News & Events

In celebration of Earth Day, join the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative for an evening of science, nature, and adventure from the Far North.

We will screen the following short films:

Nuisance Bear – Canada
A Season Living in the Ice – Canada/Greenland
Haul Out – Russia
Arctic Youth Expedition – Norway
Izembek – Alaska
Teshekpuk – Alaska

Open to all Harvard ID holders. Please RSVP.

As part of 2026 Earth Month, the Harvard Kennedy School will host a bike repair day for the HKS community on Wednesday, April 15th from 9 am-12 pm. 

Have you been holding onto a broken item in the hopes of repairing it? (Or perhaps found a nearly-working item at a Freecycle?) If so, come to our Fixit Clinic at the Cabot Science Library! With help, you’ll disassemble your item, troubleshoot the issue, and (hopefully) repair it! Register your broken item ahead of time here.

Don’t have anything to fix but have some fixing expertise to share? Sign up to be a coach here!

Hosted by Harvard Libraries and Harvard Recycling & Waste. Contact dailey_brannin@harvard.edu with questions.

Come celebrate Japanese culture amongst the Arboretum’s beautiful cherry blossoms with taiko drumming, traditional Japanese dance, Japanese games and calligraphy, family activities, and the inside scoop on the Arboretum’s own cherry collection.

Take action on Earth Day and join your Harvard community members and friends for a Charles River Clean-up on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 10 am to 12 pm! The Charles River Conservancy will be providing a brief education on the local watershed and provide tools and training for the morning.

Join us for a Freecycle at the Earth Day Festival! Drop off reusable goods you no longer need, and browse a fantastic selection of items brought by others. Find some secondhand items to gift this year. Popular items include books, clothes, and working household goods.

Everyone is welcome, and no donation is necessary to shop.

Join the Harvard Office for Sustainability and Harvard Common Spaces for an Earth Day Festival on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 12 to 2 pm at the Science Center Plaza.

Sign up: https://bit.ly/FLPEvents

Do you know what happens to our recyclables after they leave campus? What about waste, or food composted in the dining halls? Courtney Forrester, Harvard Waste Reduction and Compliance Lead, and Dailey Brannin, Harvard Recycling Services Supervisor, will break it all down during this presentation. Learn about waste stewardship at Harvard, and how to get involved to various waste reduction initiatives!

This event is free and open to all HUID holders, but registration is encouraged, as seating is limited.

Come to the always-popular Freecycle in Kresge Atrium next to Sebastian’s Cafe on Wednesday, April 29, 11 am-2 pm! Bring extra housewares, clothes and shoes, accessories, books, school and office supplies, or other small re-useable items in good condition. Pick up something new-to-you, make friends, and build a sustainability-minded community.