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Scientific American Opinion: Eliminating FEMA Would Devastate Small-Town America
Scientific American's Opinion section features analysis by experts and thought leaders. In this piece, Jesse M. Keenan of Tulane University's Center on Climate Change and Urbanism and Yuliya Panfil of New America warn that proposed plans to dismantle FEMA could bankrupt small towns, displace millions, and unravel the communities that form the backbone of the nation.
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- Looming SEPTA Cuts Could Increase Climate Pollution In the Philly AreaWhyy News
March 21, 2025 -
Florida's Housing Market Softens as Climate-Related Costs MountBloomberg
May 19, 2025 - U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme WeatherNew York times
May 8, 2025 - The Rise of Millennial Retirement Panic Business Insider
May 4, 2025 -
Climate author on what his team's government dismissal could mean for the planet ABC NEWS
May 1, 2025
September 17, 2024
Adam Marcus presents clay 3D printing research at Earth USA conference in Santa Fe
Adam Marcus recently presented work from his spring 2024 "Ecological Tectonics" research studio at the 2024 Earth USA Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The paper, "3D Printed Architectural Facades for Climate Adaptation," discusses how modular 3D printed ceramic systems can engage with broader ecological systems, such as stormwater management and habitat creation.
August 29, 2024
Small Center summer fellows explore impacts of industrial systems on Gulf Coast region
Exploring the impacts of industrial development and the future of the Gulf Coast region was the focus of six students’ work this summer, as Public Interest Design Fellows through TuSA's Small Center for Collaborative Design.
August 17, 2024
Liz Camuti and Adam Marcus present at Architectural Ceramics Assemblies Workshop
TuSA faculty Adam Marcus and Liz Camuti recently participated and presented at the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW), an annual symposium organized by the University at Buffalo, Carnegie Mellon University, and Boston Valley Terracotta. Marcus and Camuti joined colleague Tsz Yan Ng, faculty at University of Michigan's Taubman College, to present 3d printed ceramic prototypes from their project Hygroscopic Envelope, which is studying the capacity for 3d printed ceramic facade modules to retain and detain stormwater.
May 13, 2024
$2.9 million gift to start new center
Tulane School of Architecture received an anonymous $2.9million gift to establish a Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, a new research unit that will complement the school’s existing work in New Orleans and around the world.
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Jesse Keenan guides White House on built environment in key national climate report
Climate adaptation scholar Jesse M. Keenan joined senior Biden-Harris Administration and White House officials to announce the Fifth National Climate Assessment, an extensive federal report that evaluates climate change science, impacts and strategies to mitigate current and future risks.
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Jesse Keenan's research leads to federal regulations on resiliency
Jesse M. Keenan, Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning, contributed research to new climate-related federal rules.