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Sheila Jasanoff, the Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Harvard Kennedy School, has been awarded the 2022 Holberg Prize, among the world’s most prestigious awards for academic work in the humanities and social sciences.By Nora...

Ex-Obama adviser says, unlike Trump, Biden and Harris will embrace factual analysis With the creation of a coronavirus advisory board among its first acts, the incoming Biden-Harris administration has moved quickly to reinstall science as a foundation for...

Please watch this video for a faculty message about choosing ESPP as a concentration. Visit the Board of Tutors page to find a list of ESPP faculty which includes their home department, research interests, and email address. ESPP faculty are happy to be...

James J. McCarthy: January 25, 1944 – December 11, 2019 "For 40 years, Jim McCarthy was a central part of Harvard’s efforts on the environment. Jim’s own research on biological oceanography probed the nitrogen cycle in the oceans, seeking to understand...

Panel discussion honoring James McCarthy brings experts and innovative ideas to campus The pollution, acidification, and warming plaguing the world’s oceans are often seen as intractable as climate change and as important to resolve. But Jane Lubchenco...

The Environmental Science and Public Policy community is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Martin L. Weitzman, a former Board of Tutors member and recently retired Harvard University economist. He served as a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the...

Daniel Schrag, ESPP Board of Tutors Professor, was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. Professor Schrag is the Sturgis...

A paper, co-authored by ESPP Board of Tutors Professor Peter Huybers, shows historical cooling periods are still playing out in the deep Pacific By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications The ocean has a long memory. When the water in today’s deep Pacific Ocean...

Dr. Michaela Thompson joined the Environmental Science & Public Policy Concentration as Preceptor. Michaela is familiar with the community, as she served as a teaching fellow in several ESPP courses. Her primary responsibilities will be working with and...

Congratulations to ESPP Alumna Tannis Thorlakson on her selection to the 2018 GreenBiz 30 Under 30, a group of 30 inspiring leaders who are "demonstrating the world-changing promise of sustainability in their everyday work." Tannis is currently the...