On an early August afternoon at Pinnacle Dairy, a farm located near the middle of California’s long Central Valley, 1,300 Jersey cows idle in the shade of open-air barns. Above them whir fans the size of satellites, circulating a breeze as the temperature pushes 100F (38C). Underfoot, a wet layerContinue Reading
Stuart Brown has spent lots of time looking into the future of Louisiana’s coast. As the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s assistant administrator for planning and research, he has become the lead spokesman for the 2023 coastal master plan update, released on Jan. 6 in draft form. Brown hasContinue Reading
A yearling brown bear cub sits in the brush in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge on Jully 23, 2015. On Nov. 26, a local deer hunter found a different cub that was confirmed to be the first brown bear to have died from the highly pathogenic avian influenza that isContinue Reading
A dead brown bear cub found on Kodiak Island is one of the latest signs that the current strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza behind the deaths of tens of millions of birds is continuing to circulate in wild populations, infecting a variety of species. The cub carcass, discovered onContinue Reading
PLASTICS are, as we all know, a ubiquitous presence in the modern world. Even as I write this article, I am typing on the plastic keyboard of a laptop computer that is constructed, primarily, of plastic. In order to move the cursor on the screen, I reach for a plasticContinue Reading
Charlie Brown has had a bit of a frustrating relationship with the Earth. There’s that aggravating tree that always eats his kite. And one time his friends turned his beloved baseball field into a garden. Through the years in the comic strip and in TV specials, the Peanuts gang hasContinue Reading
Philanthropists Cici and Hyatt Brown have pledged $25 million to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – matching $25 million in support approved by Florida legislators and pending approval by Governor Ron DeSantis – to help the university create a revolutionary new business makerspace focused on high-paying jobs for Floridians. The remarkably generousContinue Reading
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Initiative aims to increase the supply of small-unit affordable properties and build pathways for tenants to become resident owners in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)Continue Reading
Spatial Segregation: Jim Crow Era public water fountain in the American South. This photograph tangibly depicts racialized space and discriminatory policy via the segregated drinking fountains juxtaposed against one another as differentiated amenities. Image courtesy of Todd Brown Fellowship opportunities provide design professionals with a bridge to explore and expandContinue Reading
Michael Brown, a longtime general partner with Battery Ventures, was just elected to the role of chairman of the National Venture Capital Association three years after joining its board of directors. Earlier this week, we caught up with Brown to ask about his new, year-long role with the 48-year-old tradeContinue Reading
