Science & Health

In a recent TEDx Talk, Harvard Chan School environmental health chair Kari Nadeau MD ’92, PhD ’95 explains how investments in climate resilience save money in the long run and protect people’s health.  

Postdoctoral researcher Amir Baniassadi works with doctors, architects, and engineers to assess how buildings could be designed to better protect the elderly from heat as global temperatures rise.

Reel Foods co-founders John Ahrens PhD ’22 and Robert Weeks PhD ’23 are developing cell-cultivated fish fillets to meet the rising demand for seafood without further depleting our oceans.

Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have found evidence suggesting that long-term exposure to air pollution could increase the risk of several cancers in older adults, even at relatively low pollution levels that are below current U.S. and international safety standards.

In the face of pervasive wildfire smoke and chronic air pollution, Harvard Graduate School of Design associate professor Holly Samuelson MDes ’09, DDes ’13 is focused on strategies architects can use to design efficient, ventilated buildings that ensure the safety and quality of indoor air while also lowering carbon emissions.

A toolkit developed by Harvard and Americares is equipping health care providers across the country with resources to help keep their patients safe as temperatures rise.

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have developed a biodegradable, antimicrobial food packaging system that extends shelf life and eliminates microbial contamination.

A $75 million gift from Ernesto Bertarelli will create a new atrium and name an iconic campus building at Harvard Medical School.

The Cummings Foundation has committed $50 million for an alliance between Harvard Medical School and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda.

The co-directors of the Harvard University Data Science Initiative discuss a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services.