School of Public Health
Former Employee Sues Harvard Alleging Antisemitism in Firing
A former Harvard employee sued the University in federal court Friday, alleging that he was fired in retaliation for taking time off to observe the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.
Harvard School of Public Health Weighs Partnerships with CVS, United Healthcare, Tenet Amid Funding Uncertainty
Harvard’s School of Public Health has privately weighed asking UnitedHealthcare, Tenet, and CVS Aetna to fund its research as it works to replace money lost to federal funding cuts, according to a person present for the discussion.
HSPH Weighs Changes to Master’s Programs, Research Priorities Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Harvard School of Public Health officials are weighing changing the school’s master’s programs, expanding online offerings, and defining a narrower set of research priorities as uncertainty around federal funding grows.
Harvard Professor Kari Nadeau Appointed Dean of UCLA School of Public Health
Kari C. Nadeau, the chair of the Environmental Health department at the Harvard School of Public Health, has been named the next dean of the University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Progress on Cardiovascular Disease Care in the U.S. Has Stalled Despite Treatment Advances, New Report Finds
Progress against cardiovascular disease in the United States has slowed — and in some cases reversed — over the past 15 years, despite major advances in treatment, according to a new Harvard-led report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
‘We’re Flying Blind’: Harvard Researchers Warn of Risks after U.S. WHO Withdrawal
Harvard public health experts warned that the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization is cutting off critical disease surveillance data, leaving researchers without the information they need to detect emerging global health threats.
Harvard Professor Appointed by Pope Leo to Vatican Advisory Body
Harvard Public School of Health Professor Tyler J. VanderWeele was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the newest member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, placing a leading epidemiologist inside one of the Vatican’s most influential advisory bodies.
Several Graduate Schools Move Instruction and Staff Remote Monday Due to Winter Storm
Several Harvard graduate schools announced they will shift all classes, events, and staff operations to a virtual format on Monday as a major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the Greater Boston area.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2025
At Harvard, 2025 opened with a showdown — and never relented. Federal demands threatening the University’s funding and autonomy plunged Harvard into a sustained clash with the Trump administration. The pressure reshaped budgets, shuttered diversity offices, and cast international students’ visa status into doubt. Amid the turmoil, President Alan M. Garber ’76 secured a permanent extension at Harvard's helm. Here, The Crimson looks back at the 10 stories that shaped Harvard — and Cambridge — in 2025.
HSPH Students Protest FXB Center Director’s Removal Outside Dean’s Office
12 students protested in the hallway outside Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli’s office Tuesday morning, refusing to leave until administrators agreed to meet with them about the abrupt removal of Mary T. Bassett ’74 as director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights last week.
Public Health Faculty Slam Harvard’s Removal of FXB Center Director Mary Bassett
More than 400 Harvard affiliates signed a petition to reinstate the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights in a withering rebuke of the University’s decision to dismiss her earlier this week.
Harvard Dismisses Director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
Harvard forced out the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights — another shakeup at a center whose programming on the Israel-Palestine conflict has been a flashpoint at the University.
HSPH Talk Discusses Bullying and Musical Adaptation of ‘Wonder’
Professor Ari D. Ne’eman, psychologist Jason M. Fogler, and playwright Sarah Ruhl discussed the impacts of bullying on children with disabilities at a Wednesday talk at the Harvard School of Public Health, where Ruhl promoted her forthcoming musical adaptation of the 2012 book “Wonder.”
More Americans Are Dying Before They Can Access Medicare Benefits, Researchers at Harvard and Brown Find
A rising share of Americans are dying before they can benefit from Medicare than in 2012 — including 38 percent more Black adults, according to a study published by researchers at Harvard and Brown University last week.
Government Shutdown Cuts Off Data Access, Stalls Grant Applications for Harvard Researchers
As the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, researchers across Harvard have been left uncertain about whether they will regain access to federal funds and government data for future studies.
Roe v. Wade Overruling Poses Emotional Toll on OB-GYNs, Presenter at Harvard School of Public Health Event Reports
Obstetricians and gynecologists have experienced heightened distress due to their inability to administer necessary interventions to patients following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to research presented by Harvard Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing director Erika L. Sabbath.
A Majority of Frozen Federal Funding Has Been Restored, Harvard Says
Harvard has now received payments on the majority of funding that it lost since the Trump administration froze its access to federal grants this spring, the University notified faculty this month.
Harvard Researchers Say More Than 60 Percent of American Children Will Use Medicaid or CHIP
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health estimated that 42 percent of American children will experience at least one gap in health insurance coverage before they turn 18 in a study published on Wednesday.
Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism
Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump administration to link the drug to autism, even though experts say a causal connection remains tenuous at best.
Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds. Then DOGE Stepped In.
DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge’s ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flowing in July.
Harvard Grad Schools Rebrand Diversity Offices as University Wipes DEI Messaging
Several Harvard graduate schools began shuttering their diversity, equity, and inclusion offices over the past two weeks, continuing the University’s effort to replace DEI programs that the Trump administration has broadly painted as illegal.
Rubio Calls for Treasury Investigation Into Harvard Over China Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the Treasury Department to open an investigation into whether Harvard violated federal sanctions laws by co-sponsoring a health policy conference in China that may have included blacklisted Chinese officials, The New York Times reported Wednesday morning.
Harvard’s 2025 Class Days
At Convocation and Class Day ceremonies last week, Harvard’s Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate their new degrees. But the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard cast a shadow over the proceedings — and graduates, faculty, and keynote speakers across Harvard’s schools paired their messages of joy with defiance.
‘We’re Counting On You’: Students, Speakers Share Hope and Resolve at HSPH Convocation
As the Harvard School of Public Health reels from cuts to its research funding, graduates and their families celebrated the wide-ranging impact of their work at last Wednesday’s convocation.
A Leader for Hard Times at Longwood
Faculty say Harvard School of Public Health Andrea A. Baccarelli is a good listener and honest about the school’s dire straits — and that might be what HSPH needs.
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