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Amy L. Jia
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The Graduating Class of 2021 By the Numbers
Each year, The Crimson conducts a survey of Harvard College’s graduating class, collecting data about where they are headed next, how they spent their time at Harvard, and what they think of the College and the country.
SEAS Dean Urges ‘Respect’ In Divestment Debates
Amid disagreement over divestment from fossil fuels among professors at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, SEAS Dean Francis J. Doyle III urged both sides to respect each other in an interview Thursday.
SEAS Faculty Anticipate Growing Artificial Intelligence Offerings in Allston
In light of rising student interest in artificial intelligence, Computer Science faculty members at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are looking toward SEAS’s upcoming expansion into Allston as a means of growing their program.
SEAS Students Conflicted About Allston Expansion
As the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences prepares to expand into the new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston — which is slated to open in June 2020 — current and prospective SEAS concentrators are largely conflicted about the expansion.
New SEAS Building Aims to Foster 'Serendipitous Collisions'
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston — which officially opens in June 2020 — will house several collaborative spaces designed to bring together students across the University, Dean of SEAS Francis J. Doyle III said in an interview Monday.
New Computer Science Professor Milind Tambe Aims for Social Impact
Milind Tambe has joined the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Computer Science faculty as a tenured professor this fall and will head the Center for Research on Computation and Society at SEAS.
Marianna Linz Joins Environmental Science and Engineering
Marianna K. Linz ’11 has returned to Harvard this fall as an assistant professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and will serve as one of only two female faculty members in the field.
Staying ‘InTouch’: SEAS Support Network Provides Peer-to-Peer Help to Graduate Students
Two graduate students at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created a peer-to-peer support network for graduate students, which launched at the beginning of this academic year.
Bridging Industry and Academia
Across Harvard, countless professors boast tales of early forays into the private sector that have, in turn, informed their teaching and research.
Sciences in the SEAS Era
As SEAS prepares to expand into Allston, some faculty say they wish administrators had consulted them on the details of the move earlier.
Harvard Embedded EthiCS Program Receives $150,000 Grant
Embedded EthiCS — an interdisciplinary initiative between the Computer Science and Philosophy departments — will receive a $150,000 grant after being named a winner in the 2019 Responsible Computer Science Challenge last week.
SEAS Dean Doyle Moves 'Full Steam Ahead' In Face of Challenges
From his time at Santa Barbara as a professor, researcher, and director, to his time here at Harvard as dean, SEAS Dean Francis J. Doyle III’s colleagues have consistently praised his ability to prioritize students and mentorship while also balancing administrative commitments.
In Second Annual BRIDGE Week, Harvard SEAS Celebrates Diversity in STEM
BRIDGE Week originated as an effort by the leaders of three student organizations at SEAS to celebrate a SEAS alumnus who had contributed to engineering and advanced diversity in STEM.
Professor Jelani Nelson’s Departure To Leave 'Big Hole' in Computer Science Department
Jelani Nelson, an associate professor of Computer Science at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences whose research focuses on designing algorithms to process large, high-dimensional datasets, will leave Harvard after this academic year to join the faculty of UC Berkeley.
First Undergrad Cohort Chosen for Harvard Technology Innovation Fellows Program
Fourteen Harvard College juniors have been selected as members of the first cohort of the Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellows Program, an initiative between SEAS and the Business School that seeks to bridge technology and entrepreneurship through courses, workshops, and seminars.
