Events

    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 21

    Farmers’ Market at Harvard: Opening Day!

    11:30am to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

    We are excited to announce that the Farmers' Market at Harvard will open on Tuesday, June 21! The Market will operate every Tuesday through October 25 on the Science Center Plaza.

    Grab your shopping bag and join us at the market every Tuesday—pick up freshly made pastries, a carton of strawberries, farm-fresh eggs, homemade granola, locally caught seafood, a...

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    2022 Jun 09

    A global perspective on sustainable growth: A Q&A with Mamphela Ramphele

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    The Studio at the Harvard Chan School—Online

    Mamphela Ramphele, the celebrated activist, physician, businesswoman, and political thinker, envisions a world that is equitable, sustainable, and peaceful. As co-president of The Club of Rome, Ramphele brings together leaders from around the globe to think through the urgent challenges of our day. In this Q&A, she'll discuss her vision, and she'll reflect on lessons learned from her remarkable career.

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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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    2022 Apr 30

    MassQ Ball 2022: Origin | SOUL: An Ancestor Workshop

    1:00pm to 3:00pm

    Location: 

    Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

    Led by poet and Castle of our Skins’ Shirley Graham Du Bois Creative in Residence Marlanda Dekine, this participatory workshop will use writing and meditation to consider how our individual origin stories and ancestries influence our being.

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    2022 Apr 20

    The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children's Mental Health

    11:00am to 12:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Online

    Public health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the daily lives of many of us, including children. The next Population Mental Health Forum will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant public health restrictions on children’s mental health. Dr. Karestan Koenen will be joined by Dr. Tamsin Ford from the University of Cambridge who will discuss recent research findings related to children’s mental health during this time. The event will conclude with a Q&A session with attendees.

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    2022 Apr 09

    Arnold Arboretum: Guided Tours (Saturdays)

    Repeats every week every Saturday until Sat Apr 30 2022 .
    10:30am to 12:00pm

    10:30am to 12:00pm
    10:30am to 12:00pm
    10:30am to 12:00pm

    Location: 

    Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

    On Saturdays and Sundays in April, join us for a 90-minute walk through the Arboretum! Tour seasonal plant highlights and learn about Arboretum history from a trained docent.

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    2022 Apr 06

    The Impact of Gold Mining on the Feasibility of Malaria Elimination in the Amazon

    12:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Radcliffe Institute—Online

    Caroline Buckee is a professor of epidemiology and the associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is writing a book focused on the impact of gold mining on the epidemiology and control of malaria in the Amazon rainforest while concurrently examining infectious disease epidemiology as a field of study, using malaria as an example. Join her to hear more about her current research.

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    2022 Apr 05

    Health Justice in the Americas: The Role of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

    12:30pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Law School—Online

    The jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been profoundly influential in the region since its inception in 1979. Since 2017, the Court has built up case law on the right to health, addressing an array of issues including: access to emergency care, HIV treatment, and health services for prison inmates; informed consent in physical and mental health care; and State duties to regulate private health providers and insurance companies.

    This event will be a moderated panel discussion among scholars who have been directly involved as experts in one or more of...

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    2022 Mar 31

    Fossil Fuels, Health, and Frontline Indigenous Communities

    9:15am

    Location: 

    Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health—Online

    Indigenous communities have a long history of living with and learning from the environment, but the extraction and transportation of fossil fuels near their communities, along with unjust policies, have put their health and the climate at risk and impacted tribal sovereignty. Join us for a discussion of how we can uplift Indigenous voices and curb the impacts of fossil fuel extraction on frontline communities.

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    2022 Mar 12

    Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea

    2:30pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Weld Hill Research Building, 1300 Centre St., Boston

    Just in time for the Arboretum's sesquicentennial and the bicentennial of the birth of pioneering landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, authors Rolf Diamant and Ethan Carr will speak on their recent book, "Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea." They'll offer a new interpretation of how the American park—urban and national—came to figure so prominently in our cultural identity, and why this more complex and inclusive story deserves to be told.

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    2022 Mar 07

    A True Social Safety Net or Hanging On By A Thread?

    5:30pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Kennedy School—Online

    M-RCBG Senior Fellow Aparna Mathur will moderate a discussion on the complexity and effectiveness of the US Social Safety Net and whether it provides strong protection against adverse life and market outcomes. Panelists will discuss lessons learned from the pandemic and propose ideas for fixing the broken parts of the system.

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    2022 Feb 23

    Everything That Doctors Want to Know About Reproductive Rights Litigation, But Are Too Afraid to Ask

    12:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Law School—Online

    Current and past abortion legislation and court rulings have profound effects on health care providers’ ability to care for their patients. However, media coverage of abortion in the U.S. typically is not geared toward an audience of health care professionals. Health care providers are thus left on their own to grapple with questions of what they can or cannot do within the scope of ever-changing law and policy.

    This event aims to address that gap, answering the questions health care providers might have about legal doctrine around abortion and what it means for their practice...

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    2022 Feb 19

    Witch-Hazel Walk

    1:00pm to 2:10pm

    Location: 

    Arnold Arboretum (Hunnewell Building), 125 Arborway, Boston

    Join a docent tour through the Arboretum looking for the vibrant colors of the witch-hazel flowers. Learn about plants native to China and Japan, those from the Ozarks and Mississippi, and even one that was introduced right here at the Arnold Arboretum!

    The walk is geared toward adults, and starts from the kiosk in front of the Hunnewell Building at 125 Arborway. This tour is limited to 15 participants. We ask that you only register if you are sure you will attend, and only register one person per form submission. Masks are required if you are unvaccinated.

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    2022 Feb 17

    Exporting Mayhem: Suing Gun Manufacturers in the US to Stop Violence in Mexico

    12:30pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Law School—Online

    For many in the US, the narrative of cartel violence in Mexico may point to lawlessness and ineffective oversight. But there is another story; over the last 15 years, homicides have tripled in Mexico and as many as 90% of the guns used in drug-related violence come from the United States. While gun laws in Mexico are extremely restrictive, cartels find it easy to purchase them in a border state, such as Texas or Arizona, and then smuggle those guns across the border. The suit makes a combination of novel arguments regarding the targeted marketing of guns to cartels, the lack of effective...

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