Tag: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Parkes named dean of John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Widely viewed as a thoughtful and collaborative leader and mentor, Parkes will assume the new role on October 15.
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EPA’s new rules on forever chemicals don’t go far enough, study suggests
Harvard-led team finds standards don’t account for major source of drinking water contamination.
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Serving up science on Pi Day
Students from four Boston Public Schools spent March 14 at the Science and Engineering Complex doing hands-on engineering projects and interacting with undergraduate and graduate students studying STEM at Harvard.
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Researchers find key to healing muscle injuries in elderly
Controlling inflammation enables injured aged muscle recovery, offering promise for the future of mechanotherapies.
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Harvard Grid to help researchers make leap from lab to startup
The new initiative is designed to help speed up the translation of innovations from University labs into startups that bring to market products and services addressing climate change, alternative energy, sustainability, and other global challenges.
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More than just another brick in a wall
The student creators of a new public art installation in Harvard Yard believe their work can drive change.
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University seen as well-equipped to meet goals of ambitious institute
Scholars across University say Harvard is well-suited to the challenge owing to breadth, size of intellectual resources, experience.
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New University-wide institute to integrate natural, artificial intelligence
University-wide initiative made possible by gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Leaky natural gas pipelines are tip of the iceberg
Methane emissions from the distribution and use of natural gas across U.S. cities are 2 to 10 times higher than recent estimates from the EPA.
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Diet, exercise, and sleep affect heart health, but why?
Researchers are looking more closely at the impact of stress on the body, taking it down to the cellular and molecular level.
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Mark I, rebooted
After a yearlong delay, the landmark Harvard IBM Mark I Automatic Calculator shifts residences to its new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston.
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High-speed internet at a crossroads
Jim Waldo assesses how the internet fared during the pandemic and how well it stood up to huge shifts of work, education, and commerce online.
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Watching passion and perseverance pay off
Whether building an aircraft or learning to break dance, Harvard College student Robert Malate chose his own path.
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Science and Engineering Complex named one of the world’s healthiest lab buildings
New lab complex will help Harvard progress toward its Sustainability Plan and achieve its goals to be fossil fuel-neutral by 2026 and fossil fuel-free by 2050.
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Uncovering hidden chemicals
New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod.
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An ionic forcefield for nanoparticles
For the first time in mice, researchers have coated nanoparticles with an ionic liquid that allows the nanoparticles to survive the immune system and deliver drugs to their targeted spot.
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When it hits 100 degrees in Siberia …
With the threat of extreme heat rising, from California to Siberia, we ask climate scientist Peter Huybers what to expect in the future.
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Portable clotting agent slows internal bleeding by 97% in mice
An injectable clotting agent has been created that can reduce blood loss by 97 percent in mice models.
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Forestalling food waste
With the goal of reducing food waste, a student-developed device predicts when an avocado will be ripe
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Nanofiber protects against extreme temperatures and projectiles
Harvard University researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center and West Point, have developed a lightweight, multifunctional nanofiber material that can protect wearers from both extreme temperatures and ballistic threats.
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SEAS moves opening of Science and Engineering Complex to spring semester ’21
Temporary suspension of construction work by the city of Boston has pushed back the planned fall opening of Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex in Allston until next spring semester.
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Scaled-down labs felt ‘this special responsibility’
Harvard scientists put their research on hold for safety, and see chance to help hospitals with precious gear.
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The lessons of teaching
Harvard undergrads who mentor elementary, middle school and high school students at the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston say they learn as much as they teach.
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Learning from the land
Harvard University doctoral candidate Jordan Kennedy studies the engineering marvels that beavers create in her home state of Montana.
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Building connections
Harvard University doctoral candidate Andy Cohen survived getting stuck in a blizzard, and is a better engineer because of it.
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Real texture for lab-grown meat
Researchers are able to build muscle fibers, giving lab-grown meat the texture meat lovers seek.