Democrat is also pushing for a comprehensive reform of our mental health care system to improve access, in part by leveraging services delivered through schools and workplaces. He’ll talk about these proposals and his other work in the health care arena including his efforts to spur development of new antibiotics — in this Q&A with POLITICO reporter Rachael Levy.

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    2022 May 20

    View from the Hill: A conversation with Rep. Lauren Underwood

    12:00pm to 12:30pm

    Location: 

    The Studio at the Harvard Chan School—Online

    Rep. Lauren Underwood brings a unique perspective to Capitol Hill. The youngest African-American woman ever to serve in the House, she is a registered nurse and former senior adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services, where she helped communities prepare for bioterrorism threats and other public health emergencies. The Illinois Democrat will discuss emergency preparedness, Black maternal health, gun violence, disinformation, and other issues at the top of her agenda in this Q&A with POLITICO reporter Lauren Gardner.

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    2022 May 16

    Director’s Series | Life: The Arnold Arboretum as an Institution of Public Health

    7:00pm to 8:30pm

    Location: 

    Arnold Arboretum—Online

    The Arnold Arboretum's sesquicentennial Director's Series traces the Arnold’s significance in the landscape architecture movement, value for the people of Boston, and leadership in creating global connections between plants and people.

    Panelists include:

    • Dr. Michelle Kondo, Research Social Scientist, UDSA-Forest Service

    • Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space, City of Boston

    • Laurence Cotton, Consulting Producer, “Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing...

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