by Maureen Purcell | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Research
What does sustainability look like for Pacific Islands in Oceania, namely the Mariana Islands? What does it entail for islands that are ancestral homelands for Indigenous peoples, as well as the U.S. military presence that claims/colonized the island? Dr. Tiara...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Planetary Health
Last week, ProPublica journalist Abraham Lustgarten published a piece covering recent scientific research detailing how and where dramatic climate changes are or will soon force populations out of the habitable zones called the “climate niche”. The...
by angelarr | Feb 16, 2022 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Professor Brett Sanders, who leads the Blum Center’s research on flooding and community vulnerabilities, was recently interviewed by Spectrum News 1. “Sanders […] walked on the other end of the project recently at Linda Lane. He noted that the city’s...
by angelarr | Feb 9, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding, Research
Blum Center Director Richard Matthew is a co-author on a recent article in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. The article, titled “Species on the Move: Environmental Change, Displacement and Conservation,” characterizes the growing...
by angelarr | Dec 17, 2021 | Compassion, Press Coverage, Research
Greater Good Magazine just released its list of 2021’s top 10 insights on the science of a meaningful life, and a study conducted in Blum Center Associate Director Paul Piff’s research lab was the first finding featured. In the article, lead author Andrew...
