Miriam Leibowitz

A new article published in The Conversation, written by Jonathan Gilligan (VU’s Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences), Katharine Donato (Georgetown U., formerly chair of Sociology at Vanderbilt) and Amanda Carrico (U. Colorado Boulder, formerly a Ph.D. student and postdoc at VIEE) about climate change and the lack of national… Read More

The Tennessee Climate Office at East Tennessee State University, in partnership with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and the American Association of State Climatologists, will host Tennessee’s first ever Climate Data Summit to determine climate data needs for stakeholders across the state. This is a free, 2-day virtual event… Read More

Disasters caused by natural hazards and other large-scale emergencies are devastating communities in the United States. These events harm individuals, families, communities, and the entire country, including its economy and the federal budget. In response to these concerns, the Committee on Applied Research Topics for Hazard Mitigation and Resilience, part… Read More

Registration is now open for At What Point Managed Retreat – Resilience, Relocation and Climate Justice, a virtual conference from June 22-25, 2021, hosted by the Columbia Climate School and the Earth Institute. The conference will bring together stakeholders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, along with academics, scientists and community… Read More

Within the past year, the Transportation Research Board (TRB), part of the National Academy of Sciences, has formed the Committee on Climate Change and Extreme Weather Adaptation. TRB’s decision to form this committee recognizes the growing importance of community and infrastructure resilience, and the risks posed by a trend of increasing… Read More

On April 21, 2021 the Youth Environmental Alliance for Higher Education (“YEAH!”) Network hosted its 3rd annual international conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). College students from around the world submitted abstracts, participated in the abstract peer-review process, moderated panel discussions, and presented their work related to any of… Read More

Vanderbilt Students traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to participate in the international climate change negotiations. The trip involved two Engineering graduate students, and twelve undergraduate students. All twelve undergraduate students were a part of the honors seminar, Climate Change and the Global Response: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective. Read More

Two Vanderbilt University Graduate Civil Engineering students presented at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. The students presented at a press event discussing the YEAH Network and the importance of student/youth engagement regarding climate change. The link to view the event can be seen here (link). More information… Read More

The NSF-supported Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education is excited to announce the 3rd annual international, virtual conference for the sustainable development goals.  The conference is for student presenters (undergraduate and graduate) to present their work on the international stage.  You can submit a project or paper you have already… Read More

The 3rd annual YEAH! (Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education) Virtual Conference will be held on April 21, 2021, 1:00-5:00 pm Central Standard Time.  The conference will have opening and closing keystone speakers from accomplished experts in sustainability science and policy from around the globe, and sessions will feature peer-reviewed… Read More