Tag: Colin Durrant

  • Nation & World

    ‘Weathering Change’

    Twenty-one Harvard students, faculty, staff, and alumni address climate change through poetry and art in “Weathering Change.”

    4 minutes
    "Texas Galaxy" by Laura Krueger.
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    Students take the lead on new climate program

    A new program, led by students, will help interested professional students at Harvard engage to address climate change.

    2 minutes
    Climate leaders program
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    New grants for climate solutions

    Seven new research projects have been awarded funding in the fourth round of grants from Harvard’s Climate Change Solutions Fund.

    6 minutes
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    Students help groups to pursue climate action

    Harvard living lab course works to find practical alternatives to carbon use.

    5 minutes
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    Curbing carbon on campus

    Harvard University achieves ambitious climate goal set in 2008.

    14 minutes
    Skyline view of Boston and Cambridge
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    Harvard strengthens ‘living laboratory’ to help mitigate climate impact

    A reinvigorated “campus as a living laboratory” initiative includes two new, fully funded projects for that will tackle real-world challenges on campus or in the community, and lead to the practical application of emerging technologies or strategies regarding climate change.

    5 minutes
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    Biodiesel one slick solution, but more to come

    By turning waste fryer oil into biodiesel, Harvard undergraduates turned a chemistry class into a living lab for understanding the multifaceted problems posed by global climate change and sustainable development.

    3 minutes
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    Greening starts at home

    In myriad ways, Harvard is working across its campus to reduce energy use, curb climate change.

    5 minutes
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    Harvard breaks LEED record

    This fall Harvard reached a major milestone in its commitment to sustainability with its 100th LEED certified space. Harvard now has more certified building projects than any other higher education institution in the world, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.

    10 minutes
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    A greener day

    At Harvard, the commitment to a healthier, more sustainable campus is ingrained in the culture, how people learn, work, and live. Initiatives across the University’s Schools and departments bring faculty, students, and staff together in creating solutions with the ultimate goal of enhancing the well-being of everyone in the Harvard community.

    3 minutes
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    Focus on food

    Twenty-two faculty members presented seven-minute lightning lectures on research and realities involving food.

    7 minutes
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    A sustainable 363rd Commencement

    Harvard’s efforts in sustainability are reflected during its 363rd Commencement.

    1 minute
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    Progress on sustainability

    Harvard University has made significant progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released by President Drew Faust, who announced the next steps that the institution will take to meet its goal of cutting emissions 30 percent by 2016.

    9 minutes
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    Warmth from the woods

    At the 3,700-acre Harvard Forest, three wood-fired boilers are providing scientists with a new tool to expand their understanding of climate change, while generating sustainable energy as well.

    5 minutes
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    Bright lights, big impact

    Harvard’s facility managers are working to improve energy systems and performance in their buildings. Their efforts, which include installing better equipment, are focused on ensuring that buildings operate as efficiently as possible.

    5 minutes
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    The bees’ needs

    Harvard groups support hives, conduct research, and sample honey.

    8 minutes
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    An award for bike-friendly Harvard

    The national advocacy organization League of American Bicyclists has recognized Harvard’s progress in supporting bicycle use by naming it a silver-level Bicycle Friendly University.

    3 minutes
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    Conservation’s siren song

    The Harvard University Police Department rolled out six new patrol cars last month. But it wasn’t the flashing lights or fresh paint jobs that were turning heads. It was the 47 mpg, gas-electric hybrid motor under the hoods.

    4 minutes
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    In MAC Quad, a cardboard castle

    Arriving Harvard students helped to build the world’s largest cardboard box fort in the MAC Quad.

    4 minutes
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    The sharing of the green

    At orientation sessions, Harvard’s Schools provide students with information on how to live more sustainably and help the University to reduce its environmental footprint.

    3 minutes
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    On bicycles built for 1,000

    The popular Hubway regional bike-share program, up and running in Boston, is expanding into the nearby communities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline, with Harvard playing a key role.

    5 minutes