Work on Climate and Sustainability at Harvard: Meeting the Moment with the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Harvard is forging ahead with ambitious climate research that is making a real-world impact. This discussion will delve into ongoing projects, including advances in reducing methane emissions, modernizing the electricity grid, and safeguarding public health from the impacts of climate change.

Join us for a faculty panel featuring: 

• Mary Rice, Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health and Director, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
• Robert Stavins, Professor of Energy & Economic Development
• Stephen Ansolabehere, Professor of Government
• Moderated by Jim Stock, Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability 

Immediately following the panel, hear brief remarks from: 

• Peter Tufano, Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Salata Institute
• Michelle Faggert, Co-President, Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment (HACE)
• Sandra Lee Chen, ClassACT HR85 Climate Working Group Co-Chair

One Harvard, One AI: Pioneering Innovation for Impact with the Harvard Data Science Initiative

What role should a university play in shaping the future of artificial intelligence? In this forward-looking session moderated by Francesca Dominici, Faculty Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard faculty will explore how AI and data science can be advanced in ways that are rigorous, ethical, and deeply interdisciplinary. From building new methodological and engineering tools to rethinking the foundations of responsible AI, our speakers will share powerful examples of research that could only happen at Harvard. This conversation will open up big questions—about innovation, collaboration, and impact—and offer a glimpse into how the Harvard Data Science Initiative is working to ensure AI serves society in meaningful and lasting ways.

Join us for a faculty panel featuring: 

• Francesca Dominici
• Peter Galison AB '77, PhD '83
• Stratos Idreos
• Sharon-Lise Normand