We are excited to announce a significant contribution to Climate Central’s groundbreaking report, Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 Cities. This comprehensive analysis sheds light on how urban heat islands (UHIs) amplify temperatures across 65 major U.S. cities, impacting 50 million people, or 15% of the total U.S. population. Our specific contribution, Grades of Heat, led by Deputy Director Michael Krisch, focuses on the unequal distribution of urban heat and the historical factors contributing t...| brown.columbia.edu
The Brown Institute, in partnership with the Vagelos Computational Science Center, is excited to announce a significant new development at Barnard College—a pioneering course entitled “Writing with/on Computing,” slated to launch in Spring 2025. This course merges the disciplines of data science, visual arts, and narrative journalism, funded through a Collaboratory Fellow Fund grant at Columbia University. The course aims to prepare students to skillfully produce data-infused narratives...| brown.columbia.edu
For the third consecutive year, the Brown Institute partnered with Columbia Entrepreneurship to offer a segment of the StartupColumbia Venture Challenge dedicated to media initiatives. The first round of our competition started with 21 teams. Like previous years, we were amazed at the variety of projects being pitched and the breadth of expertise on the teams.| brown.columbia.edu
The Brown Institute has recruited an impressive list of Entrepreneurs in Residence including Diane Chang, Ethar El-Katatney, Jennifer 8. Lee and Shazna Nessa. To the ranks we are pleased to add Sterling Proffer.| brown.columbia.edu