Tag: Steven C. Wofsy

  • Nation & World

    Midwest summer storms threaten ozone, study warns

    Summer storms in the central U.S. create the same chemical reactions damaging ozone in the Arctic, warns a Harvard study calling for a closer look at the region’s UV radiation risk.

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  • Nation & World

    U.S. methane emissions exceed government estimates

    Emissions of methane from fossil fuel extraction and refining activities in the United States are nearly five times higher than previous estimates, according to researchers at Harvard University and seven other institutions.

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  • Nation & World

    An unprecedented admissions year

    Almost 35,000 students applied to Harvard College for admission to the Class of 2015. Letters of admission and email notifications were sent to 2,158 students, 6.2 percent of the record pool of 34,950. More than 60 percent of the admitted students will receive need-based scholarships averaging more than $40,000.

    11 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Student makes cableless cable

    Matthew DePetro ’05 earned top honors for his senior design project, “Wireless Cable Television.” The first-prize entry “untethers” standard cable TV and even eliminates the need for a wall outlet.…

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  • Nation & World

    Atmospheric chemists fly high and low for novel carbon dioxide measurements

    Political leaders throughout the world have taken notice of the increasing levels of carbon in the atmosphere and have begun negotiations on how to mitigate “greenhouse” gases through accords such…

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