Tag: Health

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September 10 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Millions of Americans rely on the likes of birth control, IVF, and genetic testing to make plans as intimate and far-reaching as any over a lifetime. This is no less than the medicine of miracles. It fills empty cradles, frees families from terrible disease, and empowers them to fashion their lives on their own terms. […]

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July 29, 2019
Understand your  health insurance at Harvard Coverage starts 8/01. For more  detailed information, please visit: https://hushp.harvard.edu/benefits/medical-coverage Need to file a late health insurance waiver?Waivers submitted after the July 31 deadline will be accepted through September 30, and late fees will apply. More details: hushp.harvard.edu/waive HUSHP Dependent Enrollment Fall/Academic Year Deadline: August 31Adding or renewing a […]

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April 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Professors Amy Kapczynski of Yale Law School and Yochai Benkler of Harvard Law School will talk about their work on technology, health, and political economy. Themes will include the future of robots, labor automation, the fallacy of technological determinism, and the allyship between activism and academic movements.

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April 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Professors Margo A. Bagley and Ruth Okediji will discuss their work on the international intellectual property regime and its relation to the entrenchment of global inequality. The discussion will center on the implications of international intellectual property and the multilateral trading regime for access to medicines in the Global South. The workshop will offer critical […]

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March 24 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

HLS 5K to Finals! Sunday, March 24th @ 9:30am 64 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA Sign up at http://bit.ly/5KtoFinals and join ‘The HLS 5K to Finals’ race team. Enter promo code HLS2019 for discounted rate. Please note, the promo code is for HLS students, faculty, and staff only. Questions? Contact Carolyn at chubbard@law.harvard.edu

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March 9 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Harvard Food Justice Symposium aims to address the impact of America’s food system on our health, economy, and environment. At a moment when systemic inequities shape the kind and quality of food available to our communities, FJS examines the competing priorities and legal challenges that obstruct the food justice movement. The Symposium will attract […]

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February 22 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

GSAS Harvard Biotech Club x Roivant Sciences US Healthcare & Drug Pricing Debate Earlier this month, nearly 30 pharmaceutical companies announced that they have taken steps to raise the U.S. prices of their medications. Why can’t government health agencies negotiate or directly regulate drug prices in the world’s most expensive pharmaceutical market? Come hear the […]

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February 21 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

HLS 5K to Finals! Sunday, March 24th @ 9:30am Sign up at http://bit.ly/5KtoFinals and join ‘The HLS 5K to Finals’ race team as part of the Cambridge Sprin Classic 5K Road Race Enter promo code HLS2019 for discounted rate. Promo code is for HLS students, faculty, and staff only. Questions? Contact Carolyn at chubbard@law.harvard.edu

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December 2, 2018 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Winter Classic 5K Road Race, Cambridge, MA Sunday, December 2nd @ 9:30am Visit https://tinyurl.com/5KWinter2018 to join ‘The HLS 5K to Finals’ team and enter promo code HLSWINTER at checkout to receive discounted rate. Open to HLS students, faculty, and staff. Sponsored by Live Well @ HLS in the Dean of Students Office

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October 25, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Join the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Community Servings as we present initial data and results from the first-in-the-nation Food is Medicine statewide plan, take an in-depth look at newly published research demonstrating that medically tailored meals are proven to reduce […]

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May 1, 2018 @ 8:00 am - May 2, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Hosted by the Office for Human Research Protections and the 2018 Boston OHRP RCF Planning Committee. Forum Workshop: May 1, 2018 8:00am-5:00pm The Forum Workshop is presented by the Office for Human Research Protections. It will combine didactic instruction and engaging interactions to help participants interpret and apply the federal regulations and policies on human […]

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April 30, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 5:30 pm

This symposium will bring researchers from across the disciplines together with clinicians, educators, community advocates, and policymakers and thought leaders from both government and corporate sectors to discuss this critical topic. The program will enhance the dissemination of new information, foster new collaborations, and spark the development of innovative, evidence-based preventive interventions and policies to […]

April 25, 2018
Massage therapists from the Center for Wellness will be offering 10 minute chair massages to HLS students on the following dates: Monday, 4/30 Wednesday, 5/2 Monday, 5/7 The chair massages will be held from 11:30am-1:30pm in the Fireside Lounge (near the Hark ramp). Sign-ups begin at 11:15am each day. Snacks provided! HLS students only. Sponsored […]

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April 11, 2018 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Join the Harvard Law Students for Reproductive Justice for a talk by professor, author, and activist Khiara Bridges, entitled “The Intersections of Class and Race: Imagining an Ethnography of the Reproductive Lives of Class-Privileged Women of Color”

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April 2, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Please join us for our third and last coffee chat by Dr. Linda Piwowarczyk, Director of the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights. “Each year individuals flee their countries in search of safety due to persecution – Many of whom have experienced severe forms of trauma. Through the lens of the Boston Center […]

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April 2, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Please join us for our third and last lunch talk and coffee chat of the semester by Dr. Linda Piwowarczyk, Director of the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights! “Each year individuals flee their countries in search of safety due to persecution – Many of whom have experienced severe forms of trauma. Through […]

March 22, 2018
Live Well @ HLS is sponsoring a team to participate in the Cambridge Spring Classic 5K Road Race! Sunday, April 22nd @ 9:30am 64 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA To join ‘The HLS 5K to Finals’ team, click here Enter the promo code HLSSpring for a discounted rate of $15 Open to all HLS students, faculty, and staff […]