by Wenxin Chen | Jul 26, 2022 | Climate, Data, Data Visualization
Data-Driven EnviroLab’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Angel Hsu, has received a $503,819 grant from the National Science Foundation for a 3-year research project, “Catalyzing virtuous cycles of climate action: an empirical model of polycentric climate governance.” The...
by Kayla Guilliams | May 18, 2022 | Climate, Data, Data Visualization, Urbanization
On April 23, nearly 40 community members came together to hack solutions to urban heat in the Research Triangle as part of Data-Driven EnviroLab’s Heat Hack 2022. In partnership with the NC Museum of Life and Science and as part of the NC Science Festival, we opened...
by Willie Khoo | Apr 22, 2020 | Data, Data Visualization, Sustainability
Data scientists are stepping up in the fight against coronavirus. They are offering powerful digital tools that can provide both the public and policymakers with better information, potentially tipping the scales against the invisible enemy. Of these tools, Geographic...
by Data-Driven Lab | Apr 11, 2020 | Data, Data Visualization
Data is everything, and everything is data. Understanding how to use and analyze it is the most critical skill of the 21st century, particularly for the environment, which comprises a multitude of complex systems and phenomena. To drive scientific inquiry and reach...
by Amy Weinfurter | Jan 20, 2020 | Data Visualization, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
As the world becomes increasingly urban, cities will shape the lives of billions of people – including both people living in cities, and residents of rural areas that will be shaped by the ways cities use natural resources. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a...
by Willie Khoo | Dec 10, 2019 | Big Data, Data, Data Visualization, UNFCCC
November saw the launch of the inaugural Open Climate Collabathon, a decentralized and open-source eco-hackathon organized by Yale OpenLab and hosted by partner institutions, or nodes, all around the world. Featuring 8 nodes, 21 prompts, and 350 participants, the...
