Tag: climate change
Institute Spearheads Racial, Climate Justice Projects in Pacific Northwest
In 2020, the Almeda Fire ravaged rural communities of Jackson County, Oregon, destroying more than 2,500 homes. To document the stories of those who...
Georgetown, Howard, and Morgan State Partner for Environmental Data Initiative
Howard University, Morgan State University, and Georgetown University School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) are partnering on a data project to help...
Health Professions Students Grade Their Institutions on Climate Change Awareness
More than 450 students at health professions schools around the world are measuring how effectively their institutions address climate change using the Planetary Health...
Harvard Medical School to Add Climate Change to Curriculum
A committee at Harvard Medical School (HMS) recently voted to integrate climate change into the curriculum for MD students.
The new content will examine how...
Energy Department Funds Programs to Advance MSI Involvement in Carbon Management
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it would provide $6.4 million to help develop relationships between the Office of Fossil Energy...
University of California System Launches the Center for Climate, Health, and...
The University of California (UC) system recently launched the UC Center for Climate, Health, and Equity at its San Francisco campus to find equitable...
Urban Planning and Public Policy Programs Aim to Protect Vulnerable Communities...
Over the course of summer 2021, scorching heat waves blanketed the Pacific Northwest, claiming the lives of hundreds of residents. Although the record-breaking temperatures...
Prestigious Steedman Fellowship Focuses on Climate Change and Other Global Challenges
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) and the American Institute of Architects, St. Louis...
Harvard University Latest to Join Fossil Fuel Divestment Cohort
Harvard University announced Thursday it will no longer invest in fossil fuels, making it the most recent of several higher education institutions to divest...
The Least Diverse Field in Science
Climate change impacts underserved communities the most, yet geoscience remains homogenous
Within the span of a few months, 2021 saw some of the worst weather...
Biden Makes Historic Cabinet Nominations for Climate Change
On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden selected Democratic New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior, making her the first Indigenous person to serve...
Public Policy Schools Create Research Centers to Help Solve Some of...
Public policy schools tackle society’s greatest challenges by operating research centers and collaboratives dedicated solely to studying policy solutions on education, public health, and...
Environmental Law Students Are Behind a Movement to Protect Underrepresented Communities
The impact of climate change hits politically, socially, and economically disadvantaged communities first and hardest.
After a decade of recession in Puerto Rico, where almost half...
Changing the Face of Climate Change Science
Institutions are beginning to see the importance of engaging all groups in
the environmental movement
If humans continue burning fossil fuels at the current rate,...
Partnership Seeks to Improve Cultural Understanding, Combat Climate Change
Members of Native American tribes face disproportionate challenges due to climate change. According to the 2014 National Climate Assessment, released as part of the...
Partnership Seeks to Improve Cultural Understanding, Combat Climate Change
Members of Native American tribes face disproportionate challenges due to climate change. According to the 2014 National Climate Assessment, released as part of the...
