What the EPA's Mercury Decision Means for Public Health April 23, 2020 A Q&A with Professor Elsie Sunderland on the deregulation of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants... Read more about What the EPA's Mercury Decision Means for Public Health
Introducing the 2020-2022 Environmental Fellows April 9, 2020 HUCE announces new cohort of postdoctoral researchers... Read more about Introducing the 2020-2022 Environmental Fellows
What Weighed on Us in 2019? 'Climate Emergency' December 23, 2019 Harvard faculty members consider the Oxford Dictionary's 'word of the year'... Read more about What Weighed on Us in 2019? 'Climate Emergency'
Studying Up a Storm December 9, 2019 New course uses hands-on labs to explain cloudy concepts in atmospheric physics... Read more about Studying Up a Storm
Switching to Renewable Energy Could Save Thousands of Lives in Africa November 18, 2019 SEAS researchers estimate future death toll from fossil fuel emission... Read more about Switching to Renewable Energy Could Save Thousands of Lives in Africa
Red Flags Rise on Global Warming and the Seas October 2, 2019 Former Obama science adviser and HUCE associate says somber intergrovernmental panel report may understate the urgency... Read more about Red Flags Rise on Global Warming and the Seas
Climate Change Likely to Increase Human Exposure to Toxic Methylmercury August 7, 2019 Environmental factors, such as rising sea temperatures, impact levels of mercury in fish... Read more about Climate Change Likely to Increase Human Exposure to Toxic Methylmercury
New Organic Flow Battery Brings Decomposing Molecules Back to Life May 28, 2019 "Zombie" molecules dramatically increase battery lifetime... Read more about New Organic Flow Battery Brings Decomposing Molecules Back to Life
Introducing the 2019-2021 Environmental Fellows May 3, 2019 HUCE welcomes new cohort of postdoctoral researchers... Read more about Introducing the 2019-2021 Environmental Fellows
12 Faculty Honored for Their 'Compelling Achievements' April 17, 2019 American Academy of Arts and Sciences to induct class of 2019 in October... Read more about 12 Faculty Honored for Their 'Compelling Achievements'
The Trouble with Thaw April 16, 2019The warming Arctic permafrost may be releasing more nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously thought... Read more about The Trouble with Thaw
Finding the Right "Dose" for Solar Geoengineering March 11, 2019 Solar geoengineering could halve global temperature increases without making climate change worse, research shows... Read more about Finding the Right "Dose" for Solar Geoengineering
The Long Memory of the Pacific Ocean January 4, 2019 Historical cooling periods are still playing out in the deep Pacific... Read more about The Long Memory of the Pacific Ocean
Changing Temperatures Boost U.S. Corn Yield — For Now November 6, 2018 Research links warming to localized cooling... Read more about Changing Temperatures Boost U.S. Corn Yield — For Now
A Clearer Path to Clean Air in China October 18, 2018 New research from Harvard finds formaldehyde – not sulfur dioxide — may be the key to China's stubborn problem of wintertime air pollution... Read more about A Clearer Path to Clean Air in China
The Down Side to Wind Power October 4, 2018Research led by David Keith finds wind farms cause more environmental impact than previously thought... Read more about The Down Side to Wind Power
Studying Environmental Issues in China September 26, 2018Harvard undergrads spent summer internships working in labs, touring country... Read more about Studying Environmental Issues in China
As Carbon Dioxide Levels Climb, Millions at Risk of Nutritional Deficiencies August 27, 2018 New research expands on the connection between climate change and human health... Read more about As Carbon Dioxide Levels Climb, Millions at Risk of Nutritional Deficiencies
Prineha Narang named to MIT's 2018 "Innovators Under 35 List" June 28, 2018 Former HUCE fellow honored as one of the world's top innovators for her work in atom-by-atom quantum engineering... Read more about Prineha Narang named to MIT's 2018 "Innovators Under 35 List"
Sustainability Report Marks Milestones May 1, 2018 Annual breakdown shows progress on many fronts... Read more about Sustainability Report Marks Milestones