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Issue
Spring 2021A Call to Climate Action
How Harvard Chan School researchers are taking action on climate change and fighting for a healthier, more equitable planet.
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No time to waste
How Harvard Chan School researchers are taking action on climate change and fighting for a healthier, more equitable planet.
![Michelle A. Williams, dean of faculty of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/hsph_dean_williams-05noshadow-e1589913774233-250x338.jpeg)
Message from the Dean: A Pivotal Moment
We face broad threats across the globe, and must act now to shape the future we want.
From the School
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Last mile first
Isha Nirola, DrPH ’21, works to improve health in communities long denied access to quality care.
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Hard lessons on COVID-19 in the midst of hope
Experts from across the Harvard Chan School reflect on the pandemic and what it means for the future of public health.
![Curtis Huttenhower](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR21_offthecuff_Huttenhower-250x174.jpg)
Off the Cuff: Curtis Huttenhower
The co-director of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center studies microbial communities starting at the population level.
![Aisha Yousafzai](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR21_QA_AishaYousafzai-1-250x313.jpg)
Closing the childhood equity gap
Aisha Yousafzai is working to create equity for children throughout the world.
![Kizzmekia Corbett in a pink long sleeved dress, laughing at the camera in a science lab. Her hair is dark. long and wavy.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR21_frontlines_Corbett-250x167.jpg)
Frontlines Spring 2021
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
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In Memoriam: Bernard Lown, Jane Murphy
Lown was a groundbreaking cardiologist and physician activist. Murphy pioneered practices in psychiatric epidemiology.
![Professor David Canning teaches a session](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR21_education_backoncampus-250x167.jpg)
Finally back on campus
To address remote learning challenges, a hybrid program brings international students back for weekly in-person classes.
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Philanthropic Impact: Meeting the moment
Unrestricted gifts help the School’s researchers weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Philanthropic Impact: Equipping the fight against metabolic disease
Support for laboratory technology opens new research possibilities at the Sabri Ülker Center.
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Virtual reality
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the School’s focus to new ways of teaching.
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Alumni News Spring 2021
Alumni News from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Faculty News Spring 2021
Faculty awards and honors, appointments and promotions.
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On reinventing Medicaid, using social media for good, and South Africa's path to universal health care.
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On indigenous displacement, family leave, and the future of PEPFAR