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Harvard Professor Designing Air-Capture Plant
A typical plant would capture one million tons of carbon dioxide per year—the equivalent of taking about 300,000 cars off the road, according to the company’s website.
CS50 Revises Office Hours to Be More Social, Efficient
In a format inspired by the Apple Store’s Genius Bar, arriving students log in to the course website, cs50.net, and access CS50 Queue—a new application crafted this summer by Teaching Fellow Thomas M. MacWilliam ’13.
SEAS To Offer Secondary Field in Computational Science
With some courses open to undergraduates, the new graduate secondary field comes amid growing interest in computational methods across a wide range of disciplines.
At TEDxBoston, Harvard Affiliates Showcase 'Culturomics,' 'Astronomical Medicine'
Three Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences affiliates explored digitized history and the intersection of astronomy and medicine at a Boston offshoot of the popular TED Talks on Tuesday.
Renaissance Engineering
In the four years since SEAS became its own school within the University, Harvard has come a long way towards addressing that “incomplete” on its report card.
Coolness.Factor++
Students and professors alike say that the image of the computer scientist has changed along with the growing popularity of the field.
Report Identifies Most Lucrative College Majors
For students who may be less sure of their academic paths, a study published Tuesday raises questions about the financial implications of choosing one concentration over another.
Joanna Aizenberg Named Director of Kavli Institute
Materials science professor Joanna Aizenberg has been appointed the new director of the interdisciplinary Kavli Institute for Bionanoscience and Technology, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announced last Tuesday.
Challenges Remain for SEAS, Murray Says
Faculty, staff and students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences joined SEAS Dean Cherry A. Murray for this semester’s All Hands meeting to highlight the renewed emphasis on teaching labs at SEAS as well as goals for future investment across the School.
Gates Grant Funds Soil-Based Power
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has won $100,000 to harness the electrical power generated by microbes in the soil beneath our feet.
Grosz To Step Down as Dean
Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Barbara J. Grosz announced yesterday that she will step down from her post of four years to return to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty.
SEAS Plans New Electrical Engineering Concentration
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences plans to petition for a new concentration in Electrical Engineering—projected to be offered in fall 2012—in response to student desire for a more focused curriculum in the engineering sciences. The concentration would have 20 required half-courses and give students a Bachelor of Sciences degree.
Ranking Says Harvard Students More Stressed
Harvard has a habit of being near the top of many rankings. Harvard earned another distinction yesterday, but this one was not quite as enviable.
