Special Events

In-Person Presentation Join Harvard chemists for a hands-on exploration of the chemistry hidden in the insect world. Discover how beetles defend themselves with hot chemical sprays, why butterfly wings can shimmer with brilliant colors, how tiny insects...

In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm – Building a Planet from the Inside Out Speaker: Jack Sheehan – Graduate Student in the Earth and...

Free In-Person Book Presentation Speaker: Thomas Lowe Fleischner, Senior Advisor and Founding Director, Natural History Institute, Prescott, Arizona; Faculty Emeritus of Environmental Studies, Prescott College What happens when we truly pay attention to...

Free In-Person Event Join us for a free night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Come for a night of fun and after-hours activities in the galleries. Visit the Harvard Museum of Natural History, and marvel at the internationally acclaimed...

In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm – The Secret Lives of Fruit Flies Speaker: Bronwyn Miller, Graduate Student in the Department of...

Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Speakers: Daniel Faccini, PhD Candidate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Neil S. Greenspan, Professor Emeritus of Pathology...

In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm - Secret Conversations on the Seafloor Speaker: Rebecka Sepela, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department...

Leer en español In-Person Youth Program, ages 13-18 Saturday, June 13, 1:00–3:30 pm Advance registration required. Register Throughout history, bugs have played a role in cuisines around the world. Teens ages 13–18 are invited to explore how insects add...

For children entering grades 1–3 Practice age-old skills used by early civilizations in Egypt, Europe, and Central America. Try cuneiform and hieroglyphics, recreate a working oil lamp, practice with stone-age tools, paint with bugs, and make something to...

In-Person Family Program Come see the world through the eyes of a scientist! Meet Harvard scientists, ask them your questions, and discover what their research reveals about our planet and our human place within it. Learn about sea slugs, plant chemicals...