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Recent News
New Publication - Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Prosthechea
Research conducted by former Harvard University Herbaria fellow Tiago Vieira has been published in Systematic Botany . “Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Prosthechea (Orchidaceae) Species Described by Vellozo and Barbosa Rodrigues” draws on research Vieira...
Half-Earth Day 2026
A landmark celebration of biodiversity, science, and the enduring vision of E.O. Wilson — October 12, Indigenous Peoples Day, at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University.
New Publication - Modern Taxonomy as the Foundation for Identifying and Managing Fungal and Fungus-Like Plant Pathogens
Modern Taxonomy as the Foundation for Identifying and Managing Fungal and Fungus-Like Plant Pathogens emphasizes that accurately identifying plant disease-causing fungi and fungus-like organisms is far more than a matter of nomenclature; it is fundamental...
Upcoming Events
Half-Earth Day 2026: Half-Earth at Ten, Honoring a Legacy of Hope
October 12, 2026
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12:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA
In Person
Join the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University Herbaria, the Harvard University Native American Program, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation for Half-Earth Day 2026 — the tenth...
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HUH Seminar Series - Aaron Lee
October 13, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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HUH Seminar Room 125, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Hybrid
Aaron Lee Postdoctoral Fellow, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Harvard University Title: Using spectroscopy to study plant diversity across time and space in natural history collections Abstract: The extended specimen concept re-centers specimens as...
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