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Film Screening: The Last Human

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

Our most basic understanding of the origins of life was recently turned upside down when Greenlandic scientist Minik Rosing discovered the first traces of life on Earth in a small fjord near Isua, Greenland. His discovery predated all previous evidence by over 300 million years. Life began in Greenland. At the same time, its melting ice masses are disintegrating day-by-day, and scientists around the world agree that it could drown our entire civilization if it continues.

Director Ivalo Frank’s new film is a tribute to a vast, scenic country caught between two extremes: the beginning and the end of life on Earth as we know it. Frank’s film is anchored by an encounter with a group of children from the village of Kangaatsiaq who fall in love, form friendships, and struggle with loss and longing.

A Q&A with filmmaker Ivalo Frank and Sussi Adelholm, Head of School in Kangaatsiaq, Greenland, will follow the screening.

ArtsThursdays: Edible Insects and More!

Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Join us for a free, fun night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries. Explore the new exhibit: Ants and Termites: Nature’s Super Organisms and participate in fun activities.

What’s in our water? Examining risks 10 years after Flint

Kresge Building 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

What health risks lurk in U.S. tap water? Our expert panel will explore what’s changed since the water crisis in Flint, Mich., 10 years ago and what still needs to be done to protect U.S. consumers from potentially unsafe levels of lead, arsenic, PFAS chemicals, and other pollutants. We’ll also look at how policy change, community activism, and monitoring can improve water quality, particularly for the marginalized and low-income communities that are most likely to have hidden toxins in their drinking water.

Screening of ‘The Hollow Tree’ with Director Kira Akerman

Askwith Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Join us for the Boston premiere of “Hollow Tree,” hosted by the Harvard Hutchins Center’s History Design Studio and co-sponsored by HGSE. The 73-minute award winning documentary follows three young women as they travel to different sites along the Mississippi River and imagine Louisiana's past — its history of slavery, Indigenous dispossession, and colonization — and, by extension, Louisiana's future. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Director Kira Akerman, Producer Monique Walton and the documentary film’s three protagonists, Mekenzie Fanguy, Annabelle Pavy, and Tanielma DaCosta.

Freecycle | April 2024

Smith Campus Center

Come Freecycle with us!  This popular recurring reuse event, the Freecycle, is like a yard sale where everything is free. The Freecycle promotes reuse by giving you a chance to: Donate items you no longer need and pass them along to someone who has a use for them And/or pick up something new-to-you that you could […]

Event Series Green Team Meetings

HGSE Green Team Meeting

Eliot Lyman Room in Longfellow Hall Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

All HGSE students, faculty, and staff interested in making our school healthier and more sustainable are encouraged to join the HGSE Green Team!

2024 Horizon Award Honoring Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Sue Biniaz

Austin Hall

On April 11, 2024, the Harvard Environmental Law Society will honor Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, Sue Biniaz, with the 2024 Horizon Award in recognition of her lifetime contributions to the fields of conservation, climate, and environmental law and policy.

Event Series Earth Day Events 2024

See-food @ Harvard Earth Day Event

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

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!

Event Series 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.