Social Sciences

Janet Hering, Director Emerita, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, will give a talk as part of the Climate Science Series. Hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Co-sponsored by the EPS-ESE DIB Council...

Extreme weather patterns are increasing; how should individuals and institutions decide what to do next? Future of Cities: Extreme Heat, the third installation of OVPIA’s Future of Cities series, will showcase a panel discussing concerns around...

Come hear from our climate faculty and students about our newly launched research initiatives focused on climate data and adaptation in South Asia and learn about how you can engage on these projects! Come hear from our climate faculty and students about...

Join Professor Mark Fagan, Lecturer in Public Policy, for a conversation with Dr. Arturo Massol-Deyá, the Executive Director of Casa Pueblo de Adjuntas, a community-based group with 38 years of services in natural resources conservation, education, and...

"Climate Hacks: Survival Lessons from the World’s Poor" with Somini Sengupta, International Climate Reporter, The New York Times. "Climate Hacks: Survival Lessons from the World’s Poor" with Somini Sengupta, International Climate Reporter, The New York...

"Climate Change and Health in the Media" with Somini Sengupta, International Climate Reporter for The New York Times. A Whittenberger Lecture hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Climate Change and Health in the Media" with Somini...

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute invites you for their annual public symposium that will showcase projects and topics of interest to the Mittal Institute community. The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute invites you for their...

Religion and spirituality play a crucial role in shaping drivers of climate change and responses to it worldwide. In this online conversation, Harvard Divinity School faculty members Matthew Ichihasi Potts, Terry Tempest Williams, Janet Gyatso, and Diane...

The STS Program at HKS invites you for the latest installment of the Sciece & Democracy Lecture Series featuring Bill de Blasio, former Mayor of New York City. A discussion will follow with panelists Mike Firestone, City of Boston Chief of Policy and...

Join the Institute of Politics at HKS for a panel that will examine the history of systemic racism and exclusion in America’s National Parks, public lands, and outdoor industry, and how leaders and organizations are challenging these structures and...