Tag: Fawwaz Habbal

  • Nation & World

    A wellspring of hope

    Students in the Harvard University chapter of Engineers Without Borders have been rehabilitating and improving a potable water system in the rural town of Pinalito in the Dominican Republic.

  • Nation & World

    Leaders or followers?

    Author William Deresiewicz answers questions about his controversial new critique of elite colleges and universities.

  • Science & Tech

    When engineering meets art

    Music blared, LEDs blinked, and jaws dropped Tuesday at the SEAS Design and Project Fair, a celebration of creative problem-solving by students at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences…

  • Science & Tech

    Engineering a better life

    When Kathy Ku ’13 proposed to build a water-filter factory in Uganda for $15,000 last year, her contacts advised her to double her budget. If all goes to plan, by next August Ku and her classmates will have created a fully functional and self-sustaining water-filter factory, supplying clean water at half the cost of imported…

  • Science & Tech

    Nurturing the seeds of innovation

    The bond between Harvard and Silicon Valley is a close one. The region is home to a powerful network of alumni willing to offer mentorship to students and recent graduates who are dreaming big. Taking advantage of that network, SEAS and HBS recently came together to organize the trip to Palo Alto.

  • Campus & Community

    How to engineer change

    Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences makes rapid progress in reaching long-term energy-saving goals.