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Harvard Recognized as Bike Friendly Business
It turns out bike-friendliness is second nature for Harvard University. Weeks after being named a Silver-Level Bike Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists, Harvard University was recognized as a Gold-level Bike Friendly Business by Mayor Menino and the City of Boston. Read More…
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Graduate School of Design Adds Second Green Office
Last month, the Office of the Executive Dean and Academic Administration at the Graduate School of Design received their Leaf One Green Office certification. Executive assistant Ashley Torr spearheaded the effort, but all of the members were actively involved in greening their office. Read More…
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Urgent prep workHumanitarian relief workers and climate scientists gathered in Cambridge this week to discuss the connection between climate change and humanitarian disasters and what relief workers can learn from science. Read More…
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From The Harvard Gazette
Harvard Team Helps Produce Boston's First Cyclist Safety Report
Researchers from several Harvard Schools and initiatives were instrumental in developing the City of Boston’s first Cyclist Safety Report released on May 15, 2013 by Mayor Tom Menino. Read More…
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An Old Building Keeps Up With the Times
The Hoffman Laboratory was not originally designed with energy efficiency in mind. Built in 1963, it was in operation thirty years before the U.S. Green Building Council was even formed, and before Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) became a household term. Read More…
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College celebrates Earth Day and Green Cup winners
The Resource Efficiency Program (REP) celebrated the end of its annual inter-House Green Cup competition at the Environmental Action Committee's Earth Day Festival on April 27. Read More…
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Africa's New Science and Innovation Agenda
"Today all African presidents are supported by economic advisors. The time has come for them to complement the work of economic advisors with science, engineering, and innovation advisors. But advisors are not just people who whisper in the ears of heads of state. Read More…
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Belfer Center Newsletter Summer 2013
The Summer 2013 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming activities, research, and analysis by members of the Center community on critical global issues. This edition highlights the Belfer Center’s expanding work on complex cybersecurity issues and Middle East challenges, offers reflections on the role of the U.S. Read More…
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Progress in Energy Innovation, Development, and Deployment
"As the financial and environmental costs of current-generation energy sources continue to mount, development and implementation of innovative new energy sources have become increasingly important. Belfer Center experts are putting their research to work to foster changes in government and industry alike to push forward these energy technologies." Read More…
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