Harvard in the World

Across the University, Harvard students, scholars, and faculty turn ideas into ventures that solve problems and create value.

Thousands of alumni from around the world gathered on campus Friday for Harvard Alumni Day — an annual event celebrating alumni of all Harvard Schools and class years and the collective strength of their communities.

A firefighter-paramedic before coming to Harvard Kennedy School, Rupen Dajee MPA '25 started a technology venture that develops tools to help solve some of the challenges facing wildland firefighting, emergency services, and disaster management.

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability announced a sixth round of seed grant awards for work on understudied and emerging topics in climate and sustainability. Among other things, Harvard researchers will examine chocolate production in a changing climate, new materials to harvest moisture, and Kazakhstan's green transition.

No American city experiences extreme heat like Phoenix, Arizona. The city’s 2024 heat emergency was the focus of a recent exercise at Harvard, where several dozen faculty from departments across the University simulated roles within Phoenix’s public agencies, health system, and nonprofits to examine the causes, consequences, and responses.

Together with partners in the region, Harvard epidemiologist Caroline Buckee and her team are tracking the health impacts of extreme heat on women working in India’s informal sector.

Federally funded research by Harvard scholars has led to life-changing solutions to real-world problems facing millions of Americans, from preventing opioid deaths to treating diseases to building a better air conditioner.

Harvard Graduate School of Education students spent their January Term working with local artists and educators in Puerto Rico to learn more about how the archipelago’s identity and culture are shaped.

The Growth Lab at Harvard Kennedy School launched Greenplexity, an interactive tool that helps countries identify their localized opportunities for green growth by supplying what the world needs for the global energy transition.

A new course at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health aims to support professionals from across Ukrainian society in rebuilding their country, with people, planet, and resilience in mind.