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How a U.S. spy satellite company and key contractor for the Defense Department, became the most prominent photographer of the war in Ukraine

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Amazon lost 1,180 square kilometers of forest in May, the largest devastated area for that period since 2016, when the historical series began to be measured, according to deforestation alerts released this Friday. According to monthly data captured by the Real-Time Legal Amazon Deforestation Detection System (Deter) and disclosed by the National Institute of Spatial Research (INPE), deforestation alerts increased by 41% in May compared to the same month in 2020. The methodology used in Deter is based on satellite images and is used by INPE to provide ea...

Design Fundamentals 1 - ELEMENTS Reviews. Image courtesy of @nyitarch Instagram (NYIT Architecture and Design) The need for widening the pool of professors, tenured faculty, and university fellows has grown over the years. As schools prepare for the Fall term, they're seeking candidates that will help shape the future of their programs and improve the institution's architectural pedagogy. This week we've curated a list of twelve employment opportunities ranging from visiting assistant professors to fellowship positions at nine schools of architecture. Spring 2020 elaboration II B.Arch/B.A. S...

Yale and Columbia Create Interactive Vaccine Allocation Map In the Press Yale and Columbia Create Interactive Vaccine Allocation Map A team from Yale and Columbia have created an interactive map of each county in each state proposing how COVID-19 vaccinations could be distributed. A new interactive map can provide an important tool for policymakers and the public to analyze differences between COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategies. The publicly available map, which displays each county of each state, highlights issues surrounding equity and vulnerability of at-risk groups. “With over 250...

A new paper from UC Santa Cruz researchers, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that fear of humans causes mountain lions to increase their energy expenditures as they move through the landscape, and this can ultimately limit the size of the home ranges they're able to maintain. "Mountain lions fear us, and that fear has all kinds of impacts on their behavior and ecology, and ultimately, potentially even their populations and conservation," said professor Chris Wilmers, the senior author on the paper. Wilmers is principal investigator for the Santa Cruz Pum...