2018 Apr 24
From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery
6:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge MA
In 1986, the Peabody Museum mounted From Site to Sight, a groundbreaking traveling exhibition on the historic and contemporary uses of photography in anthropology.... Read more about From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery
2018 Apr 18
Unseen Connections: A Natural History of Cell Phones
6:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge MA
Cell phones are among people’s most prized possessions.... Read more about Unseen Connections: A Natural History of Cell Phones
2018 Apr 12
Where the Girls Are: Arts activism around the globe
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Location: 
Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA
With the rise of the #metoo and Time's Up movements, what is the role of the arts and artists in supporting the education, agency and self-expression of young females globally?... Read more about Where the Girls Are: Arts activism around the globe
2018 Apr 04
Why Cancer Is Everywhere
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street., Cambridge MA
Humans are not alone in their struggle with cancer.... Read more about Why Cancer Is Everywhere
2018 Mar 29

The Sleep-Deprived Human Brain

4:15pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge,

Nora D. Volkow is the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.... Read more about The Sleep-Deprived Human Brain

2018 Mar 27

Obesity: It’s More Complex Than You Think

5:00pm

Location: 

Knafel Center,10 Garden St., Cambridge, MA

Fatima Cody Stanford, instructor in medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, will challenge the notion that weight regulation can be... Read more about Obesity: It’s More Complex Than You Think

2018 Mar 22

WHEREAS: A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Layli Long Soldier

4:15pm

Location: 

Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Layli Long Soldier is an American poet and author of WHEREAS and Chromosomory.... Read more about WHEREAS: A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Layli Long Soldier

2018 Mar 21

Numismatic Archaeology: Interpreting Coin Finds from Excavation Contexts

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA

What do the finds of coins in archaeological excavations tell us about the history of the use of the site?... Read more about Numismatic Archaeology: Interpreting Coin Finds from Excavation Contexts

2018 Mar 08
Empowering Girls, Transforming Communities: The Power of Grassroots Leadership
12:00pm
Location: 
Livestream: hsph.me/Ntaiya
Please join us for the next “Voices in Leadership” event of the Spring semester, featuring Kakenya Ntaiya, Founder of the Kakenya Center for Excellence.... Read more about Empowering Girls, Transforming Communities: The Power of Grassroots Leadership
2018 Mar 05
Wild Diagnosis
6:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
Sudden cardiac death in kangaroos. Breast cancer in jaguars. Compulsive disorder in polar bears...... Read more about Wild Diagnosis
2018 Feb 23

WHEREAS: A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Layli Long Soldier

1:35pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 10 Garden St., Cambridge, MA

Layli Long Soldier is an American poet and author of WHEREAS and Chromosomory...... Read more about WHEREAS: A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Layli Long Soldier

2018 Feb 23

RUN AMOC! at Harvard

Fri Feb 23 (All day) to Sat Mar 3 (All day)

Location: 

Various Locations across Harvard's Campus

The American Modern Opera Company, an ensemble of cross-disciplinary artists, will participate in a nine-day teaching, performance and program... Read more about RUN AMOC! at Harvard

2018 Jan 29

Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard's preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton... Read more about Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

2018 Jan 25

US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

4:00pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Former United Nations representative and member of President Obama’s cabinet Samantha Power will offer a comprehensive overview of US foreign policy.... Read more about US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

2017 Dec 06

Social Justice Action: How We Change the World

4:00pm

Location: 

First Parish in Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Ave

The Mahindra Humanities Center and the Office of the President at Harvard present the Tanner Lectures on Human Values: Bryan... Read more about Social Justice Action: How We Change the World

2017 Nov 18

Common Application Workshop for High School Students

10:00am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

The Harvard Ed Portal is proud to offer a free Common Application Workshop for high school students who live or attend school in... Read more about Common Application Workshop for High School Students

2017 Nov 13

Writers Speak: Michael Ondaatje in conversation with Claire Messud

4:00pm

Location: 

Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge

Michael Ondaatje is the author of five novels, a memoir, a nonfiction book on film, and several books of poetry. His novel The... Read more about Writers Speak: Michael Ondaatje in conversation with Claire Messud

2017 Nov 08

Decoding Maya Hieroglyphs with 3D Technology

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The Peabody Museum has conducted archaeological research in the Maya site of Copan, Honduras, since the 1890s. One of... Read more about Decoding Maya Hieroglyphs with 3D Technology

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