There is still time to nominate a fellow (or yourself) to serve on the Fellows Advisory Committee (FAC). As we think about how best to serve our network and our communities in the years ahead, it is essential for fellows to play a role in our program strategies and implementation. Nominations are due by April 30! Email Erin if you have any questions.

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) won a prestigious national award March 5 for its influential role in the nation's fight against climate change, receiving recognition for the Department's outreach on climate resilience and for taking a comprehensive approach that aligns state and local water management. Switzer Fellow John Andrew oversees the Department's climate change activities and accepted the award.

Many institutions today are declaring commitments to improving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Yet despite their good intentions, acting on those commitments remains challenging. Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst redesigned their departmental seminar series to increase DEI, and other institutions could do the same, writes Switzer Fellow Nigel Golden.

The federal government had the mechanisms it needed to minimize the risk of pandemics to human health. However, the Trump administration is placing the nation at risk by systematically undermining these structures and experts associated with them, writes Fellow Laura Meyerson.

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