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Vanderbilt expert available for commentary on Texas infrastructure
Hiba Baroud, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is available for media interviews and commentary on the infrastructure challenges faced by Texas as it ...
Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative Contributes to President Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps
With the signing of an executive order on January 27, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden took the first step in establishing a Civilian Climate Corps. Southern Utah ...
How the Biden Administration can help Save the Planet
With the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th president of the United States came a slew of executive orders, and perhaps most notably ...
Experts in the media – UConn’s David Wagner is sounding the alarm about the dangerous decline in insects
It’s as if there’s an all-out war on the world’s insects – and experts from across the country are all buzzing with some ...
2021 Outlook
Experts who can offer analysis on the events of 2020 and discuss the issues and trends to watch for in 2021 include: POLITICS (Georgia runoffs/Congress/Biden ...

A perfect storm: changes in climate, catastrophic weather and insurance
Changes in climate and catastrophic weather across the United States are affecting insurance considerations and costs for policyholders. As incidents of severe weather increase, thoughtfully ...
How to Handle Election Stress in an Exceptionally Stressful Year
When you tune into election coverage or think about the upcoming Election Day, do you feel your heart pounding loudly in your chest, or your ...
Who is leading the way in decreased emissions? A recent report shows California is top of the list in America
A new report evaluating the efficacy of climate action plans and commitments of the 100 largest U.S. cities finds the leadership of these municipalities stands ...
Soils, the Largest Land-based Carbon Storage System, Cushion Earth from Warming
Research by microbial ecologist Kristen DeAngelis at the University of Massachusetts Amherst advances understanding of the role of soil microbes in feeding carbon into the ...
New Thinking in a Pandemic – Sir Ronald Cohen in conversation with Assoc. Professor Adair Morse 10/8
Climate change, growing inequality, and now, the coronavirus pandemic have accelerated a movement by investors to understand sustainable capitalism. Part of the equation is being ...