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Beyond Paris: Building a Practical Climate Coalition
Epicenter: At the Heart of Research and Ideas

Aluminum, steel, and concrete are some of the most carbon-intensive industries, and many countries already have a tax on them. But not the United States. That fact hasn’t stopped the social scientists in the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Climate Policy from spearheading worldwide cooperation on carbon pricing. 

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Spring 2026
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Alberto Alesina Seminar on Political Economy
September 10, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:15PM EDT
In Person

Identity in Journalism: Evidence from News Reporting of Violence Against Women

Speaker: Claudia Marangon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Government, Harvard University.

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Friday Morning Seminar in Culture, Psychiatry and Global Mental Health
September 11, 2026
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10:00AM - 12:00PM EDT
Virtual

A Conversation with Gene Bukhman: A Rootless Cosmopolitan’s Cardio-Anthropological Journey from Post-Soviet Central Asia to Post-Colonial Africa and Beyond

Speaker: Gene Bukhman, Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor of...

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Seminar in Economic Development
September 14, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:15PM EDT
In Person

Human Capital and the Organization of Production in Low-Income Countries

Speaker: Tommaso Porzio, Daniel W. Stanton Associate Professor of Business, Columbia Business School.

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Welcome Message from Center Director Melani Cammett
Our mission is to support pathbreaking research across the social sciences on the most important questions facing societies around the world. We leverage our deep pool of experts to bring their research to bear on complex global issues, and to translate...

Two Faculty Associates Named 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows
Faculty Associate Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, and Ya-Wen Lei, professor of sociology at Harvard University, are both 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows. The prize, distributed by the American Academy in...
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