Divestment Debate: Should Harvard Divest from Fossil Fuels?
May 8, 2015Should Harvard divest its financial holdings in fossil fuel companies to help address the climate change crisis? In the first Kennedy School public debate on this controversial issue, two...
View ArticleAt the Paris climate talks, media coverage takes a turn
Dec 1, 2015The initial media coverage of the two-week summit of nearly 200 countries reflected a solemn tone, as did symbolic images of empty shoes that lined the streets of Paris following French...
View ArticleArctic Innovation Lab
Nov 3, 2016A dozen international graduate students identify ways to address some of the most pressing problems facing the Arctic now and in the future—and turn them into opportunities.
View ArticleConfronting Sexual Harassment in Science
Oct 27, 2017"Accelerating efforts to combat sexual harassment takes on more urgency, given the national need to recruit and retain a diverse STEM workforce in the 21st century. To do so, the message to...
View ArticleStudents Offer Innovative Ideas for Tackling Climate Change Impacts on Arctic
Nov 20, 2017An event held in the Kennedy School's Bell Hall Nov. 15 challenged students in the Arctic Initiative's Arctic Innovators program to present their ideas to improve the region in a two and a...
View ArticleArctic Innovaters: Training a New Generation of Leaders
Feb 2, 2018This article discusses the climate challenges the Arctic region is facing, and the Arctic Initiative's new Arctic Innovator's program, committed to training new leaders and spearheading new...
View ArticleThe Madhouse Effect: A Climate Scientist and an Editorial Cartoonist Team Up...
Mar 1, 2018Why is climate change denial alive and thriving in America? Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State Michael Mann and Washington Post editorial cartoonist and blogger Tom...
View ArticleBridging Science and Societies
Mar 20, 2018Climate contrarians continue to undermine the urgency of immediate climate action, particularly in the United States, despite increasing evidence of the devastating impacts of global...
View ArticleFrom Polar Bears to People: Getting the Arctic Climate Change Story Right
May 3, 2018The Arctic is region is growing rapidly in global prominence, due in large part to the environmental changes caused by global warming. Rising temperatures and the receding sea ice reveal...
View ArticleInnovation for a New Arctic
Dec 3, 2018The authors write that solving the challenges of a changing Arctic will require new approaches.
View ArticleThe COVID-19 Pandemic Has Halted Most US Arctic Field Research for 2020
May 25, 2020Cristine Russell details how the seasonal scientific field work in the Arctic — from the Toolik Field Station on Alaska's North Slope to ice core drilling in Greenland — is being postponed...
View ArticleRIP David Perlman, the Dean of American Science Writing
Jun 20, 2020In a piece for the Scientific American, Cristine Russell honors the life of David Perlman, "senior statesman of American science writing."
View ArticleThe Film Radioactive Shows How Marie Curie Was a ‘Woman of the Future’
Aug 9, 2020In a nuanced portrayal, the new film Radioactive rightly celebrates Madame Curie’s brilliance, while also revealing her courage as a female scientist struggling with the male-dominated...
View ArticleJaws: Classic Film, Crummy Science
Sep 18, 2020On the 45th anniversary of the classic blockbuster Jaws, Cristine Russell reflects on the film's troubling portrayal of white shark behavior, the current state of shark research, and the...
View ArticleScientists Using Satellites Just Got a Much Clearer Picture of How Fast...
Nov 12, 2021A new study from the University of Leeds mostly confirmed previous estimates with greater precision, but it also found more variability than is currently accounted for in global climate...
View ArticleFor more than four decades, Professor Bill Clark has championed sustainability
Nov 23, 2021Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development Bill Clark's pursuit of sustainable development is a case study of putting science into practice.
View ArticleArctic Innovation Lab: Bright Ideas for the Future of the Arctic
Mar 14, 2022What if we could repurpose oil and gas pipelines to supply remote Arctic communities with clean water? What if Arctic entrepreneurs could connect with investors and raise capital over an...
View ArticleFinding Hope with Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe
Mar 24, 2022Renowned climate scientist and author Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a leader in efforts to change the public climate crisis conversation by focusing on solutions that provide hope rather than...
View ArticlePulitzers Honor CASW Awardee’s Work, Other Science Journalism
May 11, 2022The decade-old online science and math magazine Quanta went up against the juggernauts of print journalism to win the prestigious 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, reports...
View ArticleInnovation Key to Nigerian Start-up to Keep Food Fresh
Nov 21, 2022ColdHubs, an innovative Nigerian agricultural enterprise that uses solar-powered refrigerated storage units to keep food from spoiling, is slowly but surely expanding to nearby West African...
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