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Professor Sheila Jasanoff wins prestigious Holberg Prize
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...
Professor Sheila Jasanoff

President Bacow Reviews Harvard Climate Actions
In a letter to the community this afternoon addressing climate change, President Lawrence S. Bacow described what “Harvard has done and will do to ensure that our community is fully engaged in the critical work ahead.” The appearance of such a letter was...
President Bacow Reviews Harvard Climate Actions

Is Science Back? Harvard’s Holdren Says ‘Yes’
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...
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Information for Prospective Concentrators

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...

Remembering Jim McCarthy, 1944–2019
MEMORIAL SERVICE Saturday, January 25 2:30pm Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge Reception to follow in the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge Parking will be available in the garage at 52 Oxford Street (entrance at the...

Remembering Jim McCarthy, 1944–2019
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...
Jim McCarthy

Solve Ocean’s Troubles and Climate Change Too?
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...
McCarthy

ESPP Remembers Marty Weitzman, 1942-2019
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...
Martin Weitzman

The Long Memory of the Pacific Ocean
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...
Peter Huybers Paper

New ESPP Preceptor: Dr. Michaela Thompson
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...
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The 2018 GreenBiz 30 Under 30
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...
Tannis