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Battling ‘bot topples opponents

April 18, 2016

The mechanized robot crashes through the city, smashing buildings and scattering debris across the streets as it charges off in search of enemies to gun down.

Who is responsible for this scene of destruction? Not Skynet nor Optimus Prime; rather, a team of students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were at the controls of this battle-ready ’bot.

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Gore sees progress on climate change

April 15, 2016

Al Gore brought a dose of climate-change optimism to Harvard, puncturing the typical gloom-and-doom narrative with the view that things are finally changing for the better and that the pace of that change has begun to accelerate rapidly.

Final OK for Science and Engineering Complex in Allston

April 15, 2016

Harvard University has received unanimous final approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) for its planned Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Allston. The SEC will house approximately two-thirds of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) when it opens in 2020 and will be among the most cutting-edge teaching and research facilities in the country — featuring...

Robert Wood receives McDonald mentoring award

April 14, 2016

Robert J. Wood, Charles River Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising.

Ishan Chatterjee, S.B. ’16, wins 2016 SAME award

April 12, 2016

The New York City Post of the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) has awarded Harvard College senior Ishan Chatterjee, S.B. ’16, the 2016 Colonel and Mrs. S.S. Dennis III Scholarship in recognition of his hard work and academic excellence.

Engineering for the real world

April 6, 2016

Whether plumbing the depths of the ocean floor or blasting off into outer space, students set their sites on solving complex problems in “Engineering Design Projects” (ES 100). The capstone course at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) challenges seniors to develop a creative project that solves a real-world engineering problem.

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