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Earth Day Events 2024

Earth Day Celebration on Science Center Plaza

The Science Center Plaza 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, United States

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.

Earth Day Events 2024

Charles River Clean-Up

Cambridge Cambridge, MA, United States

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 […]

India: An Amphibian Hotspot

Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

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.

Meet Your Bees Workshop

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.

Farming the Future: Livestock’s Leap to Net Zero

Zoom

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.

Mobility Collage

Mather House 10 Cowperthwaite Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

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.

Planetary Boundaries Fresco

Mather House 10 Cowperthwaite Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

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.

Harvard University Commencement Week

Explore the Harvard University Commencement Week Schedule. The College and each graduate/professional school hosts additional events unique to their community.

Harvard Climate Action Week | 2024

Harvard Climate Action Week invites climate experts, leaders, and stakeholders to come together and explore solutions to the most complex and challenging dimensions of the climate crisis. Events, in-person and online, dive deep into the policies, private actions, and leadership needed to drive further reductions in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This week of events is hosted by the Climate Action Accelerator at the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University.

International Workshop on Climate-Resilient Development in Southeast Asia

Tsai Auditorium +1 more

Register by Wednesday, July 3 deadline! Through a series of talks and poster presentations, the workshop aims to promote research exchange of scholars from multiple disciplines and of diverse regional expertise on the status and dynamics of climate resilience studies, as well as to generate policy-relevant knowledge regarding climate resilient development pathways in Southeast Asian countries.