Have an idea to make our school more sustainable? Consider applying to be this year's Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Sustainability Educator. Apply by September 29, 2024.
Managed by the Harvard Office for Sustainability, the Council of Sustainability Leaders (CSSL) comprises Harvard graduate and undergraduate students who lead and are involved in sustainability-related student groups on campus. CSSL provides an opportunity for Harvard students to work together with other students from across the University’s Schools on sustainability projects, to connect and network […]
Participate in an artisanal honey extraction at our buzzing Smith Campus Center hive! The event will take place Tuesday, September 24, 3-4 pm on the 10th floor of the Smith Campus Center.
Join us for the next Industry Insights event featuring Michael Bell, co-founder and CTO at Fleet Robotics, and Christophe Chantre, co-founder and CEO at Tender Food. Come learn how two startups from SEAS—and incubated at Greentown Labs—have turned their research into products that aim to reduce environmental harm. The speakers will also share advice on how to join an early-stage startup and how to spin out a company from Harvard. The conversation will be moderated by Paul Hayre, Executive Director of the Harvard Grid.
Join us for a fun and informative session on composting at 8 Story Street! Starting this summer, our composting at 8 Story Street will be managed by Harvard Recycling. This event will teach you all about how we spare the food scraps from the landfill and capture all that embodied energy. Come hungry and leave with a belly full of plant-based foods and a head full of Harvard composting knowledge. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gather together and make a positive impact on the environment!
Join us for a fun and informative session on composting at 8 Story Street! Starting this summer, our composting at 8 Story Street will be managed by Harvard Recycling. This event in Conference Room 175 at 8 Story Street will teach you all about how we spare the food scraps from the landfill and capture all that embodied energy. Come hungry and leave with a belly full of plant-based foods and a head full of Harvard composting knowledge. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gather together and make a positive impact on the environment! This event is hosted by Harvard Real Estate and open to Harvard staff members who work at 8 Story Street. Please register in advance at sustainable.harvard.edu/events by Friday, July 26th. Registration is limited to the first 30 attendees. Thanks!
What treasures are found in the Harvard University paleontology collections? Meet Harvard paleontologists to find out! See their favorite fossils, learn about their research, and ask them your questions. Join us to celebrate National Fossil Day with short talks and table-top presentations for all ages.
Regular museum admission rates apply. Presented in collaboration with the Stephanie Pierce Lab of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Javier Ortega-Hernández Lab of Invertebrate Paleontology. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
The Student Grant program funds creative projects that contribute to Harvard’s commitment to climate and health and help create a more sustainable community. The Office for Sustainability founded the Student Grant program in 2010 to provide students with seed funding to support new ideas and innovative projects that address global sustainability challenges with on-campus applications […]
Our fall Freecycle dates are official! Bring your reusable goods and browse items that others have brought. This popular event promotes reuse and functions like a yard sale, except everything is free. Here is how it works: Donate items you no longer need by dropping them off directly at the Freecycle. Pick up something new-to-you […]
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.
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.
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).
