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...brought in a tremendous class in the freshmen,” Alex Biega said, “who’ve been immediate impact players for us and add a valuable aspect of the team up front...
Kicking a soccer ball often causes a throbbing toe and a loss of energy upon impact. But with Soccket—an idea developed by a team of Harvard undergraduates in Engineering Sciences 147, “Idea Translation: Effecting Change through the Arts and Sciences”—that energy can be stored in the soccer ball and later used for anything from powering a lamp to an electronic device...
...year deal this week that will ensure that 10 percent of the energy needs for its Cambridge and Allston buildings will be provided by wind power from the New England-based company First Wind. Not only does this decision reflect Harvard’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment—making it the fourth-largest consumer of green power for U.S. colleges—it also sets an example for institutions of Harvard’s size, encouraging them to take risks and serve as the initial buyers of green technology...
...that will be put on a Harvard-owned building in Watertown, Mass. Even amidst budget cuts and endowment losses, Harvard’s continued commitment to lowering its greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016 provides tangible proof of the university’s belief in reducing its impact on the environment...
Setting aggressive targets for 2016 was a bold public move by the university, but succeeding in reaching those goals will be as publicly lauded. With the economy in flux and budget cuts everywhere, Harvard has shown its true colors by executing projects that will reduce its environmental impact, ensuring that it will be a green winter...