This year's Commencement ceremonies on May 24 are fast approaching. Get the complete schedule and answers to frequently asked questions at HSPH's Commencement Corner. 

The Humanitarian Academy at Harvard, a new comprehensive training program for humanitarian workers, will be offered through the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), a University-wide center that uses research to improve aid response. The Academy will include the Lavine Family Humanitarian Studies Initiative, an existing training program for humanitarian professionals that was recently expanded through a gift from Harvard alumni Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine. There also will be a new, interdisciplinary concentration in humanitarian studies, ethics, and human rights, to be offered at HSPH beginning in 2013, and hands-on training through internships with relief agencies. Read more 

Some HDL, or "good" cholesterol, may not protect against heart disease

A new study by HSPH researchers has found that a subclass of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called "good" cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease and in fact may be harmful. Read more