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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… affected communities in the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects, and less than 10% identified the … are involved in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of green infrastructure projects. “Many US … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… kindest and most supportive mentors and a wonderful role model. I began working with him as an undergraduate in Cary …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… exposed mammals including cats and dogs. Sequencing these samples revealed 14 new variants, including 6 changes in the … animals. The program also relies on hunters to provide samples. For some species such as deer, “it’s been more … might arise. Her team has developed a machine learning model to predict the most spillover-susceptible species. The …
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Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2
… the zoonotic capacity of 5,400 mammal species, extending predictive capacity by an order of magnitude. Of the high … this obstacle, the team developed a machine learning model that combined data on the biological traits of 5,400 … and people. The method they developed could help extend predictive capacity for disease systems beyond COVID-19. …
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Applying science to natural resource management in the Catskills
… working in the Catskills. This program is an excellent model of how resource manager needs can direct research.” … Environmental Protection) Project: Determining the variance of Manning’s n as a function of measured …
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Can we successfully predict the next pandemic?
… in a country that is a potential virus hotspot, taking samples from animals, which will later be analyzed in a lab. … enough of a handle on zoonotic illnesses to make effective predictive models. Even the Cary Institute’s Dr. Han notes that the …
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Selected Publications by Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
Selected Publications by Dr. Winslow D. Hansen Abatzoglou, J.T., … Forest-Ecosystem Simulator (DYNAFFOREST): Development and evaluation . Environmental Modelling and Software … Layer module for Forest Models (POLE-FM) 1.0 . Geosci. Model Dev. 16:2011-2036. …
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Can an algorithm predict the next disease outbreak?
… the world fights the coronavirus, researchers are testing a model that can predict which animal species have a higher … as a likely suspect, you then need to go collect lots of samples, often in remote and unpleasant locations, while … Without this basic data, Han says, there is no way the model could predict the next zoonotic disease reservoir. …
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The planetary toll of your morning coffee
… to produce. How coffee pots are employed flips the evaluation. Considerable energy is used when consumers brew … one recent study found that 35% of environmental samples worldwide had caffeine concentrations that were …
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Team Cary: Chelsey Nieman
… Chelsey aboard the 'R/V Sprout' research vessel taking samples from a deep sea trench off the California coast. … is tricky. In terms of what’s rewarding, when I work on a model for three months, then finally it runs and there are …
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