Measured Insights
The latest blog posts from our research projects.
Introducing our new Fall 2024 Research Assistants!
DDL is excited to welcome seven new research assistants (RAs) to our team for the fall semester! With expertise ranging from human-computer interaction to sociology to environmental science, our new RAs bring a wide range of new skills and perspectives to the lab....
Climate Meets NLP: DDL Contributes to First Workshop to Explore Emerging Computational Techniques to Address Climate Challenges
With the rapid rise of ChatGPT and generative AI, which utilize large language models (LLMS) to process and generate human-like text, new possibilities have emerged for addressing complex global challenges like the climate crisis. The most recent 2024 annual...
DDL awarded NSF grant to explore AI and climate integrity
The Data-Driven EnviroLab has received a planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring together collaborators to design a new center aimed at bolstering the integrity of climate commitments in the age of generative AI and its role in proliferating...
Climate, Data and AI: Insights from a Data Scientist on ICLEI World Congress 2024
This blog was written by Research Associate Diego Manya, who attended ICLEI World Congress 2024 and will attend the Innovate4Cities event in September. As a data scientist working at the intersection of data science, climate, and policy, I had the opportunity...
Introducing our Summer 2024 Yale-NUS Research Assistants
The Data-Driven EnviroLab is excited to welcome two summer Research Assistants from Yale-NUS College (YNC) in Singapore, Sze Koy Ho and Ming Cheng Yap. Working on a range of projects with other scientists and research assistants in the Lab, we are excited to see the...
DDL Begins Installing Sensors for NASA-Funded Project to Assess Urban Heat Disparities
We are excited to share that we have begun installing sensors for our NASA-funded project to explore disparities and solutions to U.S. urban heat stress and climate justice. Our project uses satellite remote sensing data and a multi-modal modeling approach to...
DDL Presents at ICLEI World Congress 2024 in São Paulo
This week, DDL Research Scientist Diego Manya will present a “soft launch” of our 2024 Urban, Environment and Social Inclusion Index at the Global Research and Innovation Symposium, hosted by the City of São Paulo, Brazil as part of the ICLEI World Congress 2024. The...
Introducing Sarah Combs, DDL’s 2024 Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness Fellow
DDL is excited to welcome Sarah Combs to the team as a Social Connectedness Fellow in partnership with the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness (SCSC). From May to September, Sarah will work alongside DDL researchers to conduct research to address issues...
Dr. Hsu Selected as one of six US scientists to Scope Special IPCC Report on Cities and Climate Change
Data-Driven Lab Director and Associate Professor Angel Hsu has been selected as one of six US scientists to participate this week to scope an upcoming Special Report on Climate Change and Cities for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is...
Welcome Sarah Berk, PhD, to the Data-Driven EnviroLab Team!
At Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL), we're thrilled to introduce our newest addition to the team, Sarah Berk, PhD. With an impressive background in mathematics from the University of Exeter, UK and a passion for climate research, Sarah brings a wealth of expertise and...
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