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NEXT THURSDAY: Watch Live Webcast
Philanthropist Ted Turner in Conversation with Dean Julio Frenk: Driving Global Health from Goals to Action


Date:
 Thursday, December 9
Time: 
4:00-5:00 ET
Watch at www.ForumHSPH.org

The Official Ceremonial Launch of The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health


EXPERT PARTICIPANTS
Ted Turner: Philanthropist and Chair, United Nations Foundation

Julio Frenk:
Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health, and former Minister of Health of Mexico

MODERATOR

Abigail Trafford:
Award-Winning Journalist and Former Health Editor, The Washington Post

Submit questions for the expert participants before the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu.
Did you know?

Get reimbursed for your Black Friday fitness purchases.

Submit fitness benefit forms and receipts to HSPH Human Resources.
 

Massage and hot tub gift certificates are available from Outings & Innings. Order online or buy in person during the office's bi-monthly visit to the Longwood Medical Area on
Wednesday, December 15, from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM.
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Scientists discover molecular "switch" that contributes to cellular aging process
A team of HSPH scientists report finding a molecular "switch" that can "turn off" some cellular processes that are protective against aging and metabolic diseases. While more research is needed, the findings may open doors for new drug treatments to halt or slow development of metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes or heart disease. Read more
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Global Health Metrics & Evaluation Conference call for abstracts: deadline Dec. 6

Event highlights

Global Health Diplomacy


Mon., Dec. 6

6:00-7:30 PM

Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St., Cambridge


A conversation with:


Julio Frenk MD, MPH, PhD
Dean, HSPH; T&G Angelopoulos Professor of  Public Health and International Development
HSPH, HKS


Sue Goldie MD, MPH Roger Irving Lee Professor of Public Health, HSPH; Director, Center for Health Decision Science, HSPH; Faculty Director, Harvard Institute for Global Health


H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway


David T. Ellwood, PhD, moderator

Dean, HKS;
Scott M. Black Professor of Political Economy


Sponsored by:

Office of the Dean, HSPH, and Office of the Dean, HKS


Presented by:

Harvard University Institute of Politics

Decision Making: Voices from the Field

Charles Gibson

Leadership in Current Political News

Speaker: Charles Gibson, anchor for ABC World News, journalist,
Shorenstein Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School


Tues. Dec. 7
12:30-1:30 PM

Gibson will be speaking with a small group of HSPH students. Others may attend an overflow viewing of the talk in Kresge G-2.