March 16, 2012
Chronic Diseases: An Emerging Threat to Health and the Economy
Taj Land’s End, Bandra, Mumbai
Co-sponsored by SAI, HBS, and HSPH
HSPH Dean Julio Frenk , on his inaugural trip to India, delivered the introductory remarks, stressing the importance of the organization of healthcare systems in determining the trajectory of economic growth. Other participating faculty included David Bloom, Professor of Economics and Demography, HSPH; David Hunter, Dean of Academic Affairs, HSPH; S.V. Subramanian, Professor of Population Health and Geography, HSPH; and Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Associate Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, HSPH. Additional panelists included Prakash Gupta, Director, Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health and Swati Piramal, Director, Piramal Healthcare.
Conference participants sat in the newly inaugurated Taj Lands’ End “Classroom,” created in the style of a Harvard Business School room. This space will be the site of future SAI events.
SUMMER OPPORTUNTIES WITH SWANITI INITIATIVE
Opportunities for graduate students to participate in fellowship programs in Uluberia, West Bengal to diagnose issues in electricity supply in the rural interiors of India and Shimla, Himachal Pradesh to develop a labor-market strategy that would enhance the existing labor market skill set and create a favorable macroeconomic environment for industry.
HARVARD PRESIDENT VISITS INDIA
Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University and Lincoln Professor of History, visited India in January for the first time. The South Asia Initiative held a conference on Higher Education in South Asia during her visit, and we are pleased that she delivered the welcome remarks to kick off the January 23, 2012, event.
Harvard President Drew Faust meets with students from across South Asia in November, in advance of her upcoming trip to India.
Prof. Venkatesh N. Murthy will be teaching the Harvard Summer Program in Bangalore, India: Bangalore Science Initiative.
This unique summer experience allows students to combine cultural immersion in India with sophisticated scientific research. Students conduct supervised research in quantitative life sciences—including chemical biology and biophysics—in a host laboratory. Participating laboratories are chosen from a large set based on the individual student's interests and the specific direction of the course.
For more details and to apply, visit the Harvard Summer School website.
