{"id":3242,"date":"2025-11-24T12:45:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/?page_id=3242"},"modified":"2026-04-20T01:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:09:03","slug":"group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/student\/group-2\/group\/","title":{"rendered":"HPGSD &#8211; Student Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Healthy Places GSD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3252 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/Health-places-GSD_logo-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Healthy Places GSD<\/strong>&nbsp;is a student group uncovering the agency of planning and design practitioners to promote healthier communities. We take an equity-focused and cross-disciplinary approach, bringing together students and faculty across campus with practitioners to raise the visibility of research, projects, and advocacy on health and the built environment. Our group hosts panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and on-the-ground site visits to further our shared knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/healthyplacesgsd\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong> to keep up with upcoming events and ongoing initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0065-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3253 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0065-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0065-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0065-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0065-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0065-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Students Leaders 2025-2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alessandra Rodriguez,&nbsp;<\/strong>MUP \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fatima Tajammal,<\/strong>&nbsp;MUP \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alyssa Kawano,<\/strong>&nbsp;MUP \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mu He<\/strong>, MLA \u201926<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Stay Connected<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Healthy Places student group meets once a month at the GSD. If you\u2019re curious about collaborating or are a Harvard GSD student interested in joining, feel free to contact <strong>Alessandra Rodriguez (<a>alessandra_rodriguezmercado@gsd.harvard.edu<\/a>)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/04\/The-Orange-Tray-Logo_Transparent-2-1024x259.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/04\/The-Orange-Tray-Logo_Transparent-2-1024x259.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/04\/The-Orange-Tray-Logo_Transparent-2-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/04\/The-Orange-Tray-Logo_Transparent-2-768x194.png 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/04\/The-Orange-Tray-Logo_Transparent-2-1536x389.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/04\/The-Orange-Tray-Logo_Transparent-2.png 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#000\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">The Orange Tray is BACK!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is designed to brighten your day and explore how food environments can foster both health and community within our halls. It serves as a shared space where you can relax, connect with others, and enjoy&nbsp;<strong>FREE ORANGES<\/strong>. The Orange Tray aims to foster meaningful social connections and tap into the fresh, bright vibrancy of the GSD community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come hang out, grab a snack, and get inspired!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Lounge Area\/2nd Floor Outer-tray Collaboration Space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dates:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday, April 20 \u2013 Sunday, April 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Orange Tray is made possible by the generous support of Student Life, Student Affairs, the Healthy Places Design Lab, and a MUP Alum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:47% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7920\" height=\"12240\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/2026Spring_AHAA_Flyer_Speaker-series-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3316 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Join us for this semester&#8217;s<strong> At Home and Abroad speaker series.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Next, on March 3rd, researcher&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amy-dain-66165a\/\">Amy Dain<\/a>&nbsp;will draw upon her years of public policy experience and work as a Senior Fellow at Boston Indicators to uncover the history and political economy of exclusionary zoning in Massachusetts.<br><br>Our third talk will be delivered on Apr 7th by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sanaa-saitouli-taraore-4ab868154\/\">Sanaa Saitouli -Taraore<\/a>, founder of&nbsp;Banlieues Climat. She will draw on her environmental justice organization&#8217;s experience creating the conditions that enable working class citizens to become agents of change on environmental issues. Sanaa and her team unite with creative and socially engaged populations in France against the environmentalism of the rich.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Flyer_Speaker-series_RGB-scaled.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Do No Harm: Dilemmas in Planning for Health<\/strong><br>A conversation on ethics, data, design, and health equity in the built environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Feb 11 | Feb 25 | Apr 29<\/strong><br>10:30\u201311:30 AM<br>\ud83d\udccd Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Room 124<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/UPDATED-Soberfest-Poster-1-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/2025_Beers-and-dogs-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/2025_Beers-and-dogs-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/2025_Beers-and-dogs-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/2025_Beers-and-dogs.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0071-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0071-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0071-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0071-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251010-WA0071-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Soberfest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, Nov 6, 6:30PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surviving midreviews?Join&nbsp;for Soberfest, our (fashionably late) take on Oktoberfest, featuring make-your-own mocktails and cute recipe cards you can take with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gsd.harvard.edu\/event\/11868162\">https:\/\/engage.gsd.harvard.edu\/event\/11868162<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beers&#8217;n Dogs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, Sep 26, 6:30PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join&nbsp;us&nbsp;for a Healthy Friday with healthy food and outdoor dancing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, Sep 18, 6:30PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us to discover Healthy Places GSD and learn about all the activities we do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past events \/ initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/the-orange-tray-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>April 2025 &#8211; What is The Orange Tray?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A two-week pilot project that is part of a year-long collaborative effort to explore and support students\u2019 experiences with food environments at the intersection of health and community. Serving as a shared space where you can hang out and enjoy FREE ORANGES, The Orange Tray aims to foster meaningful social connections and tap into the creative, fresh and bright vibrancy of the trays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acknowledgments:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Orange Tray is made possible through generous funding from the Healthy Places Design Lab at the GSD, Office of Student Affairs at the GSD, Harvard Culture Lab, and Broadway Marketplace. Special thanks to Professor Ann Forsyth for her guidance, support, commitment, and contributions which have been instrumental in making this vision come to life. Many thanks as well to Ryanne DePuy from Student Life for her dedicated partnership and efforts along with the Events Committee and the Facilities &amp; Campus Operations Team at the GSD for their hard work in bringing this space to the community<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_stethoscope-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_stethoscope-02.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_stethoscope-02-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_stethoscope-02-768x517.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>April 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Evidence-based design has focused on the patient experience, but what is the impact of architecture on those delivering care? In April 2019, Healthy Places GSD hosted a lunchtime talk with&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Diana Anderson, a healthcare architect and board-certified internist<\/strong>&nbsp;to discuss the emerging fields of practice connecting architecture and medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Healthy-Places-GSD-Why-We-Cycle-screening-and-panel-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Healthy-Places-GSD-Why-We-Cycle-screening-and-panel-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/Healthy-Places-GSD-Why-We-Cycle-screening-and-panel-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>March 2019<\/strong> &#8211; Healthy Places GSD hosted the&nbsp;<strong>Boston premiere of Why We Cycle<\/strong>, a documentary about Dutch cycling culture. The standing-room-only event included a panel moderated by Lily Song of the Harvard GSD, featuring Michelle Cook of Roxbury Rides, Angela Johnson of Transportation for Massachusetts, Cara Seiderman of the City of Cambridge, and Anne Lusk of the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_Rally-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_Rally-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_Rally-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>December 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Healthy Places GSD&nbsp;<strong>co-hosted the Students Rally for Climate Action<\/strong>&nbsp;with ORCA (Organizers for Radical Climate Action) and other organizations at Harvard and the local Boston community. This rally, which took place during Harvard\u2019s Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress, called for support of the Green New Deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpsd_Erica-Walker-Noise-and-the-City-768x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpsd_Erica-Walker-Noise-and-the-City-768x375-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpsd_Erica-Walker-Noise-and-the-City-768x375-1-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>November 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Do you have the right to peace and quiet? To piano-filled or piano-free enjoyment? In November 2018, Healthy Places GSD hosted a lunchtime lecture with&nbsp;<strong>Erica Walker, a researcher on community noise<\/strong>&nbsp;at the Boston University School of Public Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_HealthyPlacesGSD_Food-Systems-Planning-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_HealthyPlacesGSD_Food-Systems-Planning-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_HealthyPlacesGSD_Food-Systems-Planning-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>April 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Healthy Places GSD organized a cocktails, dinner, and conversation event investigating the meaning of&nbsp;<strong>food systems planning<\/strong>. Loeb Fellow Johanna Gilligan moderated a discussion featuring Julie Guthman of UC Santa Cruz, Cassandria Campbell of Fresh Food Generation, and Nicole Negowetti of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_HealthyPlacesGSD_Urban-Environmental-Justice-Conference-768x576-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_HealthyPlacesGSD_Urban-Environmental-Justice-Conference-768x576-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2026\/02\/hpgsd_HealthyPlacesGSD_Urban-Environmental-Justice-Conference-768x576-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>February 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Healthy Places GSD&nbsp;<strong>co-organized Harvard\u2019s first annual Urban Environmental Justice Conference<\/strong>&nbsp;with student groups at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard\u2019s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Our panel featured Lily Song of the Harvard GSD, Magdalena Ayed of Harborkeepers, and Alexie-Torres Fleming of Access Strategies Fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Healthy Places GSD has also co-sponsored a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/525181307957594\/\">student rally for climate action<\/a>, created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/509254486220072\/\">space for discussion<\/a>&nbsp;of relevant topics, and toured local urban farms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy Places GSD Healthy Places GSD&nbsp;is a student group uncovering the agency of planning and design practitioners to promote healthier communities. 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