Postdocs take center stage at annual Appreciation Day
Eric Rimm, associate professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, is the recipient of the 2012 Postdoctoral Association (PDA) Mentor Award. Rimm was nominated by his postdoc, Juliana Cohen, and received the award at the September 21 Postdoc Appreciation Day celebration. Outgoing PDA President Silje Reme(pictured left) received the PDA Service Award at the event and researchers Anne Lusk and Feyza Engin were awarded certificates of appreciation. Read more
Friday, Sept. 28: Watch live webcast
Saving Lives That Give Life: Preventing Maternal Deaths and Advancing Women's Health
EXPERT PARTICIPANTS: Christy Turlington Burns, director/producer of No Woman, No Cry and founder, Every Mother Counts; Ana Langer, professor of the practice of public health, and director of HSPH's Women and Health Initiative; Julio Frenk, Dean, HSPH, former minister of health, Mexico, and chair of the Board of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity
A study by HSPH researchers showed that the genetic effects on body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk among those who drank one or more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) per day were about twice as large as those who consumed less than one serving per month. The findings suggest that regular consumption may amplify the genetic risk of obesity. In addition, individuals with greater genetic predisposition to obesity appear to be more susceptible to harmful effects of SSBs on BMI. Read more
Around the School
For a health reform model, try Brazil At the Harvard-Brazil Symposium, hosted by HSPH, government officials from Brazil discussed that nation's progress on health reform.
Guest speaker Alfredo Morabia traced epidemiology's origin to 1662, when statistics were first compiled to show population health trends.
Upcoming
Article discussion: Why Woman Still Can't Have It All October 4 1:00-2:00 PM Countway Library, Ballard Room HSPH Professor Francesca Dominici will facilitate a discussion about a controversial article recently published in The Atlantic.
A study by HSPH researchers showed that the genetic effects on body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk among those who drank one or more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) per day were about twice as large as those who consumed less than one serving per month. The findings suggest that regular consumption may amplify the genetic risk of obesity. In addition, individuals with greater genetic predisposition to obesity appear to be more susceptible to harmful effects of SSBs on BMI. 
