Pop Center faculty members Killewald and Pager named as Radcliffe Institute Fellows
Congratulations to Harvard sociologists Alexandra Killewald and Devah Pager who will be joining the 2017-2018 cohort of incoming Radcliffe Institute Fellows.
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Lisa Berkman to receive CAWF Mentoring Award from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty (CAWF) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has announced that Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman will be honored with its Third Annual Mentoring Award at the upcoming 2017 Awards…
Launch event for book release by MD who feels patients' pain
Mirror Touch, a book by Harvard Pop Center faculty member Joel Salinas, MD, about his experiences as a neurologist who has mirror-touch synesthesia—a neurological trait that gives him heightened empathic abilities—will be released on April…
Krieger's opinion in Boston Globe: Federal lawmakers should be forced to live with their public health policy decisions — literally
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Nancy Krieger, PhD, makes a proposal to federal legislators that brings home the impact of their slashed environmental and public health regulations in this op-ed in the Boston Globe.
Alexandra Killewald on WGBH Innovation Hub about What Inequality Looks Like Now
Harvard Pop Center faculty member and sociologist Alexandra Killewald, PhD, speaks about the difference between income equality and wealth inequality in this podcast on WGBH Innovation Hub.
Harvard Pop Center is hiring a Research Associate (HAALSI)
Interested in working on research projects involving dementia, cognitive functioning and aging studies? Learn more!
Podcast with Ichiro Kawachi on reciprocal relationship between wealth inequality & poor health
Tune in to listen to Harvard Pop Center faculty member Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, in this Humanosphere podcast on the surprising relationship between wealth and health when it comes to life expectancy in the U.S.
Berkman on risk of social isolation in PBS NewsHour segment on cohousing
Watch Lisa Berkman in this feature on benefits of cohousing on PBS NewsHour Weekend. Learn more in this news item from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
WFHN study cited in New York Times on closing workplace gender gap by giving employees schedule control
A recent study published in the journal Social Problems by a team of WFHN researchers is referenced in this New York Times piece that examines the factors involved with the workplace gender gap—including unequal pay, promotions, and longevity—and how…
HAALSI study on HIV prevention among older adults in the news
Recent Harvard Bell Fellow Molly Rosenberg, PhD, is lead author on a paper based on data from HAALSI study that is featured in this news piece from Indiana University Bloomington.