SEAS
Brookline Machine Site Planning Moves Forward, Slowly
Some Allstonians say the planning process for the proposed apartment building is moving too slowly.
Eliot Resident Proposes New Solution for Energy Conservation
Aldis Elfarsdottir '19 noticed that Eliot's heating system gives students little control over the temperatures in their rooms and has begun devising a solution.
FAS Holds Meetings for Faculty to Discuss Graduate Student Unionization
Responding to suggestions from the Faculty Council, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is hosting town hall sessions for professors, administrators, and the University’s labor representatives to discuss graduate student unionization.
Boston Urban Planning Agency Gets Revamp
The Boston Redevelopment Authority announced a wide-ranging image revamp on Sept. 23 that includes a new website and a new name.
'Internet of Things' Symposium Highlights Use of Urban Data
Chicago Chief Innovation Officer Brenna Berman highlighted examples of data-driven analytics leading to policy reform at a Friday symposium.
Allston Task Force Returns from Summer Break with Two Resignations
Two longtime task force members offered their resignations and Allston residents heard the first details about the new Trader Joe’s slated to open on Western Ave. next year in an action-packed meeting of the Harvard-Allston Task Force on Monday night.
CS50 at Yale Hits Sophomore Slump
Harvard’s Computer Science 50: “Introduction to Computer Science I” saw a significant drop in enrollment at Yale University as it kicks off its second year. In the meantime, the course staff have been busy making changes to the course’s curriculum, staff, and lecture structure.
Robert J. Wood
Wood also repeats many of the aphorisms typical of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs: He describes the ever-arching motivation for his work as the desire to design and build completely novel creations.
Master's Cohort
Surrounded by posters, Santiago Mota works in the studio as part of the inaugural class of students pursuing a Masters in Design Engineering. This program is a product of collaboration between the University's Graduate School of Design and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
6,700 and Not Counting
As Harvard approaches the opening of a new campus in Allston, some administrators are weighing in on whether Harvard should expand its undergraduate population.
Criticized for Lack of Transparency, Boston Redevelopment Authority Applies a Fresh Coat of Paint
Backed by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the BRA is seeking a facelift after reforming its management structure, neighborhood planning, and community outreach.
Deriving the Right Note
The music track of the applied math concentration brings together computation, mathematical modeling, and music theory and composition to produce a uniquely quantitative study that serve to redefine Harvard’s liberal arts system for the silicon age.
Photo Essay: Allston
Crimson photographer Derek G. Xiao explores Allston, where two-thirds of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is scheduled to move to in 2020.
Bridging the Charles
Cars drive up and down North Harvard Street, which connects Allston, a neighbordhood across the Charles River from the University's main campus, and Cambridge. After halting construction in December 2009 in wake of the financial crisis, in 2013 Harvard released a scaled-back plan for new residential and and academic facilities in the Allston area.
Soldiers Field Road
Soldiers Field Road separates the University's main campus in Cambridge and Allston. Construction is resuming in the Allston campus after delays related to the 2008 financial crisis.
Road Signs
A road sign along North Harvard Street in Allston gives directions to Harvard Square, ahead. Several projects aiming to expand the University's campus to its Allston neighborhood are already underway, with several more set to begin in the next few years.
The Continuum
The Continuum's hours are displayed on its lobby windows. Harvard and city officials broke ground on the residential and retail complex--located at the corner of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue--in late 2013, with tenants moving into the completed building this past fall.
A Lone Wheel Loader
A wheel loader bearing the Harvard crest sits idle on site construction for the new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences complex. Two-thirds of the SEAS faculty is scheduled to move across the Charles in 2020.
Trash and Recycle
A collection of trash and recycle bins sit behind the construction site for the "Gateway project." Construction on the building will continue through 2016, though University administrators are unsure at this point whether to dedicate it for academic purposes, or use it as a “mixed use institutional building” as originally intended.
Constructing the Harvard Life Lab
A chain-link fence surrounds a sign for the Harvard Innovation Lab. The University is currently constructing the Harvard Life Lab, slated to open in September 2016, a modular biotech addition to the existing i-lab dedicated to supporting student research and enterprise in biotechnology.
Allston at Night
The benches at One Western Avenue sits quiet at night. The project, occupying a prominent site at the southeast corner of the Harvard Business School campus, represented Harvard's first step as it expanded its campus in Allston.