About the speaker: María C. Latorre is currently a member of the group of experts in international trade of the European Commission. She has also conducted other consulting projects for the World Bank and the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness. Maria has been a Research Scholar at the Center for International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and at Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University. She has held research visiting positions in the US International Trade Commission, the CEPII and the University of Nottingham. Her papers have been...

During the Eurozone debt crisis, the voice of Spain was missing in European affairs. The focus was on internal reforms. Over the past years, however, Spain is growing above average rates and the new socialist Government of Pedro Sánchez is keen to have a more proactive role in European debates. The European Commission welcomes this. When it comes to reforming the Eurozone, the media and intellectual discussion is too much centered on the possible Franco-German compromises, the blocking capacity of the so-called Hanseatic League led by The Netherlands, and the disrupting potential of the...

Today's Collaborative Economy relies on centralized hubs for data collection, where communities are disempowered and economic profits are concentrated in the owners of the infrastructure. In this talk, Samer Hassan, researcher at Berkman Klein Center at Harvard and UCM in Madrid, will present P2P Models: an EU-funded 1.5M€ 5-year interdisciplinary research project to build Blockchain-powered organizations which are decentralized, democratic and economically sustainable, in...

It is the 200^th anniversary of the creation, by a very young Mary Shelley, of one of the most famous characters in horror fiction: Frankenstein’s monster. Furthermore, some say it should be considered the first true science fiction story, where the central character is a scientist who conducts modern experiments in the laboratory to achieve fantastic results. Indeed, Shelley was familiar with galvanism (electricity produced by chemical action) and other revolutionary ideas of the time that had an...

“Society has categorized Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) as less than suitable given his genetic make-up. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of a perfect genetic specimen. Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. When his program director is killed,...

The RCC and Harvard Spain are proud to announce a special event for RCC Fellows and Harvard Spain students. Please join us for an off-the-record conversation with Joaquín Almunia about current issues and the political situation in Spain, Europe and the World. 

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The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its much-anticipated decisions on two requests for preliminary rulings concerning whether the prohibition on wearing headscarves at the workplace constitutes discrimination (C-188/15 Asma Bougnaoui, ADDH v. Micropole SA and C-157/15 Achbita v. G4S Secure Solutions NV). The decisions are trying to set out refined criteria, which would define the permissibility of limiting employees’ headscarves at work. In both cases the court held that limitations on employees’ religious headscarves can be acceptable if they are based on an internal...

The emergent Indignados movement in Spain is transforming Spanish politics and society, heralding an end to the Transition since Franco, and responding to multiple legitimation crises in Spain and in Europe. This movement is rooted in the Stop Evictions campaign led by Ada Colau in Barcelona following the bursting of the subprime mortgage bubble in the wake of the 2008; as well as the 15-M Movement arising in May 2011 Puerta del Sol of Madrid, symbolizing the Indignez-Vous outrage of a lost...

Is widely known how the environment at Harvard leads to the creation of siloed communities within the schools or even programs; students, therefore, despite the casual gatherings organized through different events, rarely have the chance to connect with each other. This event aims to bring together Spanish students from different schools at Harvard, so we don't miss opportunities to create deeper connections within the Spanish community. Some of the attendees will share through short, dynamic presentations the range of experiences that have brought them here, what are their professional...

The Harvard European Law Association (HELA) is excited to announce its 2018 Symposium, taking place on Friday April 6, 2018, entitled “Europe and the US: Isolationism First?”

Throughout the past decades, Europe and the US have enjoyed relative welfare from an economic, social, and cultural perspective. As a result, foreign citizens and companies regularly seek access to the European Single Market as well as US territory. However, from travel bans to trade wars on both sides of the Atlantic, such requests for access have been met with various isolationist tendencies.

Until now machines were mainly used to automate physical activities. Nowadays the intelligent automation of work is affecting skilled employees too. Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and, in general, intelligent automation will not happen overnight, but it will happen. The different rates at which it is adopted from one country to the next and within each country could lead to huge inequality. It will also could endanger employment and some companies could seek to compete with other highly automated firms by reducing employee wages. This talk will analyze how we can take on that challenge and suggests some actions to deal with it.... Read more about Intelligent automation: act today to not worry about it tomorrow

 Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia in the elderly, affecting more than 5 million Americans. Pathologically, the Alzheimer’s disease brain is characterized by the deposition of the amyloid beta peptide in extracellular amyloid plaques and of the microtubule-associated protein tau in intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles, together with severe loss of neurons resulting in brain atrophy. But, besides plaques, tangles, and atrophy, there is a prominent reaction of glial cells - astrocytes and microglia - which is gaining attention from the research community. The role of these glial responses in the pathophysiology of the disease remains uncertain, but some recent studies support a detrimental effect through either a gain of toxic function or a loss of neurotrophic support.

Speakers:

• Arthur Goldhammer Translator, Local Affiliate & Study Group Chair, CES, Harvard University
• Peter A. Hall Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies & CES Residents Faculty, Harvard University
• Félix Krawatzek British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Politics & International Relations, Oxford University; Visiting Scholar, CES, Harvard University
• Antonio Costa Pinto Visiting Professor, New York University; Research Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon
• Gianni...

The RCC is honored to continue the lecture series focusing on the treasures of the José María Castañé collection:... Read more about Dangerous Liaisons: Franco Spain and Nazi Germany’s Friendly Telegrams

Speakers: 

• Joaquín Almunia, Chairman of the Center for European Studies (CEPS), Visiting Professor at the European Institute-London School of Economics, PSIA-Sciences Po and College of Europe-Natolin. Leader of the PSOE (1997-2000)
• Georgios Kaminis, Mayor of Athens (2010 - Present)
• Sławomir Sierakowski, Founder and Leader, Krytyka Polityczna (Political Critique); Director, Institute for Advanced Study, Warsaw

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