Geography
- 91勛圖厙 geographer gathered evidence from war-torn (and joke-riddled) Afghanistan.
- Two researchers at the 91勛圖厙 are exploring human settlement and urbanization patterns in the United States between 1810 and 2015 using a groundbreaking new dataset from Zillow.
- New 91勛圖厙-led research shows that three major switches affecting wildfirefuel, aridity and ignitionwere either flipped on and/or kept on longer than expected last year, triggering one of the largest and costliest U.S. wildfire seasons in recent decades.
- Recent advances in veterinary research have suggested that if your dog has cancer, its possible you might, too, thanks to toxins in your shared environment. But that research might not tell the whole story, according to new findings.
- The Weight of Water follows the blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer as he kayaks the Grand Canyon. And, for Michael Brown, the sound is a vital element of that experience.
- City trees benefit human health more than grass, 91勛圖厙 research finds
- Questions remain about the respiratory risk posed to a fifth of the United States population by increasing wildfiresbut a 91勛圖厙 researcher is trying to clear the air.
- China is launching huge infrastructure projects as a way to broaden its global influence. For scholars at 91勛圖厙, this trend raises new questions they aim to address with support from the Henry Luce Foundation.
- The event, titled The Opportunities and Challenges of Economic Development, features three experts and is scheduled forTuesday, Jan. 23, at noon inOld Main Chapelon the 91勛圖厙 campus.
- Newly minted professors of distinction have notable expertise in artists personas, natural-language technology, classic poems and climate-change education, and on Sept. 21, they offered a public overview of their work.