SEAS plays increasing role in novel energy solutions

The “Green is the New Crimson” banners festooned on buildings at Harvard Medical School are visible signs of Harvard’s commitment to the environment. But behind those banners, students and faculty are tackling this problem in less visible—but equally important—ways.

Earlier this month, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith touted Harvard’s “world-class research” as a fundamental aspect of what the University is doing to “make a long and lasting contribution to this issue [of climate change] from an intellectual point of view.”

And across campus, undergraduates, graduate students, and professors at Harvard Medical School and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are tackling the challenge head on, using bacteria, dirt, and oxides to create clean and efficient energy.

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