Events

    2023 Oct 19

    Astronomy is for All of Us: Celebrating Women Astrophysicists and the History of Cosmic Discovery

    5:00pm to 8:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard College Observatory Plate Stacks, 47 Concord Ave., Cambridge

    During Massachusetts STEM Week, join us for an evening celebrating remarkable women in astronomy from across the galaxy. Enjoy a dynamic lecture on exciting applications of astronomy, explore a captivating exhibition in the Great Refractor, engage in family-friendly STEM activities, and cap off the night with fall refreshments and stargazing.

    • Remarks from Professor Lisa Kewley, Director, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
    • Welcome remarks from Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, highlighting...
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    2023 Oct 13

    Future of Cities: Extreme Heat

    4:00pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    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 Sep 30

    Cambridge Explores the Universe

    1:00pm

    Location: 

    The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden St., Cambridge

    Become an astronomer for a day! Come visit us on Observatory Hill, and see what the Center for Astrophysics has been up to. Enjoy exploration stations that include hands-on activities, telescope tours, and solar observing. There’s even an opportunity to ask our scientists all of your burning space questions at our “Ask an Astronomer” tables.

    Find out the latest discoveries about the sun, exoplanets, and black holes and take your own telescope images using our robotic telescopes, or go on a virtual tour of space using the World Wide Telescope visualization lab- It’s out of this...

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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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    Location: 

    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 17

    ¡Celebremos El Salvador!

    12:00pm to 3:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Celebrate the vibrant culture and natural history of El Salvador. Enjoy captivating folk dances by Grupo Torogoz and try hands-on activities including corn grinding and painting with cochineal insects. Go on a scavenger hunt and discover the rich heritage of animals, minerals, and artifacts from the region. Join an archaeologist for a live-streamed tour of Joya de Cerén, the Pompeii of Latin America. Take a break with Spanish Story Time, enjoy traditional Salvadoran cuisine (available for purchase), and enter a raffle to win a museum gift basket.

    All are welcome to explore,...

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    2023 Sep 11

    Will Industrial Policies Lead to a Manufacturing Renaissance?

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Wexner 434AB, Harvard Kennedy School

    This hybrid panel discussion will include Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment at HKS; and Anna Stansbury, Class of 1948 Career Development Assistant Professor and an Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. The panel will be moderated by Edoardo Campanella, M-RCBG research fellow and senior global economist at UniCredit Bank.

    This event will take place in Wexner 434AB for those who wish to attend in person. Other may join us remotely via Zoom.

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    2023 May 10

    Climate Policy in Action: A Conversation with Nat Keohane

    4:00pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge,

    Professor Henry Lee will conduct a fireside chat with Nat Keohane, the president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, former Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate in the Obama White House, and an alum of the political economy and government doctoral program at Harvard.

    They will discuss recent progress in the U.S. climate policy space (including the Inflation Reduction Act and U.S. participation in international climate agreements), and the actions that must be taken to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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    2023 May 10

    Building Our Resilient Future: Education Driving Hope, Innovation, and Action

    10:00am to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    Askwith Hall, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge

    In conversation with national and local leaders, we'll highlight an action-oriented agenda for the education sector with innovation and engagement as drivers for climate resilience and mitigation. We'll show how schools and communities are already making an impact in confronting climate change — altering our use of resources, creating exciting learning opportunities, and advancing equity in community approaches. We'll explore ways to accelerate progress, to spur collective effort, and to act with urgency. And we'll ask participants to share stories of where they are finding hope and...

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    2023 Apr 19

    The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy with Gina McCarthy

    5:00pm to 6:30pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge

    Join us for "The Future of Climate Action: A Conversation with Gina McCarthy".

    Speakers:

    • Gina McCarthy, the first-ever White House National Climate Advisor and former US EPA administrator.
    • James Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University; the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University.

    Chair:

    • Melani Cammett, Center Director; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar (on leave 2022–2023). Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of...
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    2023 Apr 13

    Tanner Lectures with Margaret Redsteer | Lecture 2: Barriers to Transforming Climate Dialogues

    4:00pm to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Margaret Redsteer's Tanner Lectures, "Climate Futures and Structural Paradigms," will draw on her experiences working with local Indigenous communities to adapt to a changing climate and will consider what has been left out of narratives about the challenges we face.

    This lecture will focus on how the historical implementation of policies led to significant failures and to current attitudes about reform of land use practices.

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    2023 Apr 12

    Tanner Lectures with Margaret Redsteer | Lecture 1: On Resilience: A Capacity to Absorb Disturbances and Shocks

    4:00pm to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Margaret Redsteer’s Tanner Lectures, "Climate Futures and Structural Paradigms," will draw on her experiences working with local Indigenous communities to adapt to a changing climate and will consider what has been left out of narratives about the challenges we face.

    This lecture will be centered around what defines resilience and why tribal communities are among the most resilient and yet very vulnerable to climate change.

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    2023 Feb 11

    I Heart Science

    1:00pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Break out of the winter doldrums and let your inner scientist loose. Meet amateur and professional scientists who study and collect mushrooms, shells, insects, and minerals. Talk with experts who build telescopes, create chocolate, and grow carnivorous plants. Try your hand at finding bugs or exploring sand. Be creative designing an imaginary insect or crafting a button to display your passion for exploration. Watch a live ice sculpture demonstration in front of the museum. Enjoy hot cocoa and chocolate bars available for purchase from Goodnow Farms Chocolate. This popular annual event...

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    2022 Oct 03

    Harvard Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series

    Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Nov 28 2022 except Mon Nov 07 2022, Mon Nov 21 2022.
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    Location: 

    Science Center Hall C, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Harvard Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series returns this 2022. New presenters this year include Arielle Johnson, Ph.D. (Flavor Scientist, Co-founder of the Noma Fermentation Lab), Chintan Pandya (Chef and Partner of Unapologetic Foods), Fatmata Binta (Chef of “Dine on a Mat” and Founder of Fulani Kitchen Projects), Kate Strangfeld (Founder of Bite Scized Education), Sean Sherman (Founder of The Sioux Chef) or Eduard Xatrutch (Chef at Disfrutar and Compartir), Pia Leon (Chef and Co-owner of Kjolle, Central, Mayo, MIL, Ichu) and Malena Martinez (Co-Director of Mater Iniciativa,...

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    2019 Nov 06

    The Diffusion and Adoption of Welfare-Enhancing Innovations

    4:00pm to 6:00pm

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    Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

    Todd Rogers is a behavioral scientist and professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Using his two decades of work in behavioral policy as a base, he will discuss his current research into what leads to welfare-enhancing innovations and practices. In particular, he aims to help scholars and practitioners design, identify, and invest in innovations that are likely to successfully scale.

    This event is free and open to the public. 

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    2019 Apr 18

    Meet a Scientist at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

    10:00am to 12:00pm

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    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge

    Come see the world through the eyes of a scientist and explore what research reveals about life and our planet. Graduate students from the departments of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University will share their research through hands-on activities in the museum galleries. This program is designed to actively engage families in learning more about science and exciting new discoveries in our natural world.

    Note: Regular museum admission rates apply....

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    2018 Dec 09

    The Science of Pizza: It's a Little Cheesy!

    2:00pm to 3:00pm

    Location: 

    Science Center, Lecture Hall B, 1 Oxford St. Cambridge

    Why does pizza crust have holes? How does cheese form from milk? How do you break down food into the fuel your body needs? What makes pizza dough stretchy? Join us at the 2018 Harvard Holiday Science Lecture as we observe, touch, taste, and explore some of your favorite foods. Kids, families, students, teachers and the curious are welcome! You will discover the physics, chemistry and biology of cheese and bread, look at them under a microscope, make a simple cheese (yum!), and learn about digestion (yuck!). Using...

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    2018 Dec 09

    The Science of Pizza: It’s a Little Cheesy!

    11:00am to 12:00pm

    Location: 

    Science Center, Lecture Hall B, 1 Oxford St. Cambridge

    Why does pizza crust have holes? How does cheese form from milk? How do you break down food into the fuel your body needs? What makes pizza dough stretchy? Join us at the 2018 Harvard Holiday Science Lecture as we observe, touch, taste, and explore some of your favorite foods. Kids, families, students, teachers and the curious are welcome! You will discover the physics, chemistry and biology of cheese and bread, look at them under a microscope, make a simple cheese (yum!), and learn about digestion (yuck!). Using live experiments and interactive...

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    2018 Sep 17

    Saving Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys

    6:00pm

    Location: 

    Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA

    James W. Porter, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

    Coral reefs support more than a quarter of all marine life, yet many are critically endangered. In the Florida Keys, the once common elk horn coral (Acropora palmata) has experienced steep declines since the 1970s. Preliminary blame was attributed to global warming and coral bleaching, but in fact, a human bacterial pathogen associated with a wide range of serious infections was the culprit. James Porter will discuss how Key West residents are saving these reefs...

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