Past Events

GIS Institute Summer 2026

Jun. 8 - Jun 18, 2026

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9:30AM - 5:00PM EDT

In Person

The GIS Institute is a two-week training course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application to research. The program is designed for Harvard graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff, as well as external researchers who...

Fisher Prize Award Competition

May 3, 2026

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11:55PM EDT

In Person

The Fisher Prize for excellence in GIS will be given to one Harvard graduate and one Harvard undergraduate student who must be enrolled in the academic year and in good standing to be considered for the award. Group projects are allowed - just submit as...

Satellite Imagery Analysis with Google Earth Engine

April 3, 2026

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1:00PM - 3:00PM EDT

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1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA. CGIS Knafel Building. Room SB-12 in the sub-basement.

In Person

Lecture Slides Link | KNIME Hub Workflow Link | Reference Book This two-hour workshop introduces satellite imagery analysis with Google Earth Engine (GEE) using KNIME’s GEE extension. Specifically, this workshop will: 1) Explain how remote sensing imagery...

GIS Workshop for GH 706

April 2, 2026

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9:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

In Person

Learning objectives: Learning some basic GIS terminology and data structure Creating a general reference map of Tanzania using QGIS that includes roads, cities, rivers, and administrative borders. These skills can then be applied to make a general...

Mapping workshop for HAA 73 course "Money Matters"

March 30, 2026

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12:30PM - 2:45PM EDT

In Person

The CGA will teach a workshop to students in the Department of History of Art and Architecture class "Money Matters". Students will learn the basics of GIS, and will practice mapping data in different formats. Click here to download workshop materials.

UPD Urban Analytics Seminar Series: Dr. Tyler Haupert

March 30, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

In Person

“Land Use Restrictiveness and Mortgage Access: How Regulatory Environments Condition Racial and Income Disparities in Loan Approvals and Pricing” Presentation by Dr. Tyler Haupert Monday, March 30, 12:00-1:30pm Gund Hall, Room 112 (Stubbins) Hosted by the...

EIP Student of the Year Award

Mar 15, 2026

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11:55PM EDT

In Person

The Esri Innovation Program (EIP) Student of the Year is an annual award open to all Harvard students, sponsored by Esri and administered by the CGA. Its purpose is to recognize outstanding achievements in developing novel tools or techniques for...

Urban Conversations Breakfast event with Geoff Boeing

March 10, 2026

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10:00AM - 11:30AM EDT

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Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall 112, 48 Quincy St. Cambridge, MA 02138

In Person

Please join us for "Universality in Urban Form," an Urban Conversations event with speaker Geoff Boeing. Urban street networks shape city form, accessibility, mobility, and resilience. Prior work has emphasized differences between cities' street network...

Geography Seminar: A City Is Sometimes a Tree

March 9, 2026

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12:00PM EDT

In Person

Please join us for "A City Is Sometimes a Tree," an Urban Conversations event with speaker Geoff Boeing in conversation with Carole Voulgaris. Geoff is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy...

Breakfast Seminar in urban planning with Elizabeth Delmelle

February 27, 2026

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9:30AM - 11:00AM EST

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Room 112

In Person

Please join us for a breakfast seminar with Elizabeth Delmelle: "Marketing Neighborhoods: Real Estate Advertisement Language and Persistent Patterns of Racial Segregation," at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund 112, 9:30-11am...

Geography Seminar: Digital Gossip and Neighborhood Value

February 26, 2026

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12:00PM EST

In Person

Please join us for "Digital Gossip and Neighborhood Value," an Urban Conversations event with speaker Elizabeth Delmelle in conversation with Chris Herbert. This talk synthesizes findings from three studies that use natural language processing on a...

From classrooms to regions: the scale of inequality and educational aspirations

February 24, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EST

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CGIS Knafel, Room K105

In Person

CGA Brown Bag presentation by Crhistian Joel González-Cuatianquis Abstract: Educational aspirations play a central role in shaping social mobility, but the influence of contextual factors on aspiration formation remains poorly understood. This paper...