Ready to discover the next generation of companies working to change the world? Then don’t miss the President’s Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony on May 1, 2019.

At this very moment, students from across the Harvard schools are working at the intersections of science, medicine, technology, society, and culture to develop new solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. On May 1, you’ll meet the most innovative of the startups being built at Harvard – and see 20 finalists showcase their highly-anticipated projects LIVE...

Join the Startup Career Fair at the Harvard Innovation Labs

For the ninth straight year, the Harvard Innovation Labs is hosting the Startup Career Fair to help innovative startups showcase their ventures to the student body from across all Harvard schools. The Fair is a highly effective recruiting opportunity for startups to attract talented new hires interested in internship and full-time opportunities within a startup environment, as well as an educational opportunity to help students better understand the startup landscape.

PURPOSE:...

Andy Palmer is a serial entrepreneur who specializes in accelerating the growth of early-stage, mission-driven startups. He has helped found and/or fund more than 50 innovative companies. Andy is a nexus for entrepreneurs in the Boston area and has changed people’s lives and career paths by leveraging his experience and networks.

He’s also an active angel investor and founder partner at Founder Collective investing in early stage ventures.

Who is this event for?

This event is for anyone looking to learn about entrepreneurship and...

This introductory talk will provide an overview of startup companies in the life sciences and healthcare domain, and touch on foundational concepts most important for early-stage founders to understand and address. Topics to be covered include: idea generation and evaluation, team formation, prototypes and PoCs, intellectual property considerations, technology commercialization, regulatory strategy, fund raising, and corporate structure. The significance of customers and stakeholders in the healthcare space will be discussed, as well as the importance of identifying unmet clinical needs...

Who is this event for?

Inside Innovation is a must-attend event for any Harvard student with innovative ideas and an interest in understanding the world of innovation and entrepreneurship.

What will you get out of it?

Inside Innovation is a 90-minute, interactive exploration of why innovation matters, and how it can become a part of your journey at Harvard and beyond. You’ll:

1. Get inspired by stories of Harvard innovators making their mark on the world.
2. Learn all the ways the Harvard...

• Harvard’s not-for-profit financial institution is hosting our annual Spring Home Buying Forum and bringing in financial and real estate experts to you to talk about:
• Saving for a down payment
• Getting approved for a mortgage
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Survivor!

In this five-day Summer Science Week program starting July 22, students will experiment with the “primary technologies” used by the early peoples of North America to survive and thrive. In our hands-on lab, the museum galleries, and outside, students will learn skills such as leatherworking with stone and bone tools, paint making, feather work, grinding and winnowing, and more. For children entering grades 4 and 5.

Instructor: Andrew Majewski
Fee: $160 Members / $180 nonmembers
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In this five-day Summer Science Week program starting July 8, students will explore the daily life of the ancient Maya and Aztec people through hands-on activities and art. Learn about hieroglyphs, food, music, ancient games, and traditions like Day of the Dead, and learn a little Spanish. Activities take place in the Peabody Museum Education Room and Peabody Museum galleries. (For children entering grades 3 and 4.)

Instructor: Elizabeth Antonellis
Fee: $160 Members / $180 nonmembers
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Porfirio Gutiérrez, Zapotec Master Dyer and Textile Artist

The town of Teotitlán Del Valle in the Mexican state of Oaxaca is renowned for its weaving traditions and its importance as a Zapotec cultural center. Porfirio Gutiérrez will examine the rich history of Zapotec weaving from the perspective of its practitioners. He will also discuss his studio’s role in preserving and promoting the use of natural dyes in his community, and abroad, using pigments derived from plants and insects.

Porfirio Gutiérrez was born and raised in the Zapotec...

Ingrid Ahlgren, Curator of Oceania, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

As early as the 1700s, the fledgling United States actively explored and exchanged goods with the islands across the great wide Pacific Ocean. New England—and Massachusetts in particular—played an active, varied role in these explorations, which included the China Pacific trade, the whaling industry, the foreign Christian ministries, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Ingrid Ahlgren will illuminate some of these historical legacies and show how Peabody Museum objects can shed light...

Free Public Lecture

Melinda Hartwig, Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

Thebes, one of Egypt’s largest archaeological sites, is famous for its numerous tombs and temples that offer an unparalleled window into ancient Egyptian culture and craftsmanship. Melinda Hartwig will discuss the painting and texts found in the unfinished Theban tomb chapel of Neferrenpet (known as Theban Tomb 43) dating to Egypt’s eighteenth dynasty. She will show what they reveal about...

Free Public Lecture

Christian E. Loeben, Egyptologist and Keeper of Egyptian and Islamic Arts, Museum August Kestner, Hanover, Germany

The oldest documented gardens in the world are from ancient Egypt. Gardens were described in hieroglyphic texts and depicted in paintings, and many have been recovered through archaeology. From these sources we know that ancient Egyptians maintained gardens at temples and tombs, as well as at royal palaces and local residences. Drawing on comparisons among paintings of gardens from over fifty...

Special Event

Celebrate the Persian New Year and the beginning of spring with poetry, live music, traditional sweets, and an introduction to the traditional haft seen table. More than 3,000 years old, Nowruz (“new day”) originated in ancient Persia and became a popular celebration in communities influenced by Persian culture, including Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Western China. Drop in for a presentation of Nowruz customs and activities and help build community for 1398, the new year in the Persian calendar.

Free with...

Free Public Lecture

Rita Lucarelli, Assistant Professor of Egyptology, Department of Near Eastern Studies; Assistant Curator of Egyptology, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley

Ancient Egyptian texts and objects associated with funerary rituals often include references to “magic” and “demons.” Rita Lucarelli will look at how these concepts were defined and used in ancient Egypt, with a special focus on the roles that demons played in magical practices and spells. Through an...