Attend this Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Sheng Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard-China Project (SEAS) and Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD).
Interested in where Harvard's recycling ends up? Join us for a tour of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), our recyclables' first stop on their journey to be processed into new materials! Get a firsthand look at the processes that separate paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal items. You'll hear why certain contaminants are worse than others, and get to see the MRF's latest robotic sorting technologies!
The tour will be held Monday, October 21st from 10am - 12pm (includes travel time). Transportation will be provided from Harvard Square; further details provided on registration confirmation.
The tour is open to Harvard students, staff, and faculty. Advance registration is required. Space is very limited, so sign up now if you are interested! We expect spaces to fill quickly.
Join the Salata Institute for an informal discussion with Harvard experts on Hurricane Milton. Dan Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, will address the impacts of climate change on hurricanes, generally, and what we can know about the role warming oceans may have played in intensifying Hurricane Milton. Satchit Balsari, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Co-Director of CrisisReady, will speak to the impacts of the storm on human health and displacement and what can be expected as the recovery progresses.
