Beat the Heat program at IU collaborates with Indiana cities to build capacity for heat resilience
To help local Indiana governments face the growing problem of extreme heat, Beat the Heat focuses on building capacity for withstanding heat stress by analyzing the community’s specific risk and tailoring heat stress interventions to that community.
Building a green talent pipeline: A Q&A with Abby Butler
In summer 2024, Abby Butler became a McKinney Climate Fellow with Solar United Neighbors, where she educated community members about solar energy and tabled events across Indiana. After completing her degree, Butler joined Solar United Neighbors full time as an Indiana rural organizing associate, where she works on large-scale solar education, outreach, and organizing.
Hub Highlight: Planning grant supports pedestrian and driver safety in Newburgh, Ind.
A collaboration between the Indiana Resilience Funding Hub and Town of Newburgh led to a successful planning grant to address transportation and accessibility challenges. The grant will fund a safety action plan covering several high-priority areas.
Photos: McKinney Climate Fellows contribute 13,000 hours to resilience across state
This summer, 35 McKinney Climate Fellows — Indiana University undergraduate and graduate students interested in sustainability career experiences — dispersed across the state to help Hoosier non-profits, for-profit companies, and governments advance climate and resilience goals.
Hub Highlight: SS4A, AARP grants fund pedestrian safety projects in Montgomery, Ind.
A collaboration between the Indiana Resilience Funding Hub and Town of Montgomery led to successful grants to fund pedestrian safety projects. The grants will fund a town-wide safety action plan and a sidewalk connecting residents to downtown.
SPEA /PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, PAUL H. O’NEILL GRADUATE CENTER
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Environmental Policy Seminar Speaker SeriesHosted by Nikos Zirogiannis
Ostrom Workshop | Colloquium: Alyssa Paredes
The Ostrom Workshop, 513 N PARK AVE
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The Ostrom Workshop Colloquium Series welcomes Dr. Alyssa Paredes (University of Michigan, Department of Anthropology).
SPEA /PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, PAUL H. O’NEILL GRADUATE CENTER
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Environmental Policy Seminar Speaker SeriesHosted by David Konisky
Polar Governance Working Group Round Table
The Ostrom Workshop, 513 N PARK AVE
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Researchers who work on Arctic and Antarctic governance, science, history, and policy—join an informal roundtable to share your work and discuss future collaborations, with an eye towards planning f...Read more
Ostrom Workshop | Colloquium: Vaishnavi Tripuraneni
The Ostrom Workshop, 513 N PARK AVE
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The Ostrom Workshop Colloquium Series welcomes Dr. Vaishnavi Tripuraneni (University of Delaware, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences).
