BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”
#NobelPrize
View of the Bagmati and Nakkhu river confluences right before it passes through the Chobhar gorge, normal day vs. today’s floods.
#Kathmanduvalley#NepalFlood
My research and career have benefited greatly from my mentors and friends. Here I share my job application and tenure & promotion materials. I hope they are useful to you, especially in this academic job market season. Hang in there and keep going! https://t.co/RZGOOxbcNU
Read my paper with @gabeaschan, which finds systemic inequalities in electricity service. We find that neighborhoods with higher concentrations of people of color face higher risks of utility disconnections and longer power outages.
https://t.co/p0mtAhbjvz
Research from the Humphrey School's @CSTPP highlights the critical issue of racial disparities in utility shutoffs. A coalition of energy equity advocates are now urging Minnesota regulators to reinstate a utility shutoff moratorium. 🔍🔌 https://t.co/ivCWZrgqly
Excited to share that my work is featured in @Grist! The article, based on my dissertation work with @gabeaschan, highlights the critical need for better data to address energy inequities as climate change intensifies. #EnergyEquity#ClimateJustice
As climate change brings extremes in weather, energy analysts and advocates for disadvantaged communities say understanding power disparities will become ever more important. https://t.co/qwHHYzTznh
@GovTimWalz announced MN received $62M from the @EPA for solar projects that will help families save on energy costs. The Solar for All grant will support a variety of solar programs serving low-income and disadvantaged communities. https://t.co/qUfInMqwJ7
We are #HHHProud of alumnus Bhavin Pradhan, a Postdoctoral Associate at the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (@CSTPP). Pradhan presents his paper TODAY: https://t.co/fE2zRaYnSf 🎤📝
Michael Greenstone from @impact_lab presenting new estimates of damages from climate change at #USAEE2023. 'The social cost of carbon is the most important number that most people have not heard of.' Understanding this crucial metric is key to building a sustainable future.
Congrats to @HHHSchool PhD student @bhavinpradhan on his successful dissertation defense! Bhavin will be the 27th PhD graduate of the Humphrey School. Here with committee members Harrington, Chan, Coggins and Dorelien.
If you are on the U.S. east coast right now and have never lived anywhere with truly bad air pollution you're getting a taste of what hundreds of millions of people deal with every day.