Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation

Luers warns tread carefully when linking extreme weather to climate crisis

Content Type: News - Fellows Many climate advocates hope that the recent bout of extreme weather will awaken Americans to the dangers of climate change. Advocates and scientists have pointed to superstorm Sandy and the Texas drought as clear and present signs of the climate crisis. Although the public does seem to be taking notice, I fear these efforts could backfire if we do not proceed cautiously with our framing around...

Luers and Heller featured in article on women in climate sciences

Content Type: News - Fellows Environmental scientist Amy Luers found the nonprofit setting more fitting than academia for her career goals. "I wanted to be at the intersection of science, policy and action," she said. That would have been hard to do as an academic scientist, she said. "It's rare that a scientist at an academic research institution gets to really see the fruits of their labor put into practice in a...

Luers on linking science with on-going social media efforts

Content Type: News - Fellows At the session on “The digital age and tipping points in social networks: opportunities for planetary stewardship”, some new ways of thinking about social media were discussed. Dr. Amy Luers of the “Skoll Global Threats Fund”, presented some new ideas of how we should link science to on-going social networks. One point she raised resonated with CGIAR’s current strategy to promote and use social...