Climate Change
- Fueled by a passion for climate justice and a commitment to student involvement in the university’s future, interdisciplinary graduate student team designs and teaches undergrad course on climate action planning.
- Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding—this could be a rough year.
- Evidence shows that diversified farming is key.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥â€™s Zia Mehrabi and an international group of researchers are named national champion of the Frontiers Planet Prize for research that finds environmental and social benefits of agricultural diversification.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now.
- What began as a hobby for É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ economics undergrad Lucas Gauthier came together as a photographic portfolio documenting the already-evident and potential effects of climate change.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ economist Alessandro Peri makes the case that empowering the young can meaningfully affect climate policy and climate outcomes.
- Invited by the king of Bhutan, É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ PhD student Clare Gallagher completed the 109-mile Snowman Race to bring attention to the realities of climate change.
- New research by É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ PhD student Grant Webster finds that the free-fare public transit initiative didn’t reduce ground-level ozone, but may have other benefits.
- É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ PhD student Clare Gallagher finds reason for hope amid the complexities of negotiations to craft a U.N. treaty addressing a worldwide crisis.