Harvard joins Climate Action 100+

The investor-led initiative aims to ensure that the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take steps to address climate change

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Alum and MasterChef

Recent graduate Nick DiGiovanni, who created a concentration in food and climate, is competing on "MasterChef"

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Which is the healthiest diet?

Researchers show how several different diets can all improve heart health

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Facing up to climate change

Much is being done to battle climate change, President Bacow says, yet there’s far more to do

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Harvard Presidential City of Boston Fellow

Kate Swain Smith '19, who grew up in Roslindale, MA, is this year's Fellow

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Gutman Library Book Talk: Broader, Bolder, Better: How Schools and Communities Help Students Overcome the Disadvantages of Poverty

Thursday, September 19, 2019, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

History of The Boston Floating Hospital

Thursday, September 19, 2019, 4:15pm - 5:30pm

All That Glitters Is Gold: Gravitational Waves, Light and the Origin of the Heavy Elements

Thursday, September 19, 2019, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Black Light

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Harvard students mix it up with Vincent van Gogh and friends

Harvard students mix it up with Vincent van Gogh and friends

Student Late Night brought 1,300 University students to the Harvard Art Museums for an evening of art, music, food and more.
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Harvard researchers show how several diets can improve heart health

Harvard researchers show how several diets can improve heart health

Researchers applied new techniques to old samples from a 2005 dietary study to show that a focus on eating healthy rather than obsessing over a single nutrient can improve heart health.
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New art-making space in Allston opens its doors to the public

New art-making space in Allston opens its doors to the public

Located on North Harvard Street, the ArtLab is the University’s latest Allston laboratory devoted to creative inquiry, research, and experimentation. …
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Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow visits Harvard’s campus

Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow visits Harvard’s campus

On Monday the man who has emerged as a celebrity of the Brexit debate, Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, came to campus during a brief break from his duty as official referee of the …
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News from Around Harvard

Reviewing the Climate Crisis Town Hall

Sep 6, 2019Host Steve Curwood sits down with Joe Aldy, economist and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, to take a look at carbon pricing, a just transition for fossil fuel …
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Greenland Foreign Minister Discusses Climate Challenges and Problem-Solving with Arctic Initiative

Sep 16, 2019The Minister of Education, Culture, Church, and Foreign Affairs visited Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs on Wednesday to discuss how the …
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CIERP & CREATE Research Seminar at Tufts

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 12:30pm to 1:15pmCabot 702, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave. …
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Dimensions of Sustainability Fall 2019 Symposium

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 2:30pm to 4:30pmRoom 3300, 3rd Floor, Integrated Sciences Complex, UMass Boston Harbor CampusThe University of Massachusetts Boston, Department of Biology, presents the …
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Announcing the Immigration Initiative at Harvard

1500x750-immigration.jpg The Immigration Initiative at Harvard (IIH) — a new university-wide effort launched today — will bring together Harvard students, …
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Faculty Book Talk: Levinson and Balkin, Democracy and Dysfunction, Thursday, October 3rd at noon

The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a book talk and discussion in celebration of the recent publication of Democracy and Dysfunction by Sanford Levinson and Jack M. Balkin (Univ. …
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Where will you be living next year?Baltimore, MDWhat will you be doing?Attending Johns Jopkins...

Where will you be living next year?Baltimore, MDWhat will you be doing?Attending Johns Jopkins University School of Medicine. …
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Where will you be next year?San Francisco, CAWhat will you be doing?Working as a software engineer...

Where will you be next year?San Francisco, CAWhat will you be doing?Working as a software engineer for a startup. …
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