With funding from the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, new interdisciplinary research teams of Harvard faculty are taking on two of the biggest sources of planet-heating emissions: buildings and transportation. Combined, these account for over half the world’s carbon pollution.
With help from Harvard Innovation Labs, Aatish Patel ALM ’22 and Alex Urist have gone public with a faster, more affordable charger that’s changing how EVs are charged across North America.
With demand for air conditioning expected to soar 40 percent by 2030, Harvard startup Trellis Air uses a unique membrane to dry and cool air with far less energy than traditional ACs and dehumidifiers.
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.
Harvard history professor Joyce Chaplin explains how Benjamin Franklin explored atmospheric chemistry, conservation, and the impact of human activity on climate in developing his namesake stove.
Harvard Graduate School of Design master of landscape architecture students are exploring two innovative modeling approaches: a framework for understanding spatial impacts of climate strategies over time, and a modern sand table that supports real-time simulations.
Harvard's Mittal Institute announced its first recipients of the Faculty Climate Research Grants, which are designed to foster deeper scholarly engagement on climate change in South Asia, catalyze the creation of new knowledge, and contribute to the development of sustainable solutions.
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Kathy Delaney-Smith, Paul J. Finnegan AB ’75, MBA ’82, Carolyn Hughes AB ’54, and David Johnston AB ’63 will receive the 2025 Harvard Medal.
The co-chairs of two presidential task forces—one to address antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias, and another to address anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian bias—reflect on the process, how the work unfolded, and what they learned from one another along the way.
During the annual Why I Changed My Mind event, three Harvard Law School faculty members shared how their experiences in government, advocacy, and academia reshaped their views.
The Slade Lab applies insights gleaned from AI-generated simulations to build real-world biomedical devices with the potential to improve the everyday lives of people with motor challenges.
The Harvard-led Undiagnosed Diseases Network has discovered nearly 100 rare conditions, including a disorder that led a father to lose his vision but was diagnosed in time to help his son.
Join fellow alumni from across Harvard to hear from President Alan M. Garber AB ’77, PhD ’82 and Provost John Manning AB ’82, JD ’85. Vanessa Liu AB ’96, JD ’01 will moderate this live conversation for the Harvard alumni community.
Legendary basketball player, writer, and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will address the Harvard College Class of 2025 during the annual Class Day celebration on May 28.
Economist John Y. Campbell, an expert in long-term investing and endowment management, discusses the delicate balance between addressing Harvard’s immediate financial needs and safeguarding its endowment for the future.
Research by Travis Donahoe PhD '23 finds that enforcement actions targeting suppliers that profit from the opioid crisis, rather than the vulnerable individuals swept up in it, are a critical way to stem the tide of addiction and death.
Harvard students are breaking bread and bridging divides through “Our Harvard,” a student-led effort to foster dialogue across differences and offer varied perspectives on a range of issues.
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.
