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    Harvard Speaks on Climate Change: Climate Politics and the Energy Transition

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    The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning present Harvard Speaks on Climate Change, a new series featuring Harvard faculty working on different dimensions of the climate challenge. In this session, Professors Dustin Tingley and Gordon Hanson will explore the political, economic, and social challenges surrounding the energy transition. Dustin will share insights from his recently released book co-authored with Alexander Gazmararian, Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse, and Gordon will discuss his research on mitigating the economic impacts of the energy transition on workers, a key initiative of the Kennedy School’s Reimagining the Economy Project, which he co-directs with Dani Rodrik. Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and Director of the Salata Institute, Jim Stock, will host. This series is part of the collection of VPAL Signature Events and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association.

  • Collage of nature journals

    Nature Journaling: A Creative Exploration of the Winter Landscape

    Arnold Arboretum

    Bring your enthusiasm for the natural world and leave with a creative nature journal, inspired by the trees of the Arnold Arboretum. Nature journaling is all about expressing your curiosity and wonder through sketching, calligraphy, writing, or other forms of art-making. Tap into your creativity and let yourself be surprised by the diversity of forms on display in the winter landscape.

  • Headshot of Andrea Appleton, Harvard Kramer Lab Graduate Student.

    Science Spotlights: Fantastic Flowers and Their Many Forms

    Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Hear from speaker Andrea Appleton, Harvard Kramer Lab Graduate Student, on the importance of the evolution of flowers and the breadth of their diversity. Flowers exhibit extreme variation in their shape, size, color, and even the type of parts they are made of, but how? Let’s break some of the coolest flowers down to their basic components and talk about how floral variation has evolved. Learn more about this important topic. Event recommended for ages 10 and up.

  • Harvard Valentine’s Toiletry Drive with photo of toiletries and roses.

    Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive

    Harvard University Surplus Center 28 Travis Street, Allston, MA, United States

    It’s time for the annual Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive! From now through February 12, you can help support Cambridge’s YWCA by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products.

  • Harvard Valentine’s Toiletry Drive with photo of toiletries and roses.

    Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive

    Harvard University Surplus Center 28 Travis Street, Allston, MA, United States

    It’s time for the annual Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive! From now through February 12, you can help support Cambridge’s YWCA by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products.

  • Dr. Gibson and a sandgrouse

    The Fascinating Feathers of the Sandgrouse

    Arnold Arboretum

    The birds that populate the Arnold Arboretum rarely have to go far to find water. In the deserts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, it's a different story, and the sandgrouse that lives in these arid environments has developed a fascinating adaptation to stay hydrated: these birds have a unique ability to absorb and hold water inside of their feathers. But how do their feathers hold water so efficiently? Dr. Lorna Gibson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, has found the answer. Join Dr. Gibson for a lecture to learn about these fascinating birds and the science behind them.

  • Harvard Valentine’s Toiletry Drive with photo of toiletries and roses.

    Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive

    Harvard University Surplus Center 28 Travis Street, Allston, MA, United States

    It’s time for the annual Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive! From now through February 12, you can help support Cambridge’s YWCA by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products.

  • Abstract Design

    Inspired by Nature: Drawing from Your Imagination

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    Looking closely at nature can inspire a broad range of imaginative artwork, from abstraction and decorative work to illustration and cartooning. In this workshop, we will use a variety of examples from nature as inspiration, and then explore techniques for unleashing our creativity through the drawing process.

    Class size will be limited to twelve, allowing ample time for individual feedback. All skill levels are welcome.

    Taught by artist and illustrator, Erica Beade.

  • Harvard Valentine’s Toiletry Drive with photo of toiletries and roses.

    Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive

    Harvard University Surplus Center 28 Travis Street, Allston, MA, United States

    It’s time for the annual Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive! From now through February 12, you can help support Cambridge’s YWCA by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products.

  • HGSE Green Team Meeting

    Green Team Meetings
    Eliot Lyman Room in Longfellow Hall Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    All HGSE students, faculty, and staff interested in making our school healthier and more sustainable are encouraged to join the HGSE Green Team!

  • Harvard Valentine’s Toiletry Drive with photo of toiletries and roses.

    Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive

    Harvard University Surplus Center 28 Travis Street, Allston, MA, United States

    It’s time for the annual Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive! From now through February 12, you can help support Cambridge’s YWCA by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products.

  • Harvard Valentine’s Toiletry Drive with photo of toiletries and roses.

    Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive

    Harvard University Surplus Center 28 Travis Street, Allston, MA, United States

    It’s time for the annual Harvard Recycling Valentine’s Day Toiletries Drive! From now through February 12, you can help support Cambridge’s YWCA by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products.