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  • The Future of Biodiversity: Reconciling Nature and Economics

    Tsai Auditorium

    As part of Boston Climate Week, The Harvard University Biodiversity and Planetary Stewardship Initiative (HUBS), anchored at the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability invites you to a panel discussion and networking reception around the Future of Biodiversity. Biodiversity underpins our planet’s life support systems, yet views differ on why biodiversity matters. On one end of the spectrum, nature matters because it supports the well-being of people, primarily through natural capital (the “utilitarian” perspective). On the other end of the spectrum, the diversity of nature has an intrinsic value, given its 3.9 billion years of evolutionary history, most of that in the absence of humans (the “nature for nature” perspective). This panel will explore these contrasting perspectives and how they can be reconciled. In doing so, we examine the roles and responsibilities humans bring to the table, whether it is protecting pristine environments, enjoying wildlife, or utilizing nature for its ecosystem services.

  • Litter clean up with “Charlie’s Angels”

    Litter clean ups with “Charlie’s Angels”
    Charles River

    Charlie's Angels is a group of Harvard-affiliates dedicated to keeping the Charles River area -- one that provides us with much peace and tranquility in our hectic personal and professional lives -- clean.

    Our river-cleanups will be hosted nearly every Saturday throughout the months of April and May from 10 to 11:30am.

    Clean-up sessions will be limited to 24 people, so please click on the event to register.

    During the week of every session an email with an itinerary and waiver will be sent to all participants. Supplies will be provided (including gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, buckets, etc.), as well as some refreshments to celebrate our morning's work!

    So, if you are interested in venturing into a life of fighting grime...join us!

  • Outside of Harvard Innovation Lab

    Apply by May 12: Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle

    The Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle is a selective accelerator for high-potential climate ventures led by a Harvard affiliate. The Climate Circle offers world-class coaching, legal counsel, warm connections to industry leaders, and a peer group of Harvard founders who are all working on innovative solutions to tackle climate change. Attend an upcoming online information session to learn more and apply by May 12, 2026. Attend an info session on April 22 or May 1.

  • Litter clean up with “Charlie’s Angels”

    Litter clean ups with “Charlie’s Angels”
    Charles River

    Charlie's Angels is a group of Harvard-affiliates dedicated to keeping the Charles River area -- one that provides us with much peace and tranquility in our hectic personal and professional lives -- clean.

    Our river-cleanups will be hosted nearly every Saturday throughout the months of April and May from 10 to 11:30am.

    Clean-up sessions will be limited to 24 people, so please click on the event to register.

    During the week of every session an email with an itinerary and waiver will be sent to all participants. Supplies will be provided (including gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, buckets, etc.), as well as some refreshments to celebrate our morning's work!

    So, if you are interested in venturing into a life of fighting grime...join us!

  • Litter clean up with “Charlie’s Angels”

    Litter clean ups with “Charlie’s Angels”
    Charles River

    Charlie's Angels is a group of Harvard-affiliates dedicated to keeping the Charles River area -- one that provides us with much peace and tranquility in our hectic personal and professional lives -- clean.

    Our river-cleanups will be hosted nearly every Saturday throughout the months of April and May from 10 to 11:30am.

    Clean-up sessions will be limited to 24 people, so please click on the event to register.

    During the week of every session an email with an itinerary and waiver will be sent to all participants. Supplies will be provided (including gloves, safety vests, trash grabbers, buckets, etc.), as well as some refreshments to celebrate our morning's work!

    So, if you are interested in venturing into a life of fighting grime...join us!

  • Plaza Open Market

    Plaza Open Market

    Building on the success of the long-running Farmers’ Market, join us for the exciting “Plaza Open Market” this summer and fall featuring the farm-fresh vendors you know and love, treats to eat at the Plaza or take home, and monthly neighborhood and campus partners pop-up promotions, performances, and showcases.

  • Outside of Harvard Innovation Lab

    Deadline to Apply: i-Lab Climate Entrepreneurs Circle Accelerator

    Apply to the Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle, a selective accelerator for high-potential climate ventures led by a Harvard affiliate, by June 24, 2026. Applicants must be enrolled in a Harvard degree-granting program or have Harvard alumni or faculty or staff status, which is confirmed before acceptance letters are sent. The Climate Circle is open to both for-profit and nonprofit ventures with committed founders, clear traction, and growing momentum. Climate Circle ventures span the globe: from Indonesia to Uganda, South Africa to the Midwestern U.S., Austria to Boston. Apply now!

  • EcoOpportunity Book Exchange

    Kresge Building, Room 202 677 Huntington Ave Boston

    Informal gathering to chat about books we’ve enjoyed and build a sustainable community through reuse. Bring books to share. (All types of books: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, how-to, etc.). Don’t have any extra books? Bring some book recommendations. There will be extra books. Invite a friend! HU I.D. required for building entry.

  • Astonished By Beauty: The Essential Practice of Natural History

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

    Free In-Person Book Presentation
    Wednesday, June 24 6:00–7:00 pm, Advance registration recommended to attend in person

    Speaker:
    Thomas Lowe Fleischner, Senior Advisor and Founding Director, Natural History Institute, Prescott, Arizona; Faculty Emeritus of Environmental Studies, Prescott College

    What happens when we truly pay attention to the natural world? Join us for a talk by naturalist Thomas Fleischner on his new book, Astonished by Beauty (Torrey House Press, 2026), a thoughtful and practical guide to reconnecting with nature through natural history. With a series of brief, intimate stories from the Alaskan Arctic to the Amazon, Fleischner reveals how we may easily deepen our connection with the land and its creatures. Offering simple, grounded steps to nurture this meaningful bond, Fleischner's book is part reflection, part guide, calling for a life lived with care, presence, and respect for the wild beauty that surrounds us.

    Copies of Astonished by Beauty will be available for purchase after the program.

    Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:00 pm.