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Harvard School of Public Health Launches Program to Educate Business Leaders
The Harvard School of Public Health will launch a program for business leaders to promote health in their corporate practices in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has dramatically altered the workplace, the school announced Wednesday.
COVID-19 ‘Reoriented’ Harvard Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals, Dean Says
Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley ’82 said in an interview Friday that the school devoted nearly all its resources to fighting COVID-19 this spring.
HUHS Conducts Thousands of Coronavirus Tests for Harvard Affiliates Working On Campus
Harvard University Health Services and the Broad Institute have administered COVID-19 tests to approximately 3,000 employees and researchers to date at a testing site at Harvard Stadium as part of the University’s partial reopening of its offices and labs.
University of Michigan Professor William Giannobile Named Harvard Dental School Dean
William V. Giannobile, a renowned scholar in oral regenerative medicine, will serve as the School of Dental Medicine’s next dean following a national search, according to a University press release.
In Letter to Harvard President, Assoc. Dental School Professor Criticized for Involvement in Teledentistry
Marc B. Ackerman, an assistant professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the director of orthodontics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is at the center of a growing controversy surrounding teledentistry company SmileDirectClub.
Animal Rights Group Alleges Medical School Caused Primate Death, Violated Animal Welfare Act
An animal rights group alleges Harvard Medical School caused the death of an experimental primate and filed “fraudulent” reports with the United States Department of Agriculture, according to a federal complaint the group filed with the USDA Nov. 30.
Longwood Striking
Picketers gathered outside of Gordon Hall on Harvard's Longwood campus as part of the graduate student union's strike.
Harvard Medical School Caps Off Capital Campaign with $789 Million
Harvard Medical School completed its capital campaign with $789 million raised, slightly exceeding its goal of $750 million.
Harvard Study: 29 Percent of Opioid Prescriptions Come Without Pain Diagnosis
Nearly 30 percent of opioid prescriptions do not cite a pain-related diagnosis, a new Harvard Medical School and RAND Corporation study has found.
Harvard Medical School Does Not Plan to Go Tuition-Free Despite Example Set by NYU
The New York University School of Medicine generated national headlines and some glowing editorials when it announced over the summer that it planned to go tuition-free. Harvard, though, has no plans to follow suit.
Medical School Students Launch Opioid Epidemic Photojournalism Project
Medical School students unveiled a photo exhibit featuring stories of Boston-area individuals affected by the opioid epidemic.
Some Medical School Students Wary of Harvard's New Union
Some graduate students at Harvard Medical School remain uncertain of their place in Harvard's newly formed union—even expressing a desire to be excluded.
Longwood Students Host 'Die-In' to Protest Police Brutality
Students in the Longwood Medical Area held a demonstration against police brutality Tuesday in response to the killing of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, Calif.
Medical School Students Advocate for DACA in Open Letter
Four DACA recipients at the Medical School wrote an open letter last week calling on the nation to protect its undocumented students.
Police Investigate Dead Body Found in Dental School Lab
A dead man’s body was found in a Harvard Dental School laboratory on Friday morning, spurring deployment of a hazardous material team.
Harvard Profs, Faust Join March for Science
“We march because our future depends on the future of science," said University President Drew G. Faust.
Longwood Students to Boycott Campus Cafeterias During HUDS Strike
As Harvard’s dining services workers prepare to begin their strike Wednesday, students on the University’s Longwood campus in Boston are planning their own demonstration.
In Longwood, Medical Students Rally for HUDS
A crowd of Medical School students rallied Monday in support of the University’s dining services workers, who are threatening to strike.
Med Students Deliver Petition to Mass Hall
The group of students planned to deliver the petition to University President Drew G Faust, whose office is located in Mass. Hall, but she was not there to accept the petition, according to Nelson Malone, one of the petition’s main organizers.
Medical Students Petition Faust to Increase School’s Diversity
Harvard Medical School does not have a diverse enough student and faculty body, a group of Medical School students is charging in a petition they plan to deliver to University President Drew G. Faust.
Harvard Will Submit Comments on Changes to Research Approval Process
The federal government proposed major reforms to the "Common Rule," which mandates approval from an institutional review board for research proposals involving the use of human subjects.
NYC Health Commissioner Talks Racial Inequalities in Health
The commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene argued that public health professionals have an important role to play in addressing systemic racial inequality.
Sweet Tooth and The Sugar Babies
Demeyer Lauture and Cody Volk of local band Sweet Tooth and the Sugar Babies perform at an informal concert at Blackfan Circle in the Longwood Medical Area on Wednesday. The band played as Longwood area researchers enjoyed lunch from food trucks the Chicken and Rice Guys, the Cupcakory, and Boston's Baddest Burger.