‘A Towering Intellect’: Michael McElroy, Giant of Harvard Environmental Sciences, Dies at 86

Remembered as a pioneering atmospheric scientist who bridged planetary science, climate policy, and undergraduate education, Michael B. McElroy, 86, died earlier this month from cancer.

Markey and Harvard’s Engell Headline Climate Change Concert

The event’s headliners included U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey and Harvard English professor James T. Engell ’73.

New Energy and Environment Secondary Attracts Students from Diverse Fields

In its inaugural semester, Harvard’s new Energy and Environment secondary field has drawn 20 students from concentrations across the life sciences, social sciences, humanities, and engineering.

Concentration Satisfaction: Class of 2012

As freshmen enter the second week of Advising Fortnight, Flyby presents a complete set of data from the Class of 2012's concentration satisfaction ratings. For all freshmen looking to narrow down the list of potential concentrations, sophomores or juniors curious about their chosen concentrations, and seniors reflecting on their undergraduate careers, here are the stats from last year's graduating seniors on how satisfied they were with their respective concentrations. Check out our four interactive graphs showing overall satisfaction rates among Humanities, Natural Sciences, SEAS, and Social Sciences concentrators in the Class of 2012.

Overall Satisfaction with Natural Sciences Concentrations among Class of 2012

Graduating natural sciences concentrators in the Class of 2012 rated their overall satisfaction with their respective concentrations on a scale of one to five.

Chris Arnott of Alluvium Consulting speaks on the effects of Australia's droughts and floods on climate change and the Geological Museum.

Wildlife biologist Stephen Destefano and photographer Amy Stein discuss the increasingly blurred borderline between human development and wildlife at the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Saturday afternoon. Both Destefano's new book, "Coyote at the Kitchen Door", and Stein's new exhibit at the museum, "Domesticated: Modern Dioramas of our New Natural History", address this theme.