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Students play an essential role in Harvard’s sustainability mission. Harvard has a variety of programs that engage students in sustainability action.  
 

Engaging students is key to reaching Harvard’s sustainability goals 

Students will continue to provide feedback and recommendations on Harvard’s overall sustainability strategy and collaboratively lead projects to advance the University’s sustainability vision and priorities.

Former Harvard men's basketball player, Zena Edosomwan '17 and Tiana Woolridge, PhD candidate, enjoy one of many green walls in the The new Richard A. Susan F. Smith Campus Center

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February

22

Sunday
All-day

Application Deadlines

Apply to Salata Climate Policy Summer Internship Program by Feb. 22, 2026

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Salata Institute

The Climate Policy Summer Internship Program is run by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability in collaboration with climate-focused legislative offices at the Massachusetts State House. The program places Harvard undergraduate and graduate students in legislative offices whose policy agendas address climate, environmental, or sustainability issues in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Apply for the Summer 2026 Climate Policy Summer Internship Program by Sunday February 22, 2026.

April

18

Saturday
1:00 pm-4:00 pm GMT+0000

Cherry Blossom Celebration at the Arnold Arboretum

Come celebrate Japanese culture amongst the Arboretum’s beautiful cherry blossoms with taiko drumming, traditional Japanese dance, Japanese games and calligraphy, family activities, and the inside scoop on the Arboretum’s own cherry collection.

April

22

Wednesday
12:00 pm-2:00 pm GMT+0000

Community Event

Earth Day 2026

Earth Day
Earth Month 2026

Join the Harvard Office for Sustainability and Harvard Common Spaces for an Earth Day Festival on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 12 to 2 pm at the Science Center Plaza.

March

04

Wednesday
11:00 am-2:00 pm GMT+0000

Open to Harvard Community

Spring 2026 Freecycle at Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

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Zero Waste

Join us at our Freecycle in the SEC Atrium! Drop off reusable goods you no longer need, and browse a fantastic selection of items brought by others. Find some secondhand items to gift this year. Popular items include books, clothes, and working household goods.

April

01

Wednesday
11:00 am-2:00 pm GMT+0000

Open to Harvard Community

Spring 2026 Freecycle at Smith Campus Center (SCC)

Earth Day
Earth Month 2026

Join us at our Freecycle in the Smith Campus Center! Drop off reusable goods you no longer need, and browse a fantastic selection of items brought by others. Find some secondhand items to gift this year. Popular items include books, clothes, and working household goods.

February

23

Monday
4:30 pm-5:30 pm GMT+0000

Open to Harvard Community

Harvard Voices on Climate Change: Mapping the Future of Renewable Energy

Salata Institute

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Harvard Alumni Association invite you to the next installment of Harvard Voices on Climate Change, a virtual series showcasing Harvard faculty and fellows on different dimensions of the climate challenge. This session will explore the complex decisions behind where and how renewable energy projects get built. Featuring Charles Taylor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, and Andrew Mergen, Emmett Assistant Clinical Professor of Environmental Law at Harvard Law School, the conversation will examine the legal, environmental, and community considerations that shape clean energy development.

Contact Us

Questions for the Office for Sustainability?

Contact sustainability@harvard.edu.

Meet the OFS Team

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