Julia Schmalz

“When we have this kind of information, we can mitigate the effects of a potential disaster and start considering the resources that need to go into building a future hospital,” she says. This could include laying new roads and water pipes, setting up distributed power generation systems, and building nearby neighborhoods and schools—long-term plans that require cooperation among many government agencies as well as the private sector.

Who’s behind it, and what actions colleges can take October 9, 2017 Hate fliers are appearing on more and more college campuses, largely through the efforts of white-supremacist groups looking to make inroads there. Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, discusses what’s behind the trend, and what college administrators need to understand to confront this tactic. Julia Schmalz is a senior multimedia producer. She tells stories with photos, audio, and video.

John Kilbourne, professor at Grand Valley State U., in Allendale, Mich., came to the March for Science in Washington, D.C., dressed as Galileo, the founder of modern physics and astronomy who was persecuted for standing by his scientific findings. Marches supporting science were held around the world on April 22, the annual celebration of Earth Day. Signs of the times: Rain did not impede the proliferation of posters.