Florida Climate Inst
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A network of Florida universities conducting cross-disciplinary climate research in service of society.
Kati Migliaccio has been selected as the next CALS dean, effective Jan. 1 She currently leads @UF_ABE, but her experience w/curriculum and teaching spans all of @UF She will succeed Elaine Turner, who has served as @UFCALSDean for the past decade More: loom.ly/uYJA5B8
When dairy cows in Texas began falling ill with H5N1, alarmed veterinarians expected a fierce response to contain an outbreak with pandemic-sparking potential. Then politics—and, critics say, a key agency’s mandate to protect dairy-industry revenues—intervened. For VF, @KatherineEban reports on the bungled bird flu response: vanityfair.visitlink.me/yoX78F
Here's a wonderful video tribute to the work and life of climate scientist Warren Washington after he was given the National Medal of Science by @BarackObama: 2009 National Medal of Science Laureate for his development and use of global climate models. Produced for the National Science & Technology Medals Foundation. RIP
Sad word is spreading from Boulder that the pioneering NCAR climate scientist and Medal of Science laureate Warren Washington has passed from this Earth he studied and cherished with such vigor for so long. More soon but listen to @DrShepherd2013 below for just a little of Dr Washington’s legacy. 1/
In 1998, Warren Washington kicked off the first annual Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture with his talk entitled “From Slide Rule to Supercomputer: A 30-year Review of Atmospheric Science and Public Policy.”
Number of Florida houses for sale just skyrocketed. What are the odds these are all Airbnb rentals with owners who are about to declare bankruptcy?
