September 2009

Please follow this link to a Septmber 29th PNAS article featuring research by Andy Knoll, David Johnston, and Felisa Wolfe-Simon titled "Earth's 'boring billion' years blamed on sulfur-loving microbes. "A new study suggests these organisms could have kept oxygen levels low and waters toxic, stalling the evolution of complex life". to:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/47914/title/Earths_boring_billion_years_blamed_on_sulfur-loving_microbes

Please follow this link for information about Peter Huybers being awarded a 2009 MacArthur Fellowship! Commonly referred to as a "genius grant", the fellowship is intended to recognize individuals "who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. www.macfound.org

June 2009

Please follow this link to a New Yorker article featuring comments by Andy Knoll on an article by Elizabeth Kolbert titled "The Sixth Extinction?". http://www.newyorker.com/services/presscenter/2009/05/25/090525pr_press_releases

Please follow this link to a Boston Globe article featuring EPS faculty member John Holdren titled "The art and science of advising Obama: Aide discusses priorities, principles, pitfalls". http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/06/15/the_art_and_science_of_advising_obama_aide_discusses_priorities_principles_pitfalls/

May 2009

Please follow this link to Harvard Gazette article titled "Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not" featuring comments from EPS faculty member Andy Knoll (http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/05.07/11-universe.html).

April 2009

Please follow this link to an article in the Economist featuring research by EPS graduate student Phoebe Cohen on pre-Cambrian life. http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13437713

Please follow this link to a CNN article featuring research by Ann Pearson and former EPS post-doc Jill Mikucki on ancient microprobes discovered beneath the ice in Antarctica. The article is based on a Science feature published on April 17th. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/16/microbes.antarctic.discovery/index.html

March 2009

Please follow this link for more information about Professor Michael McElroy being elected into the Royal Irish Academy. http://www.ria.ie/about/pdfs/newsletter%205.pdf

Please follow this link to a Harvard Gazette article featuring Professor Jim McCarthy being named Scientist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/03.19/11-mccarthy.html

January 2009

Please follow this link to a Harvard Gazette article "Riding - and reading - the Earth tide" featuring the research of Miaki Ishii.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/02.05/99-ishii.html

Please follow these links to a Harvard Crimson article and an NSF publication featuring Professor Steve Wofsy's research on a specialized plane designed to measure atmospheric C02 levels around the globe. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=526100
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112953&govDel=USNSF_51

Paul F. Hoffman has been chosen to receive the Wollaston Medal, the highest award of the Geological Society of London, which has been given annually since 1831 to "geologists who have had a significant influence by means of a substantial body of excellent research in either or both pure and applied aspects of the science." He joins Reginald Daly (1942) and Andy Knoll (2007) as EPS recipients of the award. http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/society/page2978.html

December 2008

Please follow this link to an article about EPS Faculty member John P. Holdren being named as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology in the Obama administration. http://www.harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/john-p-holdren-named-president-elect-obama-s-science-advisor

October 2008

Please follow this link to a Harvard Crimson article about the October 22nd presentation by Al Gore on Harvard's greenhouse gas reduction efforts. The article features comments by Dan Schrag. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524825

Please follow this link to a Discovery Channel article on plate tectonics and climate change featuring Brendan Meade. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/15/plate-tectonics-climate.html

September 2008

Please follow this link to a New York Times Magazine article from 9/21/08 featuring EPS students Jennifer Middleton and Su Gao doing field work in remote Alaska. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/magazine/21Alaska-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=field%20work&st=cse&oref=slogin

Please follow this link to an article on climate change and "snowball earth" featuring Paul Hoffman in "ScienceAlert" published by the Geological Society of Australia. http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20082909-18229.html

Please follow this link to an Australian Broadcasting Corporation article citing Professor Paul Hoffman's call for dramatically increased funding for development of clean energy sources. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/25/2373849.htm?section=australia

August 2008

Please follow this link to an op-ed piece on climate change by John Holdren that appreared in the 8/4/08 edition of the Boston Globe. EPS_-_Holdren_Globe_Op-Ed_8-04-08_as_printed.doc

Please follow this link to a response from John Holdren to the feedback that he has recveived to his 8/4/08 op-ed piece in the Boston Globe. EPS_-_Climate_skeptics_revisited_8-05-08.doc

Please follow this link to a Boston Globe article from 8/4/08 featuring the research of Professor Sarah Stewart. http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/08/04/all_eyes_on_mars/

May 2008

Please follow this link to view a clip of Professor John Holdren's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to discuss issues related to climate change and global warming. http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/953125.phtml

Please follow this link to an ABC News story on Meteorites titled "Meteorite Man Seeks Life in Cosmic Rocks" featuring a quote from Carl Francis, Curator of the Mineralogical Museum. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=4949614&page=2