Developing countries can reduce hunger and slow climate change by using solar-powered refrigerators
By Abay Yimere, Postdoctoral Scholar in International Environment and Resource Policy, Tufts University Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry....
Historic Milwaukee: What it takes for Pabst Mansion to preserve its 1893 pavilion for future generations
The Pabst Mansion announced publicly on March 24 that it plans to submit an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) from the City of Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission. The purpose of the COA was to meticulously deconstruct and preserve...
Terracotta and Photogrammetry: How UWM’s Historic Preservation Institute uses new tech to save the past
The Pabst Mansion is currently seeking permission from the City of Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission to deconstruct and preserve its 1893 terracotta pavilion. While a decision is not expected until a May 1 meeting, the complex process of digitally...
Withering cultural capital: More than a home is lost in a community when a house is demolished
By Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University In 2013 alone, more than 500 houses were demolished in Nashville, Tennessee, a sharp increase from previous years. And hundreds of additional...
Fossil fuel industries accused of doing too little to curb methane emissions in IEA’s annual report
The International Energy Agency recently accused fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions and undermining global climate goals to limit warming. Economic uncertainty, high energy prices and concerns over the security of supply — which...
Study of wildfire survivors finds climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition ability
By Jyoti Mishra, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego Psychological trauma from extreme weather and climate events, such as wildfires, can have long-term impacts on survivors’ brains and cognitive functioning, especially how they...
A Midwest Rivalry: Chicago to host 2024 DNC in political competition of Milwaukee’s 2024 RNC
Democrats announced on April 11 that they will hold their party’s 2024 national convention in Chicago, choosing the biggest liberal city in the Midwest as they try to keep the momentum going after a strong midterm election performance in the key battleground...
White House review of deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghan in 2021 places blame on Trump’s Taliban deal
President Joe Biden’s administration on April 6 laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. The...
Ithaka: Family-focused documentary about the fight for Julian Assange’s freedom premieres in Milwaukee
The historic Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee held a special screening on April 8 of the documentary “Ithaka,” a powerful film that presents the public with an immersive look into a father’s fight to save his son and political prisoner, Julian Assange....
Designed to be addictive: How social media disrupts the sleep, moods, and social activities of youth
By Linda Pagani, Professor, School of Psychoeducation and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal; Amélie Gilker Beauchamp, Étudiante à la maîtrise en psychoéducation, Université de Montréal; Beatrice Necsa, Masters student, Psychoeducation,...
Déjà vu of Photojournalism: Forced progress, brutal invasion, mother nature, and the detritus of life
Back in March, I stood among the ruins of a neighborhood in Antakya, Türkiye. The Biblical city, once known as Antioch, had been devastated by the February 6 earthquake. As I took pictures of the collapsed residential areas, a member of the Turkish Red Crescent team I...
Seismic isolation systems: Earthquake-resilient buildings in Türkiye offer design guidance for future
By Osman Ozbulut, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia The February 6, 2023, earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria damaged over 100,000 buildings, caused more than 10,000 collapses and killed more than 50,000 people. These earthquakes also put...
