26 February 2021
by: Adam D. Cohen Travis York speaking at a Hope Center for College, Community and Justice meeting prior to joining AAAS. | Courtesy of Travis York Travis York speaking at a Hope Center for College, Community and Justice meeting prior to joining AAAS. | Courtesy of Travis York
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has hired two new program directors to lead its ongoing work promoting international scientific relationships and diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education and the wider STEM community.
Kimberly Montgomery, a science policy expert with more than a decade of experience on Capitol Hill and at international organizations, will serve as AAAS’s director of international affairs and the Center for Science Diplomacy. Travis York will apply his background in higher education administration and policy as the association’s director of Inclusive STEM Ecosystems for Equity and Diversity. Both began their roles in the
Measuring Risk to Manage Climate Disaster
Willi Semmler, Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, is at the forefront of new efforts to make measurable the economic impacts of climate catastrophe
This piece was originally featured on Research Matters.
This is the second piece on Professor Semmlerâs work on the economics of climate change.Â
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Images of a burning Amazon rainforest last week brought people across the world face to face with the effects of increasingly aggressive deforestation and the killing and displacement of humans and animals in one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. São Paolo, the largest metropolis in the Americas, was covered by a blanket of smoke that turned the day to night.
C. Hui is a Professor of Mathematics and the South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Mathematical and Theoretical Physical Biosciences based at Stellenbosch University and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in South Africa. His research focuses on developing models and theories for explaining emerging patterns of biodiversity, networks, and traits in ecology and evolution. CH has published more than 190 papers and received the Elsevier Young Scientist Award in 2011. CH and David M. Richardson authored the book Invasion Dynamics (Oxford University Press). CH is a core-team member of the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Biological Invasions (Springer), BMC Ecology (BioMed Central), Ecological Complexity (Elsevier), Insect Conservation and Diversity (Wiley), and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
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