The Scoop
Wilson's bird-of-paradise
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; ©President and Fellows of Harvard College
Keshavjee Courtesy
Salmaan A. Keshavjee co-authored the paper “COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Young Adults: A Risk-Benefit Assessment and Five Ethical Arguments against Mandates at Universities.”
Wilson's birds-of-paradise
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; ©President and Fellows of Harvard College
Wintersession Boat
A honryōsen, a type of Japanese flat-bottomed river skiff. This one was built by students during Wintersession using Japanese tools and methods and principals of Japanese apprenticeship.
Wintersession Boat Display
The boat is currently being displayed in CGIS South. In April, the boat will be launched into the Charles.
‘More Tools, Less Books’: How 12 Students Built a Boat In Near Silence
Over this year's wintersession, 12 students undertook a two-week-long project to build a honryōsen, a type of Japanese flat-bottomed river skiff, in the basement of CGIS South.
Bluebikes S&D 1
A lone Bluebike populates a station near Leverett House. The growth of Boston's bikeshare system hasn't come without logistical challenges — chief among them a mismatch in supply and demand between stations.
Language Center FM 1
The Language Center, located in the Science Center basement, recently received $12,000 in funding through the 2022 Culture Lab Innovation Fund.
Bluebikes S&D 2
Hidden behind Bluebikes’ fairly straightforward user experience is a complex operation, running day and night to keep bikes rolling and stations stocked.
Dying Without Identification in Harvard Square
What exactly happens to an unhoused person if they die, unidentified, in the state of Massachusetts?
Meet Jews for Liberation, the HDS Student Group Bringing Politics and Spirituality Together
Jews for Liberation, a student organization composed primarily of Jewish students at Harvard Divinity School, describes itself in its Instagram bio as a “spiritual and political space for anti-Zionist and non-Zionist Jews at Harvard.”
Jews For Liberation 1
Julia M. Wedgle, Ethan Levin, S. Lovett-Graff, and Kevin Keystone sitting outside Harvard Divinity School at the first Jews for Liberation meeting in November 2021.
Jews For Liberation 2
Jews for Liberation members S. Lovett-Graff and Francesca Rubinson sitting outside Harvard Divinity School.
Walter Willett
Walter Willett, who co-chairs HFSI with Haneef, is a public health professor who has devoted much of his career to nutrition research.
Smith Haneef
Smitha Haneef, who works as the managing director at Harvard University Dining Services, is also co-chair of the Harvard Food Systems Initiative.
Mixing up the Menu: The Harvard Food Systems Initiative
The HFSI curriculum combines a series of faculty-led seminars with experiential learning to accomplish an ambitious goal: According to its website, the program aims “to inspire elevated thinking and change to shape future food systems leaders for a more sustainable future.”
HSHS Scrutling 1
A sign publicizes free showers outside the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, where Extension School student Kody Christiansen recently launched the "I Deserve ID" program to help unhoused people acquire identification.
Language Center FM 2
The Language Center's language exchange program currently counts around 800 active users and 367 matches.
Classrooms, Conversations, and Case Studies: Reshaping the Ethics of Education
Meira L. Levinson is the founder of EdEthics, an initiative that aims to develop a global field of educational ethics by creating case studies and professional development programs.