Sustainability & Environment

A sweeping review of Medicare records expands on research that shows spending time in nature may reduce the risk of a hospitalization for Alzheimer’s, dementia, and Parkinson's. The findings suggest a more extensive link for Parkinson's than for Alzheimer’s but show potential prevention benefits for both.

Jinyoung Seo PhD ’23 is working to remove climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons found in traditional air conditioning units while also making cooling systems smaller and much more efficient.

A toolkit developed by Harvard and Americares is equipping health care providers across the country with resources to help keep their patients safe as temperatures rise.

Harvard Business School’s Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) announced a cohort of six visiting scholars who will focus exclusively on climate, deepening the School’s commitment to accelerating research aimed at mitigating and adapting to global climate change.

The Climate and Sustainability Translational Fund and supporting program will provide support for Harvard-based projects to de-risk technologies towards startup formation, creating the next generation of solutions to ensure a cleaner and healthier future.

A strategic roadmap built around three pillars of climate, equity, and health, Harvard’s updated Sustainability Action Plan offers a unifying and holistic vision for creating a more sustainable institution, and in turn a more sustainable world.

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 T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health have been awarded a $6.7 million, three-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to create a Research Coordinating Center on climate change and health.

In a series of videos, four Harvard seniors from diverse backgrounds share their perspectives on finding real-world solutions to various aspects of climate change.

Collaborative Fund and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University are joining forces to launch a research and innovation alliance focused on new, sustainable materials to fight climate change.