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Ancient global warming ‘no match for human-led emissions’

Human-led CO2 emissions are introducing carbon into the oceans EIGHT TIMES faster than the volcanic eruptions that caused a deep-sea mass extinction 55 million years ago

Ancient Volcanoes Once Boosted Ocean Carbon, But Humans Are Now Far Outpacing Them

Humans’ global warming impact worse than volcanoes which caused marine extinction

China’s coronavirus vaccine shows military’s growing role in medical research

Abigail Coplin, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society, was quoted in a Nature story about the military’s growing role in medical research in China.

Nonfiction and Narrative Popular Philosophy

Barry Lam, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy, wrote a Daily Nous article.

The New Yorker

Hua Hsu is also a staff writer for The New Yorker. View biography and work.

Food insecurity being addressed in the Hudson Valley

Professor of Economics David Kennett, who helped create the Concerned Neighbors Committee to aid struggling residents of the community, was quoted in a Mid Hudson News story about how food insecurity is being addressed in the Hudson Valley.