Tag: Harvard Global Institute
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Nation & World
7 projects win Global Institute grants
Seven projects that feature interdisciplinary, cross-collaborative research and span five Harvard Schools will receive grants from the Harvard Global Institute.
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Studying environmental issues in China
A group of Harvard undergraduatess interested in fighting environmental decline spent the summer studying China’s problems and working alongside scholars whose efforts are directed at a host of issues.
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Harvard Global Institute grants expand scope
The Harvard Global Institute (HGI) will fund eight projects this year, three focusing on topics that are particularly relevant to China, five on issues that are salient to India.
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Nation & World
No cookie-cutter fixes on air pollution
A Nobel Prize-winning chemist has called for additional research into the air pollution blanketing the world’s megacities, saying that solutions found in the developed world’s cities are not likely to apply in other places.
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Global concerns on climate change
Harvard experts gather to discuss climate change in all its complexity, and share some surprising views.
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Tackling international problems
Harvard Global Institute announces second cycle of research grants to tackle international problems.
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Tackling carbon emissions in China
A Beijing symposium co-sponsored by the Harvard China Project and the Harvard Global Institute explored the possibility of China adopting a carbon tax as a way to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. The Gazette spoke with economist Dale Jorgenson, the Samuel W. Morris University Professor, and Chris Nielsen, the executive director of the China Project,…
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Nation & World
Gore sees progress on climate change
Former Vice President Al Gore brought a dose of optimism about climate change to Harvard on April 7, saying the problems are severe, but the solutions are emerging.
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Seeking global projects
Harvard Global Institute seeks applicants for grants to help tackle international concerns.
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Nation & World
Harvard creates Global Institute
A multidisciplinary project to investigate climate change, energy security, and sustainable development in China has received the first $3.75 million grant from the new Harvard Global Institute.