Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University and the University of Valencia present a session on mental health and well-being at work. Participation is free and light food and beverages will be served.
In this workshop, you will use museum specimens to inspire your own avian creation. Over five half days, artist Gail Boyajian will guide you from start to finish as you build and paint a papier mâché bird from scratch, using everyday materials.
We will complement the art-making process with visits to the museum galleries as well as the ornithology research collections.
Join us on Thu Apr 18 2024 at 12:00 PM at the Harvard Science Center Plaza for a fun-filled seafood event celebrating Earth Day. Take bites of delicious seafood samples prepared by Harvard chefs while learning how to be climate-adaptive sea-foodies, guided by New England's leading seafood sustainability organizations. Experience the fun of blind-tasting games and win surprise prizes! This event is open to everyone, and we encourage you to stay through the whole event. However, tasting samples are limited, so be sure to reserve your spot now!
Join the Harvard Office for Sustainability for an Earth Day Event on Thursday, April 18 from 12 to 2pm on the Science Center Plaza. Learn from and connect with Harvard groups tabling at the event.
Due to weather, this event has been rescheduled from Friday, April 12 to Friday, April 19. Take action on Earth Day and join your Harvard community members and friends for a Charles River Clean-up on Friday, April 19th, from 9:45 am to 12 pm! The Charles River Conservancy will be providing a brief education on the local […]
Harvard community members are invited to stop by the Countway Community Garden at Longwood on Monday, April 22, from noon to 2 pm for information on sustainability, garden activities, snacks, and giveaways! Meet with Harvard Recycling, C-CHANGE, Restaurant Associates, Harvard University Dining Services, Longwood Consortium, and the event sponsors Countway Library, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Hear from Harvard Chief Sustainability Officer Heather Henriksen as she speaks on a panel about partnerships and sustainable building at Bisnow's "Building a Sustainable Boston: Carbon Footprint, BERDO 2.0 & Emerging Green Technology."
In this talk, S. D. Biju will discuss his thirty years of research on the frogs of India and Asia and highlight the key role that scientists play in the conservation of species. After the lecture, visit the Harvard Museum of Natural History to see an exhibit of S. D. Biju’s frog photographs, and join ArtsThursdays—a free event featuring art-making activities and a cash bar.
Experience a day in the life of a beekeeper by opening and inspeting our buzzing Smith Campus Center hive! You'll be invited to:
Touch, smell and taste the hive's different products
See worker bees doing what they do best (working!)
Possibly meet the one and only, her Majest the Queen Bee
Brought to you by Harvard Common Spaces, the Office for Sustainability and Harvard Real Estate, this event will take place in Smith Campus Center Glass Box, on the 10th floor of the building. Just use your Harvard ID to reach the 10th floor with the elevators.
Ermias Kebreab, world-renowned animal scientist and chair of the United Nations Technical Working Group on Feed Additives, will explore methane mitigation strategies that emphasize both global and region-specific targets for addressing the climate crisis. He will also discuss cutting-edge advances in livestock science, with a focus on genetic selection, microbial engineering, and early-life interventions.
Join us for the fun, interactive climate workshop "Mobility Collage", based on the science of the IPCC, ADEME, and played for the first time at Harvard. The Mobility Collage is a collaborative game-workshop centered on collective intelligence, similar in format to the Climate Fresk.
Join us for the fun, interactive climate and ecosystems game-workshop "Planetary Boundaries Fresco", based on the science of the Stockholm Resilience Center's Planetary Boundaries, and played for the first time at Harvard. The Planetary Boundaries Fresco is a collaborative game-workshop centered on collective intelligence, similar in format to the Climate Fresk.