Faculty & Research

Harvard assistant professor and physician Garaub Basu is collaborating with students, clinicians, and leaders to embed climate change into medical curricula and continuing medical education.

Kari Nadeau MD ’92, PhD ’95, chair of the Harvard Chan School’s Department of Environmental Health, says there is strong evidence that climate change is driving a global epidemic of immune health problems.

In an op-ed in the Boston Globe, Steven Wofsy, the Harvard scientist behind MethaneSAT—a satellite-based spectrometer that measures global methane emissions—says that the data from this tool will empower us all to make more informed decisions that can help reduce emissions of this planet-warming gas.

With support from a Salata Institute seed grant, electrical engineer Gage Hills is investigating how to reduce the carbon footprint of the production and use of next-generation computer chips.

Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Fernando Reimers EdM ’84, EdD ’88—who helped shape Harvard’s climate change education plan—leads with hope as he prepares students for a green economy.

Pioneering Harvard neuroscientist Jeff Lichtman will begin serving as dean of the Division of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on July 1.

Jeremy M. Weinstein PhD '03, an accomplished scholar of political science, academic leader, and public servant, will become dean of Harvard Kennedy School on July 1.

Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Nonie Lesaux will assume the role at the conclusion of Dean Bridget Terry Long’s tenure at the end of the academic year.

Sean Kelly, a distinguished scholar of philosophy, will begin serving as dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on July 1.

The Salata Institute Seed Grant Program, supported by a gift from the Troper Wojcicki Foundation, is funding a second round of early-stage research by Harvard faculty on emerging topics in climate and sustainability, including a biologically inspired "skin" for windows that reduces building energy use, a carbon capture system powered by sunlight alone, and an analysis of the health effects of "peaker" power plants that operate when electricity demands are high.