Barons is the story of eight titans of the food industry, their rise to power, and the consequences for workers, eaters, and democracy itself. Barons paints a stark portrait of corporate consolidation, but it also shows that a fair, healthy, and prosperous food industry is possible—if we take back power from the barons who have…
Danny Cullenward is an economist and lawyer focused on the scientific integrity of climate policy. He is a Senior Fellow with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the Independent Standards Board of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and the vice chair of California’s carbon market…
Prof. Jing Meng is a Professor at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London and a fellow of Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance. Her research focuses on technology innovation, climate change policies, and co-mitigation of climate change and air pollution.
Eric Tate, professor of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, will present “Advancing Social Vulnerability Modeling for Equitable Flood Adaptation” in Briger Hall Auditorium, 11 Ivy Lane, or stream it live. Tate is the second speaker in the fall 2025 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.
Dr. Yuanyu Xie is an Associate Research Scholar at the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. Her research focuses on decision-relevant understanding of the interactions between air pollution and extreme events, and their impacts on public health in a changing climate.
Andrew Rumbach, PhD, is a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, a non-profit and non-partisan policy research organization in Washington DC. Rumbach's research focuses on household and community risk to natural hazards and disasters, with a frequent emphasis on housing, land use policy, and the impact of federal policy on local…