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SEAS Receives NSF Grant
Two faculty members at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are leading an effort funded by the National Science Foundation to better understand the causes of Arctic climate change.
Guest Chef Reveals Secrets
Projecting a photograph of a classic Spanish dessert menu for the audience to see, Chef Carme Ruscalleda began Science and Cooking’s twelfth guest lecture by sharing a secret.
Artery Visualization Gets to the Heart of the Matter
A team of Harvard researchers has developed a new arterial visualization tool that may result in quicker and more accurate diagnoses of heart disease.
Caffeine You Can Breathe
Biomedical Engineering Professor David A. Edwards' new invention sounds like it's moving us one step closer to the high-tech elimination of food. It's called the Aeroshot, and it's a caffeine inhaler.
Engineering the Perfect Intro Course
Even as CS50 continues to pull away from other introductory courses in enrollment figures—enrollment jumped from 494 last fall—its growth trends are not exclusive. Every introductory SEAS course has grown in the last two years.
Professors Reflect on Steve Jobs' Accomplishments
As the world reflects on Jobs’ legacy, one Harvard professor says that remembering the iconic genius primarily as an innovator would be a mistake.
ES 227 Spotlights Medical Technology
The class, which was offered for the first time last spring, is the brainchild of SEAS Lecturer Conor J. Walsh, who said he was inspired by a similar class taught by his MIT graduate advisor.
SEAS Plans for New Labs and Buildings
With about 1,900 undergraduates enrolled in its courses this fall, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is using every bit of available space.
SEAS Dean Calls for Innovation, Growth
Innovation was the mantra at School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ semesterly All-Hands meeting on Friday afternoon.
Scientists Develop SLIPS
Harvard scientists have developed a biomaterial with even less friction than Teflon, one of the smoothest materials ever developed.
Harvard Researchers' Biomaterial is Among Smoothest Surfaces Ever
Harvard scientists have developed a biomaterial with less friction than Teflon, one of the smoothest materials ever developed.
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.