Thursday's weather forecast calls for snow to arrive in our area at approximately 7 a.m., with snow falling at a moderate rate for 2 or 3 hours before it changes to a brief period of freezing rain and then a changeover to plain rain by early afternoon, ending all together by mid-afternoon. Total snow accumulation is predicted to be 2-3 inches. This will result in hazardous driving conditions.
Due to the storm’s timing and the potential for freezing rain, all in-person day classes on Thursday, February 6, 2025 are cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes beginning before 4 p.m. will transition to being held online or remotely.
Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by the instructor. Any change in the status for Thursday evening's classes beginning at 4 p.m. or later will be announced by 1 p.m. Thursday.
Faculty have been asked to prepare for Online or Remote sessions in the event of in-person meeting cancellations. These options will be determined by the Faculty member and all questions should be directed to the Faculty teaching each course section. Faculty also have been asked to be very understanding and accommodating of the individual situations of their students who may have difficulty managing these alternative online or remote class meetings on short notice.
Please note that only essential employees, as previously determined by their respective department leaders, should report to campus Thursday. All other employees should fulfill the requirements of their role remotely.
Campus operations for residential students, unless otherwise noted, will operate as scheduled, though hours may be modified or changed based on the conditions. Separate messages will be sent from the Peterson Library, the Beckerman Recreation Center, and Dining Services regarding any changes to their normal hours of operation. The Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation will remain open Thursday for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.
Residential students should be prepared to move their vehicles, if requested, for snow removal operations.
We will provide updates as warranted. Stay safe.
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Sanmit Jindal ’24 MPH, president of the Student Public Health Association, will spend the summer at Harvard studying the connection between mental and physical health and technology use.
May 23, 2023
The day before his interview for a distinguished Harvard internship, Sanmit Jindal’s phone rang.
It was his professor, Alvin Tran, ScD, MPH, assistant provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and director of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program.
“He’d written me a letter of recommendation and now he was calling to see if he could help me prepare for the interview,” said Jindal’24 MPH, noting this was emblematic of faculty in the MPH program. “They are so approachable. They are always there for you.”
A few weeks later, Jindal was selected as one of 10 interns to spend the summer at the at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His 10-week internship starts in June. “I can’t wait to begin,” he said.
Jindal will work as a research assistant for Laura Marciano, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard. “She is working on many projects simultaneously, trying to find a link between mental health and physical health and social media and technology use,” he said.
“Not only will Sanmit be applying essential skills he developed from our Master of Public Health program, but he will be working alongside leading researchers to understand the adverse impact of social media use on the mental health of the American people – a topic that is a priority of the U.S. Surgeon General,” said Dr. Tran.
Each week, Jindal will meet with the nine other interns to discuss what they’re each working on. “I will learn so much,” he said.
A major goal, too, is to have the chance to talk with Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath, Ph.D., Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication, and the Sheung Center’s Co-Director. “He is such a renowned person and I definitely hope to meet him,” Jindal said.
Jindal says he hopes the internship will inform his future work in public health research and, eventually, as a doctor in the U.S., as he intends to practice either psychiatry or internal medicine.
Jindal, who came to the U.S. after working as a medical officer in the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Punjab India, received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Dayanand Medical College & Hospital. He decided to pursue his MPH at the University after reaching out to alumni of the program.
As a Fellow in the University’s WeEmbody Lab, “I was part of the team that did a survey on food insecurity on college campuses. Dr. Tran taught us how to create the survey, what questions should be asked, how you should frame the questions and how to collect and analyze data,” he explained.
Most important, he said, is that his courses, professors, and experiences in public health “have changed the way I approach medicine.”
“Before, I felt that as a physician you just do diagnosis and treatment,” he said. “Public health gives you empathy toward the patient as well. Now I know about the problems my patients’ communities are facing. I didn’t know people are going through so many things. We’ve talked about health equity and health equality. It’s a very important thing that I understand now. I continue to learn so much.”
That will be true of his Harvard internship as well, he said. “I talked to last year’s interns and they’re still doing research with Harvard, and they are getting published,” he said. “I will try to do that same thing!”
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A new weather station on the Branford Trolley Trail is upgrading environmental research and data collection, offering real-time insights into the effects of climate change on coastal ecosystems.
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Henrik Nielsen, a Scandinavian business executive, has significantly increased his original seven-figure gift, enabling the University to support 42 Afghan women seeking to continue their education in the United States.
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Beatrice Glaviano ’26 breaks down the science of sugar, the myths, and why donuts still deserve a place in our lives this semester.