2016

Harvard Global Institute announces second cycle of research grants Harvard President Drew Faust has awarded a second cycle of grants to faculty through the Harvard Global Institute (HGI), which was established last year. In this grant cycle, the five...

Harvard achieves science-based climate goal set in 2008By Colin Durrant, Harvard Correspondent The wells that plunge 1,500 feet under Radcliffe Yard are out of sight to those walking over them. But to the facilities team there, they are well known as...

Shifts can affect agriculture, farming in many ways globally, panel says. By Maureen Brown, Harvard Correspondent The effects of climate change may be producing a domino effect worldwide, and one area of increasing concern involves food. Four experts...

Harvard experts gather to discuss urgency, complexity of growing problemBy Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer Is it possible that the cascading effects of climate change left a fingerprint on the recent U.S. elections? That possibility was floated at a...

University of Alaska scholar describes a coming crisis of displacement By Liz Mineo, Harvard Staff Writer In one of the most dreaded science-fiction scenarios, entire communities are forced to abandon their homes because rising sea levels, droughts, and...

Symposium spotlights the oceans and the unfolding effects of their warmingBy Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer In August, the luxury liner Crystal Serenity took 1,500 passengers and crew on what was once a perilous and often impossible voyage: through...

A Trump administration can do plenty to undercut Obama’s efforts, but it could compromise too, Harvard analysts sayBy Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer Regulations to fight climate change likely will be casualties of the incoming Trump administration...

New initiative on health effects brings Kerry to campusBy Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer. Harvard Gazette The effects of climate change almost always have an element that harms human health, whether it’s heat waves, droughts, spreading disease, or...

McElroy discusses the vision that powers his new book By Alvin powell, Harvard Staff Writer, Harvard Gazette Headlines focus on international agreements, sea levels, melting ice, and superstorms, but climate change is most of all an energy problem...

New course, research fund aimed at action on climate and sustainability By Colin Durrant, Harvard Staff Writer, Harvard Gazette Healthy buildings and clean air keep people healthy. That simple premise is driving a series of studies being conducted by...