Harvard in the World

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.

In an unprecedented collective scientific effort, researchers from Harvard and three other universities have launched a 10-year study of the Los Angeles fires.

During the inaugural Harvard Amazon Rainforest Immersion, a 10-day teaching and research intensive organized by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Brazil Office and the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, students and academics from Harvard and local institutions explored the region’s intricate ecosystems and threats to its environment, economic security, and public health.

Experts on public policy and civic engagement considered many options during a talk hosted by Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

A grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund a new center, based at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, that aims to bring sustainable climate solutions to heat stressed, low-income communities around the globe.

Co-founded by Rea Savla MBA ’24, Solara provides solar-powered irrigation to small farmers in India as a pay-per-use service, cutting irrigation costs in half and reducing carbon emissions.

As founder of Chaku Foods, Nikki Okrah MBA ’21 is helping to boost the incomes of Ghanian farmers and reduce food waste by turning surplus plantain yields into consumer goods.