Graduate Consortium on Energy & Environment

This community of doctoral students explores the broad, interconnected issues of energy and environment. Apply by MONDAY, MAY 21!

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Climate Change

Without action, rising seas will alter civilization's urban footprint, affecting more than 2 billion people. Learn about the Harvard researchers who are working to mitigate Boston's watery future.

Human Health

HSPH professor Marcia Castro has spent more than 10 years studying the thicket of factors contributing to frontier malaria in the Amazon Jungle. Learn about her quest to manage malaria in Brazil.

Energy History

Professor Emma Rothschild's research on environmental history has modern applications. "We want to understand how our societies got to where they are now, with respect to energy use." This kind of information, she says, will "help us think about the enormous energy choices that lie ahead."

Energy

Maine's Fox Islands have become a clean energy lab for "Island Earth." Discover how Harvard professor George Baker used wind power to transform the local energy landscape.

Landscape Urbanism

To really understand a city, architects like Charles Waldheim have to understand its natural landscape. Learn more about how he works with landscape as a medium for designing sustainable cities.

Biodiversity

From the Center's lecture series on Biodiversity, Ecology & Global Change, to the University Herbaria and Harvard Forest, Harvard is rich with opportunities to study and explore biodiversity. Meet OEB professor Paul Moorcroft.

Global Atmosphere

Through his work analyzing the global atmosphere, Professor Daniel Jacob has increasingly been drawn to the Arctic, a region in the midst of radical changes. Discover what his research has shown about rising temperatures in the region.

Sustainability Science

Kennedy School professor William Clark is spearheading efforts to define, describe and advance the process and structures of sustainability science. Learn more about this new academic discipline.

Taking the Long View on Infrastructure

New tool from the Zofnass program assesses health, environmental impact of projects

May 14, 2012

The Climate Fixers

David Keith discusses technological solutions to global warming

May 10, 2012

U.N. Talks on Rio Agenda Break Off, but Negotiators Vow to Resume

Robert N. Stavins comments on stalled negotiations

May 8, 2012

News Archive

Wednesday 16

Bicycle Appreciation Breakfast

Bring your helmet for a complimentary breakfast, bike tune-up, raffle prizes & giveaways including a membership for Hubway, Metro-Boston’s public bike share system.

7:30 am - 9:30 am

Au Bon Pain in Holyoke Center, 12 Holyoke Street, Cambridge

Thursday 17

Science & Democracy in Turmoil: Restoring a Great American Relationship

Join the Union of Concerned Scientists for the launch of the Center for Science & Democracy

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Norton's Woods Conference Center at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 200 Beacon Street, Somerville

Wednesday 23

"Water in a Changing World"

John Briscoe, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering and Environmental Health at Harvard University

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, 2450 Beacon Street, Boston

More Events

In this issue:
Rising Seas, Rising Worries — Harvard researchers investigate Boston's watery future.

Maine's Fox Islands Have Become a Clean Energy Lab for "Island Earth" — Harvard professor George Baker used wind power to transform the energy landscape of Vinalhaven Island.

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The HUCE Graduate Consortium on Energy and the Environment is now accepting applications. This community of doctoral students explores the broad, interconnected issues of energy and environment through debate, seminars, and coursework. Learn more about the program and apply by Monday, May 21!

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