Harvard Extension Student Environmental Club

HESEC Celebration for the Graduates of 2023 - all are welcome!

Come out and hang with us as HESEC celebrates the graduates of 2023! The event is open to all, whether graduates, students, faculty, staff, or alumni!

When: Wednesday May 24 ⋅ 5:30pm to 8:00pm (EDT-BOSTON)

Location: Please message us for the location! Or email us at [email protected]

HESEC Final Meeting, Election of remaining board for 2023-2024!
May 22, 2023 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HESEC Final Meeting, Election of remaining board for 2023-2024!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HESEC Final Meeting, Election of remaining board for 2023-2024!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Hi All! We have two HESEC Happy Hours today - Register here for the first one (6pm Eastern) : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsduquqj8tE9am3nAXWFTCmJ8gTrBnvVLR

And the second happy hour today is at 6pm Eastern, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqduitqTorG9AgOYxMK6qbaBxMYZG0Klbs

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HESEC Happy Hour - March 13 Session A. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HESEC Happy Hour - March 13 Session A. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Thanks to a generous grant by Harvard's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, the first instalment of the Wilder Lecture Series on Biodiversity is today at 6pm Eastern Time.

The speaker is Dr. Dennis Lui, Vice President of Education, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.

"The predicted sixth mass extinction is among the most significant threats to the world. Half-Earth is a call by the late Dr. E.O. Wilson to protect half the land and sea, thus reversing the species extinction crisis and ensuring long-term planetary health. The Half-Earth lecture will cover how saving half the Earth helps nature and the climate for our long-term recovery."

Link to Register: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qf-iprT0sH9bRvv1l8uEhqz_YuZ2aEHh-

HESEC Newsletter 13 Jan 2023

https://mailchi.mp/93c3982ee5b2/hesec-newsletter-october-5904952?e=6fc3e6e9a6

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Happy New Year, everyone!

1) GENERAL MEETING DOODLE POLL - We'd love to start off 2023 with a bang, and so we're going to have our first meeting of the year on either Monday the 30th or Tuesday the 31st. Please help us select the time that works best for this first meeting, so we have it in the books by the first week of class!

There are a lot of opportunities to get involved, including, but not limited to, the group looking to start a HESEC peer reviewed journal, blog writers, event planning, and a call for folks to weigh in on curricular improvements.

Link to Doodle Poll: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dGRZNOLb

Link to Agenda (subject to change): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ewENR_dzgOffCmzvDkxqSlYmgpEw5R4szx-6uyr8b-c/edit?usp=sharing


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2) HESEC VIRTUAL HAPPY HOURS - As always, we'll have two happy hours help catch everyone in all time zones. Join us for socialising and networking!

MORNING HAPPY HOUR
When: Jan 23, 2023 06:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcumqqj4qEt0ne7bEsuzyc9mcM6Z96aB5

EVENING HAPPY HOUR
When: Jan 23, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErceCsrTwuEt2vPbsXJLs3mEiVMXISD-ME

Hope to see you all soon!

HESEC Newsletter 13 Jan 2023

If anyone is at COP27 and would like to meet up, there are several HESEC folks meeting up tomorrow (Thursday 17 Nov). Message us and we'll put you in the WhatsApp group or get you the details!

[Event Reminder] - HESEC Happy Hour, 24 Oct 2022 6am and 6pm Eastern Time - Two times!

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Oh, and a message from a student at MIT about a hackathon there that is open to Harvard students (undergrad and grad):

"My name is Jasmin Kern, and I am a senior at MIT and the director of the Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon -- the 1st international hackathon focused on cellular agriculture and precision fermentation for the food industry! We are looking for students (undergrad and grad) interested in applying their unique knowledge and skills to revolutionize our food system and build a sustainable future for our planet. All interested students are encouraged to apply regardless of their knowledge of cellular agriculture, as we will provide all necessary education.

Applications close on October 20th, and students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Students have the option to compete in one of two tracks for a $2000 cash prize:

Track 1: Build an advertising strategy and scientific communication platform for a novel cultured food product with mentoring from a pioneer in one of the industry’s leading start-ups

Track 2: Create a research proposal and analysis of a potential ingredient, material, or novel technology that can improve the production of a novel cell-cultured or fermented product with mentoring from a leading researcher at one of the industry’s tech start-ups.

The hacking period will take place from January 15 - March 20, and the final event will take place in April. We want to attract as many students from across the US as possible and hope you will forward this event to any mailing lists, newsletters, departments or other student groups that may be interested in partaking in this event. This is a chance to become immersed in a rapidly growing industry and change the future of food!

Here is our website for more information and application form: https://www.cultivate-tmrw.com/

I attached a brief flier outlining this event for students. Please email me if you have any further questions. Thank you so much for your support, we hope that this event will help bring students together to work on building a better future.

Best,

Jasmin Kern

MIT Chemistry (Class 2023)
Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon Director"

Cultivate Tomorrow | Cultivate Tomorrow The Cultivate Tomorrow hackathon is the only student-run organization focused solely on cellular agriculture and cell cultured food. Students compete in teams to tackle some of cellular agriculture's most pressing problems.

[Announcement] HESEC General Meeting -

Come to our first General Meeting of the year, where we will introduce you to the new board, present upcoming events, and most importantly, show you how you can get involved, both in existing cool projects and starting your own! This is open to students and alumni of any HES program.

When: Oct 19, 2022 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcscOuurjovG9ErAxOpVJJn5JTWT12-l9Ai

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Great discussion from the Harvard Graduate School of Design

Environmental Justice, Energy Infrastructure, Migration and War: What Role Does Design Play in Mitigating a Crisis? At their speculative edge, the design professions flourish in envisioning future scenarios, and we usually imagine these to be positive additions to a

HESEC is organizing an in-person cocktail hour Friday, Sept 30, @ 7:00 pm. It will be in Harvard Square at the fireside area in Nubar (16 Garden St, Cambridge) inside the Sheraton Commander Hotel. This event is open to everyone. If you happen to be in town for the Convocation, or are visiting or living in the area, it would be great to see you there. We will try to cross promote with the Management and International Relations Clubs so we can see more of our HES friends. Hope you take this unique opportunity to network and share time with our community. We have set the time so you can still attend the 5:00 to 6:30pm session of the HESA Grad Fest event. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Nubar Restaurant In the heart of Harvard Square, Nubar restaurant and lounge is a chic neighborhood hangout, servicing local and out of town guests while emphasizing a comfortable bar and dining experience.

Virtual Happy Hours next week!

Join us at the Harvard Extension School Environmental Club (HESEC) next week for two Happy Hours / Socializing via Zoom at 6am and 6pm Boston time on September 19th (Two times to accommodate international folks!)

Let’s start the new term off by meeting new classmates and reconnecting with old friends.

When I say “old friends,” I mean “old” as in length of acquaintance, not the of age of the person. We’re all peers here, no matter our age.

But, if you’re asking, I’m 43 years old I have two small children, so I’m exhausted and my back hurts. Thanks for asking.

Please email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

See you next week!

- The HESEC Team

[Editors note: Mark, the email looks good, but please remove the back pain joke before you send it out]

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