Hear from Harvard Chief Sustainability Officer Heather Henriksen as she speaks on a panel about partnerships and sustainable building at Bisnow's "Building a Sustainable Boston: Carbon Footprint, BERDO 2.0 & Emerging Green Technology."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Explore the Sustainable Labs Vendor Fair, where more than a dozen suppliers will be on-site to share information and show examples of their sustainable products for laboratories.
Harvard's Waste Stewardship Committee is developing a university-wide Zero Waste plan and needs YOUR input! How can we better support recycling, composting, and reuse on campus? How can we buy less and buy smarter? We want to hear your ideas, priorities, and struggles! Explore our tabling dates and other ways to get involved.
Harvard's Waste Stewardship Committee is developing a university-wide Zero Waste plan and needs YOUR input! How can we better support recycling, composting, and reuse on campus? How can we buy less and buy smarter? We want to hear your ideas, priorities, and struggles! Explore our tabling dates and other ways to get involved.
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.
