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…
Conference Room 05, United Nations Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017.
As the international community commemorates the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, Afghanistan remains entrenched in political deadlock, grave human rights abuses, economic turmoil, and widespread humanitarian suffering during the Taliban regime. Recognizing the critical juncture at which Afghanistan finds itself, there is…
This event will bring together leaders from business, academia, policy, and finance to explore how unlikely allies can collaborate to drive climate solutions. With an audience of Princeton and greater NJ/ NY region students as well as professionals in the climate field, the day seeks to spark honest, forward-looking dialogue on…
The Middle East is a climate change hotspot. The rising temperatures and decreased rainfall are exacerbating the existing conflict, destabilizing the region and hindering peace efforts. However, climate change is also creating opportunities for regional stability and environmental cooperation, particularly in the areas of water…
The CHIPS and Science Act has catalyzed more than $500 billion in planned semiconductor investment, with its design and implementation spanning three presidential administrations. In this seminar, Mike Schmidt — founding Director of the CHIPS Program Office — shares lessons from inside the process: how industrial policy is…
Best-selling author, prize-winning journalist and New York Times corresponding opinion writer Michael Grunwald will discuss how to feed the world without frying it and how to fill nearly 10 billion bellies by 2050 without tearing down an acre of rainforest every six seconds. Telling the stories and lessons from his rollicking…
During past decades, genomics and metagenomics have developed very fast, and are widely applied to non-model species especially wild animals to provide new insights to properly conserve the wildlife. The giant panda is not only the symbol of the world biodiversity conservation, but also a model to address questions of the…
