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Introducing the 2018-2020 Environmental Fellows

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HUCE welcomes new cohort of postdoctoral researchers The Harvard University Center for the Environment extends a warm welcome to the newest class of Environmental Fellows: Jemma Deer, Jesse Jenkins, Elsa Ordway, Jake Seeley, and A.R. Siders. These fellows...

A 'Moon Shot' to Protect Earth's Species

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Biologist E.O. Wilson and former National Park Service director envision massive conservation effort to stem extinction The Harvard Gazette By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer The extinction of our swimming, trotting, slithering, and flying companions...

Learning to Find 'Quiet' Earthquakes

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Researchers create algorithm that can separate small disturbances from seismic noise Harvard Gazette By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer Imagine standing in the middle of Harvard Square and the swirling cacophony that comes with it: the thrum of passing...

Public Lands 'a Priceless Legacy' for Future

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Former Interior official outlines disputes over their protection and use Harvard Gazette By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer A former solicitor for the U.S. Interior Department sought to set the record straight on public lands Wednesday, disputing...

James J. McCarthy Awarded the 2018 Tyler Prize

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Professor honored for his decades of leadership in understanding the impacts of climate change Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement The 2018 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement - often described as the 'Nobel Prize for the Environment' - has...

Harvard Makes Climate Pledge to End Fossil Fuel Use

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Leaders of task force explain how they arrived at ambitious energy goals for campus The Harvard Gazette By Colin Durrant, Harvard Correspondent A new Harvard University climate action plan, announced by Harvard President Drew Faust today, clears an...

Study Tracks Mercury Sources in Seafood

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Researchers from SEAS, led by HUCE faculty associated Elsie Sunderland, have traced the worldwide origins of methylmercury in the U.S. diet The Harvard Gazette By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications Order a sushi platter in the U.S. and your plate will...

Expanding the Reach of the Bionic Leaf

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HUCE postdoctoral fellow Kelsey Sakimoto works with Professors Daniel Nocera and Pamela Silver to tune their "bionic leaf" to help forge a new era of distributed agriculture By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer As the global population rises toward 10...

For Answers on Coral Conservation, She Followed the Fish

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Researcher's St. Croix project explores impact of restoration efforts The Harvard Gazette By Peter Ruell, Harvard Staff Writer Spending hours a day diving around the coral reefs off St. Croix might sound like the stuff of a dream vacation, but for Annie...

As Climate Changes, So Will Wine Grapes

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To adapt to warmer temperatures, vintners may have to plant lesser-known varieties Harvard Gazette By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer If you want to buy good wine, Elizabeth Wolkovich says, you're going to want to stop looking at labels and just listen...

Climate Made Scary

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HUCE discussion on whether we're fooling ourselves by not paying close enough attention to worst-case projections for climate change Harvard Gazette By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer In July, New York magazine published its most-read article ever...

Students Help Groups to Pursue Climate Action

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Those in Harvard living lab coursework to find practical alternatives to carbon use By Colin Durrant, Harvard Correspondent, Harvard Gazette How could preserving forests in Alaska or reducing nitrogen fertilizer runoff on farms in the Midwest help an...