Students

Members of the Class of 2024 reflect on entering senior spring.

Inspired by a friend’s case of mercury poisoning and a recent oil spill in Ohio, students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design have developed a 3D-printed device—dubbed “TINA”—that can remove heavy metals from contaminated rivers and lakes by expediting a naturally occurring bacterial process.

Harvard College junior and climate activist Angela Zhong '25 shares a first-person account of her experience attending the COP28 global climate conference in Dubai.

Eleanor Krause, a PhD candidate at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is seeking ways to mitigate the impact the declining coal industry has had in Appalachian communities as the nation shifts toward cleaner energy.

At the first Harvard-wide climate career expo, representatives from nearly 60 organizations connected with students interested in pursuing meaningful careers in climate and sustainability.

Though reading period may be a stressful time, Harvard hosts a variety of beautiful spaces to get students through the studying season.

More than four billion tons of carpet are thrown away every year in the United States. Third-year students at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences analyzed existing state legislation and devised community awareness programs to promote carpet recycling

In 2023, the Harvard Climate Internship Program supported 41 graduate students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School.  

Meet four recent Harvard Business School graduates working to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis around the world by expanding access to financing for solar power, connecting workers with good jobs in the clean economy, converting atmospheric carbon into inert rock, and decarbonizing building materials.

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has named Grace O’Sullivan ’24 of Adams House and Chibuikem Uche ’24 of Currier House as this year’s David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars.