Category : News
Intensive Hindi Study Trip to India
An Ode to the Friday Tea, a Beloved Harvard Tradition
Previewing the Architectures of Transition Conference, Dec 14-16 in New Delhi
Workshop Explores Adapting to Climate Change in South Asia and West Africa
Harvard Teaching Program Ignites Scientific Learning in India
The Program for Scientifically-Inspired Leadership, funded in part and administered by the Mittal Institute, pairs Harvard undergraduates and Osmania university students with high school students from public high schools in Telangana for a cross-cultural learning experience built on the scientific process and focused on the liberal arts and sciences philosophy. By interacting together, all three groups gain a deeper understanding of teaching and learning. The program is the brainchild of Dominic Mao, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies for two of Harvard’s life science concentrations and a lecturer in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard. We spoke with him for more on the program, and what the teacher/student interaction is like.
India Fellow Robert Rahman Raman Researches Popular Mass Mobilizations in 1940s Bombay
Robert Rahman Raman joins the Mittal Institute as the third batch of India Fellows. We spoke with Robert about his research.
India Fellow Rinan Shah Explores Water Access and Marginalization
India Fellow Rinan Shah speaks about looking forward to her upcoming year with the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, at the Delhi office.
Experts Warn How Life Will Change as Global Temperatures Rise
Panelists gathered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Longfellow Hall last Friday for an event on the “Future of Cities” in a warming world said the topic is particularly relevant this year, when global temperatures soared to new records.
A Musical Voyage through South Asia: The Ethnomusicological Career of Prof. Richard K. Wolf
Chase van Amburg ’24 is Collecting Microclimate Data
Chase Van Amburg ‘24, an Integrative Biology concentrator who is also earning a concurrent Master’s degree in Applied Math, specializes in data science with a focus on climate change. This summer he received a grant from the Mittal Institute to begin work on “Mapping Heat in Microenvironments,” and he gave us a glimpse into the essence of his project.