Jacob Friedman ’28, our 2025 research assistantship program participant, finds it quite easy to tick off “bucket list checkboxes” when working with a scientific team this past summer.
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Scientific Collaboration and New Perspectives: My Transformative Summer Research Experience in China
Mirika Jambudi, our 2025 research assistantship program participant, reflects on her growth and cherishes connections made along the way.
July 17, 2025 In May 2025, a team from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University completed a 16-day visit to China, deepening international partnerships in botanical research and conservation. Supported by the Harvard China Fund, the Arboretum hosted a conference and field excursion for the North American China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC). This trip served
Gareth Doherty, an Associate Professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, received a Faculty Conference Grant to host a colloquium surrounding Landscape Architecture at Harvard Center Shanghai in 2024. The colloquium has played an essential role in facilitating cross-cultural communications as well as promoting fieldwork practices in the field of Landscape Architecture.



