From assessing what motivates women in rural Zanzibar to give birth at a health facility rather than at home, to studying what fuels obesity rates among Tanzanian women before and…

Daily physical activity — including household chores and walking to work — may help lower colorectal cancer risk, according to a new study. Strong evidence also suggests that consumption of…

On Sept. 13 the members of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences nominated a Parliamentarian for the fall term of 2017 and a Parliamentarian for the…

Wide cycle tracks that separate bicyclists from other traffic and bike parking facilities with security guards or cameras are among the factors that motivate college students in China to bicycle,…

The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces the opening of WE ALL, an inaugural design-build installation at the Grove in North Allston. WE ALL is first built project to…

A new Massachusetts Department of Public Health report showing a decline in the number of opioid overdose deaths for the first half of 2017 is encouraging news for health officials…

A crowd of faculty, staff, and students gathered at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Sept. 6, 2017 for the unveiling of a portrait of David Hunter, Vincent…

Tropical storm Harvey has wreaked devastation on Houston, Texas since making landfall as a hurricane on Aug. 26, 2017. Richard Serino, distinguished visiting fellow at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative…

As Peruvian researcher Jaime Miranda described the administrative hassles and corruption standing in the way of better cardiovascular care in his country—including long lines and days of missed work for…

HILT Annual Conference 2017: Evaluating Teaching Wednesday, Sept. 20 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wasserstein Hall Program Registration HILT’s sixth Annual Conference will explore various facets of evaluating teaching effectiveness at…

As a Rappaport Fellow, you were able to engage in public service as an intern with the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing at the Mass. State House, while also…

On Aug.30 the Faculty Council welcomed new members, reviewed history and policies, elected subcommittees for 2017–2018, and discussed the work of the Council in the new academic year. The Council…

Food marketing targeted at children is a billion dollar industry, often promoting foods and beverages that are calorie-dense and low in nutrients. Schools are a significant source of food for…

Evidence suggests that patients’ health and quality of life could benefit if their doctors gave more attention to spiritual health — and this could even help the doctors themselves, according…

The Harvard Ed Portal, located at 224 Western Ave. in Allston, and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies are proud to present the latest Crossings Gallery exhibition Romance and…

Community health worker (CHW) programs can play a key role in providing HIV services in Africa. But such programs are often fragmented, poorly integrated into national health systems, and lack…

It’s deep summer in Boston. Oppressive humidity slows you down. Sidewalks radiate heat. Droning insects and city traffic hum. Just across the courtyard from the Kresge Building of the Harvard…

The young woman strides down a city sidewalk gripping a textbook and folder. Maybe she’s worrying about missing class, but probably not about being photographed. Nevertheless, she is caught in…

Women who live in areas with higher levels of outdoor light at night may be at higher risk for breast cancer than those living in areas with lower levels, according…

The Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp sprawls on the southern outskirts of Beirut. Crumbling brick buildings are piled haphazardly upon one another. The narrow alleys between are strewn with trash and…

A new in-depth analysis of results from 27 national public opinion polls by 12 survey organizations finds that the failure of the recent U.S. Senate debate over proposals to repeal…

Tyler VanderWeele and Xihong Lin, faculty members at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, have both received prestigious awards from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS), in…

According to the Greater Boston Food Bank, 1 in 10 locals routinely don’t have enough to eat. In an effort to help address food inequality, Harvard began partnering with Food…