"Princeton researchers have provided the first estimation of the potential damage from back-to-back, or compound, heat waves, which the authors found will increase as global warming continues. But government warning systems and health care outreach do not currently calculate the risks of sequential heat waves.
News
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
C-PREE Research Scholar, Tim Searchinger, and his colleague, Richard Waite, discuss the promise of plant-based burgers to decrease the impact that cattle and other grazing animals have on the environment.
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2019
Professor Michael Oppenheimer provided a brief, thorough history of climate science at an April 9 hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s ...
Monday, Mar 18, 2019
The New York Times reports on recent research by Dr. David Wilcove and Dr. Eyal Frank. Their study, using the example of the Indonesia black-winged mynas, looks at the disconnect between Cites (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and scientific data regarding threatened species.
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019
Tim Searchinger, C-PREE Research Scholar, is featured in the third segment of NPR's Morning Edition series on imaging the world in 2050 and the changes that would be made to stop climate change.
Friday, Feb 22, 2019
C-PREE Faculty Director, Michael Oppenheimer's new book on the practices of scientific assessment is now available from the University of Chicago Press.
Q&A with Dr. Michael Oppenheimer
by B. Rose Kelly, Woodrow Wilson...
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019
Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according to a perspective paper published in Science.
Thursday, Oct 11, 2018
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering announces that Graduate Student Xiaogang will receive a School of Engineering and Applied Science Award for Excellence for 2018. This award is given to SEAS graduate students who have performed at the highest level as...
Friday, Jun 22, 2018
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