Events

    2023 Oct 13

    Future of Cities: Extreme Heat

    4:00pm to 5:30pm

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    Harvard Graduate School of Education, Askwith Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge

    2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record. What do we do next?

    Rising air temperatures are now a fact of life in the world's cities, with major implications for public health and urban design. Join a panel of global experts, innovators, and practitioners to learn more about the impacts of extreme heat on our bodies, our buildings, and our cities–and what individuals and institutions can do to prepare.

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    2023 Oct 04

    Food Literacy Project Speaker Series: Sustainable Seafood with Fishwife Co-Founder & CEO, Becca Millstein

    4:30pm to 5:30pm

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    Harvard University Dining Services - Food Literacy Project—Online

    Recently featured in Forbes “30 Under 30, North America 2023,” in the Food and Drink category for “redefining the way we eat, drink and think about consumption,” is Becca Millstein, the CEO/co-founder of tinned seafood company, Fishwife.

    Fishwife is a female-founded and led food company aiming to make ethically-sourced, premium, and delicious tinned seafood a staple in every cupboard. The company has been proclaimed the leader of “America’s tinned fish Renaissance” by INSIDER, and has been featured in The New York Times, Food & Wine, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Refinery29, New...

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    2023 Sep 25

    2023 Science and Cooking Lecture Series

    Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Nov 27 2023 except Mon Nov 13 2023, Mon Nov 20 2023.
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    Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Harvard Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series returns in 2023! The lectures pair Harvard professors with celebrated food experts and renowned chefs to showcase the science behind different culinary techniques. The series, organized by Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is based on the Harvard course “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter”.

    All talks will be on Mondays at 7 pm E.S.T. and will take place in the Harvard Science Center (1 Oxford St., Cambridge...

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    2023 Sep 07

    Food Politics 2023: What Matters and Why

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

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    Online or at Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein 414AB, 1 Eliot St., Cambridge

    This hybrid seminar will be given by Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University. It will be moderated by Bill Clark, Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at HKS.

    Lunch will be served for those joining in person in Rubenstein 414AB. Others should register to join remotely via Zoom.

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    2023 Aug 14

    Freecycle at Harvard's Recycling and Surplus Center

    Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Dec 18 2023 except Mon Sep 04 2023, Mon Oct 09 2023.
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    Harvard Recycling & Surplus Center, 156 Western Ave., Allston (behind Swiss Bakers)

    Every Monday from 10am–1pm, Harvard's Recycling and Surplus Center makes furniture, supplies, equipment, textiles, and a wide-variety of other items available free to Harvard affiliates and nonprofits on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    2023 Aug 13

    Second Sundays at the Arnold Arboretum

    12:00pm to 3:00pm

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    Peters Hill, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

    Bring your family and friends to Peters Hill for an afternoon of free tours, crafts, family activities, and more! Did we mention free ice cream and bubbles? Free activities open to all ages include:

    • Tours of Peters Hill offered in both English and Spanish

    • Plant information tents featuring wildflowers and plant defenses, fascinating Arboretum plant highlights, know-how of Arboretum experts, and a rich assortment of cuttings to view up close

    • Ice cream, art activities, lawn games, StoryWalks®, and more!...

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    2023 Aug 10

    Freecycle at Harvard's Recycling and Surplus Center

    Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Dec 21 2023 except Thu Nov 23 2023.
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    Harvard Recycling & Surplus Center, 156 Western Ave., Allston (behind Swiss Bakers)

    Every Thursday from 10am–1pm, Harvard's Recycling and Surplus Center makes furniture, supplies, equipment, textiles, and a wide-variety of other items available free to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Learn more.

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    2023 Jun 20

    Farmers' Market at Harvard

    Repeats every week every Tuesday until Tue Oct 31 2023 except Tue Jul 04 2023, Tue Aug 29 2023.
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    Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Join us at the market every Tuesday from 11:30am–5:30pm, and help support the vital local farmers and food artisans who ensure we have fresh, healthy, safe food!

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    2023 May 08

    Climate, Health & Equity: Toward a Sustainable Future

    1:00pm to 6:30pm

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    Spangler Center, Harvard Business School Campus

    Climate change is actively harming human health — not in some distant future, but now, in communities around the globe. The more we understand these harms, the better we can confront and overcome them. That’s the goal of this symposium.

    We’re bringing together leading scientists, policy makers, and activists to examine our most urgent challenges and explore the most promising solutions. The audience will include professionals from a wide array of disciplines engaged in issues of climate, health, and environmental justice. We expect the afternoon to inform and inspire, to spark...

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    2023 Feb 10

    Climate Change and Health: A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium

    12:30pm to 1:30pm

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    Harvard Law School—Online

    As one of the largest economic sectors globally, health care represents nearly 10% of GDP spending across O.E.C.D. countries. This significant activity produces an estimated 5-10% of global greenhouse gases, presenting opportunities to directly reduce this impact through changes to energy supply, waste, purchasing, and care models. Equally important, health care has a special interest in addressing climate change. Across the globe, human health is negatively impacted by the ramifications of climate change, such as heat, storms, flood, and fires. The health care sector must provide...

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    2022 Jun 21

    Farmers’ Market at Harvard: Opening Day!

    11:30am to 5:30pm

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    Harvard Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

    We are excited to announce that the Farmers' Market at Harvard will open on Tuesday, June 21! The Market will operate every Tuesday through October 25 on the Science Center Plaza.

    Grab your shopping bag and join us at the market every Tuesday—pick up freshly made pastries, a carton of strawberries, farm-fresh eggs, homemade granola, locally caught seafood, a...

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    2022 Jun 09

    A global perspective on sustainable growth: A Q&A with Mamphela Ramphele

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

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    The Studio at the Harvard Chan School—Online

    Mamphela Ramphele, the celebrated activist, physician, businesswoman, and political thinker, envisions a world that is equitable, sustainable, and peaceful. As co-president of The Club of Rome, Ramphele brings together leaders from around the globe to think through the urgent challenges of our day. In this Q&A, she'll discuss her vision, and she'll reflect on lessons learned from her remarkable career.

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    2022 May 16

    Director’s Series | Life: The Arnold Arboretum as an Institution of Public Health

    7:00pm to 8:30pm

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    Arnold Arboretum—Online

    The Arnold Arboretum's sesquicentennial Director's Series traces the Arnold’s significance in the landscape architecture movement, value for the people of Boston, and leadership in creating global connections between plants and people.

    Panelists include:

    • Dr. Michelle Kondo, Research Social Scientist, UDSA-Forest Service

    • Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space, City of Boston

    • Laurence Cotton, Consulting Producer, “Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing...

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    2022 Mar 31

    Fossil Fuels, Health, and Frontline Indigenous Communities

    9:15am

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    Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health—Online

    Indigenous communities have a long history of living with and learning from the environment, but the extraction and transportation of fossil fuels near their communities, along with unjust policies, have put their health and the climate at risk and impacted tribal sovereignty. Join us for a discussion of how we can uplift Indigenous voices and curb the impacts of fossil fuel extraction on frontline communities.

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    2021 Nov 29

    The Climate of Community

    7:00pm to 8:30pm

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    Harvard Divinity School—Online

    This conversation is part of the series "Weather Reports: The Climate of Now." The featured speaker for this community tea ceremony is Brian Kirbis of Theasophie.

    Tea Master Brian Kirbis, who will open each of our sessions with a tea pouring to set a tone of well-being and attention, will take us through a formal tea ceremony. As a global community online, we will be able to sit and sip in collective silence to contemplate all we have heard and taken into our minds during these sessions....

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    2021 Nov 18

    Beyond COP26: Next Steps in the Fight Against Climate Change

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

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    Harvard Chan School of Public Health—Online

    Scientists, health leaders, and politicians alike have described COP26 as our last, best chance to slow global warming and stave off some of the worst health effects of climate change. But the political environment remains fraught. And it’s unclear how rhetoric will translate into action.

    Our expert panel brings together leading voices in the fight against climate change, fresh from the halls of the COP26 Summit. They’ll talk through key outcomes and next steps. Bring questions!

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    2021 Nov 10

    Where Does Our Leftover Food Go? A Conversation About Food Recovery at Harvard

    4:30pm

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    Food Literacy Project—Online

    Every day, Harvard Dining Services operates more than a dozen dining halls at Harvard College, and every day, a certain amount of hot food goes untouched. What happens to this leftover food? Join us for a discussion with Sasha Purpura, Executive Director at local non-profit, Food for Free, and Crista Martin, Director for Strategic Initiatives and Communications at HUDS. Learn more about what happens to leftover food in dining halls, how food insecurity affects the local community, and how Harvard students can reduce food waste and combat food insecurity.

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    2021 Oct 04

    The Climate of Relationships and Intersectionality

    7:00pm to 8:30pm

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    Harvard Divinity School—Online

    This conversation is part of the series "Weather Reports: The Climate of Now." The featured speakers are climate activist Morgan Curtis, MDiv '24, and brontë velez, Black-latinx transdisciplinary artist.

    Morgan Curtis and brontë velez will discuss the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and climate collapse, and how seeing the world whole through the lens of relationships creates communities of care rather than conflict. They will consider what reparations might look like on behalf...

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    2021 Jun 15

    Farmers' Market at Harvard

    Repeats every week every Tuesday until Tue Oct 26 2021 except Tue Aug 24 2021.
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    Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

    The Farmers' Market at Harvard is open for the season, operating on Tuesdays from 12:00pm–6:00pm on the Science Center Plaza! Join us every Tuesday through October 26 (no Market on August 24).

    Help support the vital local farmers and food artisans who ensure we have fresh, healthy and safe food! The Market will continue to accept SNAP with a weekly maximum SNAP Match of $15. Participating vendors also accept HIP, as well as WIC and Senior FMNP Coupons.

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