Health & Wellness

2023 Jun 07

Tech Talk: Summer Cyber Safety

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

Summer vacation is right around the corner which can mean children have more free time to explore online. What are the right steps to take to keep them safe? Are there any apps or games you should look out for? 

In this Tech Talk, Erin Courville, an expert from Harvard IT, will answer these questions and cover the top cybersecurity concerns that can target family members of all ages. We will teach basic skills for identifying these risks and the steps you can take to protect your family from them. 

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2023 Jun 03

Guided Tours at the Arnold Arboretum

Repeats every week on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday until Tue Jun 27 2023 except Mon Jun 19 2023.
10:30am to 12:00pm

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

Location: 

Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

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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2023 Jun 01

Guided Tours at the Arnold Arboretum

Repeats every week on Sunday, Thursday, Saturday until Thu Jun 29 2023 except Sun Jun 11 2023.
1:00pm to 2:30pm

1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm
1:00pm to 2:30pm

Location: 

Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

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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2023 Jun 21

Yoga at the Brighton Farmers Market

Repeats every 2 weeks every Wednesday until Wed Aug 30 2023 except Wed Aug 02 2023.
5:15pm to 6:15pm

5:15pm to 6:15pm
5:15pm to 6:15pm
5:15pm to 6:15pm
5:15pm to 6:15pm

Location: 

Brighton Common, 30 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton

Join instructor Taryn Burns this summer for yoga at the Brighton Farmers Market! Stretch, get more flexible, and find your zen through poses and movement for all skill levels.

Please bring your own yoga mat, blanket, or towel. These events are free, weather permitting, and open to the public. No registration required!

Yoga dates are:
June 21, July 5, July 19, August 16, and August 30.

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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 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 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 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 05

The 7th Cutter Symposium - Longevity: The Role of Epidemics

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Snyder Auditorium (Kresge G1), 677 Huntington Ave., Boston

With talks from three preeminent speakers, The 7th Cutter Symposium "Longevity: The Role of Epidemics" promises to address the important role of epidemiology in studying life expectancy and longevity, in particular in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis.

This is an-person event with limited seating. Tickets are for seating in either the main auditorium or the overflow room. Seats in the main auditorium are first come, first served. There will also be a livestream of the event for those who cannot attend.

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2023 Apr 12

The Harvard Global Health Institute's Inaugural Global Health Symposium

9:00am to 4:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Global Health Institute—Online

The Harvard Global Health Institute is thrilled to announce that registration is now open for virtual attendance to our Inaugural Global Health Symposium! While in person capacity is limited, we invite our longstanding global and Harvard-based community to join us virtually on April 12 for a series of conversations centered around the theme "Global Health Equity through Community Engagement." 

Our inaugural symposium will bring together experts from across the globe and from within Harvard University to highlight innovative, community-driven approaches aimed at achieving...

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2023 Apr 16

Family Hike: Welcome Back Redwing Blackbirds

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

Families need nature at all times of the year! Learn about the beautiful redwing blackbirds that have returned to the North Meadow. Wear a redwing blackbird cape, go on a StoryWalk® about wild birds, get a redwing blackbird tattoo, and learn about bird songs in the Arboretum.

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