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Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner

@becajmb

Senior Lecturer | Cornell University | environmental policy | happy mom

 Ithaca, NY
Joined June 2009
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Cornell Chronicle@CornellNewsFeb 16
Young people building resilience: A collaboration based in Bo City, Sierra Leone, empowers future leaders to invest in #climate adaptation, providing a model for other “secondary cities.” @CornellBPP @MDPIOpenAccess @WashFellowship news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierre Leone | Cornell Chronicle

Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierre Leone | Cornell Chronicle

A collaboration based in Bo City empowers future leaders to invest in climate adaptation, providing a model for other "secondary cities."

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Ithaca’s Southside neighborhood is one of three communities partnering w/ @Cornell researchers to create “resilience hubs” that support communities during crises. Students in community-engaged environmental policy courses are contributing to the project! news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
NYS communities create a crisis resilience playbook, with Cornell help | Cornell Chronicle

NYS communities create a crisis resilience playbook, with Cornell help | Cornell Chronicle

Ithaca’s Southside neighborhood is one of three communities partnering with Cornell researchers to create “resilience hubs” – facilities that support communities during crises.

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Elizabeth Dunn DrPH MPH CPH@xtremetraveler24 Jun 2024
The @JournalofEM just released our manuscript on “Decision-making drivers for #pandemic response for Institutions of Higher Education.” Check it out at doi.org/10.5055/jem.0823 Was very fortunate to work with @becajmb & @green_bhvr_phd! #EMTalk #HSEM #PHPreparedness #HigherEd
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@Cornell13 May 2024
One year since @deadandcompany's show at Barton Hall, proceeds from the fundraiser are generating momentum for faculty-led climate research-to-impact efforts. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
Dead & Company concert funds $800K for new climate solutions | Cornell Chronicle

Dead & Company concert funds $800K for new climate solutions | Cornell Chronicle

One year since Dead & Company’s iconic show at Barton Hall, proceeds from the fundraiser have begun to flow to its climate-fighting recipients.

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In @theNation, Rebecca Brenner @becajmb, senior lecturer at the Brooks School, discusses the impact of FEMA's updated flood maps on Ithaca’s Southside neighborhood. Read "In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse" here: thenation.com/article/enviro…
In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse

In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse

Revised FEMA flood maps significantly broadened risk zones enveloping the Southside neighborhood, which has provided Black residents with a sense of community for more than 150 years.

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Join panel moderator Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner @becajmb for a half-day @RockefellerInst conference, in coordination with US Congressman Paul D. Tonko, on policies to promote a greener future for the Capital Region. Brenner is a senior lecturer at the @CornellMPA Program.
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Can't make it in-person to our "Locally Sourced" conference? Join us virtually on Friday (9/8 at 9a) for this event on sustainable local policies and programs that can promote a greener future for the Capital Region. Virtual registration 👇 eventbrite.com/e/locally-sou…
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#QueenLindah, MCIPR 👑🇰🇪@LindahMbaisi3 Jul 2023
What makes communities vulnerable & at risk for disasters? Great session today by Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner @becajmb Senior Lecturer at @CornellBPP on how #ClimateChange exacerbates disasters & risks for communities & how it can be mitigated #MandelaFellows #ExchangeOurWorld
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Linda Shi@_lindashi26 Oct 2022
5/5 many thanks to co-authors Anjali Fisher, @becajmb Amelia Greiner Safi, @UPcoast, and Jamie Vanucchi @CornellAAP @Cornell_CRP @cornellvet @CornellMPH @CornellBPP @nature_wonks @nature_org wish I were at @AdaptationForum sharing this work!
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Linda Shi@_lindashi26 Oct 2022
1/5 Our paper on equitable floodplain #buyouts is now published open access @ClimaticChange_! We studied 5 US buyout programs to see whether and how they address common inequities found in @fema buyouts. tldr below
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How do we develop equitable policies in a changing global climate? This @AtkinsonCenter talk by the Brooks School's @becajmb is this afternoon and open to all in person or by stream. events.cornell.edu/event/cli…

Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner | How Can We Understand the Vulnerabilities Communities Face to Climate...

Abstract: We know climate change means that there will be more frequent and more intense disasters. How can we understand the vulnerabilities communities face to more frequent and more intense...

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Cornell Chronicle@CornellNews30 Mar 2023
College students with the time and energy to serve, as well as the desire to learn, are well positioned to advance their education while helping communities prepare for potential disasters, according to a new book co-edited by a @CornellBPP researcher. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Service-learning helps students help communities | Cornell Chronicle

College students – who have the time and energy to serve as well as the desire to learn – are well positioned to advance their education while helping communities prepare for potential disasters,...

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Important work highlighted here by @becajmb of the @CornellMPA program and colleagues in @CornellCALS @CornellAAP and @cornellvet
Cornell Chronicle (@CornellNews) profile pictureCornell Chronicle@CornellNews30 Mar 2023
College students with the time and energy to serve, as well as the desire to learn, are well positioned to advance their education while helping communities prepare for potential disasters, according to a new book co-edited by a @CornellBPP researcher. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Service-learning helps students help communities | Cornell Chronicle

College students – who have the time and energy to serve as well as the desire to learn – are well positioned to advance their education while helping communities prepare for potential disasters,...

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Research by Rebecca Brenner (@becajmb), @CornellMPA students and colleagues.
Cornell Chronicle (@CornellNews) profile pictureCornell Chronicle@CornellNews10 Nov 2022
Researchers @Cornell compared federal floodplain home buyout policies with regional programs, showing that local strategies may make these acquisitions more equitable and effective. @ClimaticChange_ @CornellAAP @CornellBPP @BPFriedlander news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Local floodplain home buyouts can inform federal plans | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers compared federal floodplain home buyout policies with regional programs, showing that local strategies may make these acquisitions more equitable and effective.

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Linda Shi@_lindashi26 Oct 2022
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Equitable buyouts? Learning from state, county, and local floodplain management programs

Equitable buyouts? Learning from state, county, and local floodplain management programs

Climatic Change - Climate change-exacerbated flooding has renewed interest in property buyouts as a pillar of managed retreat from coastal zones and floodplains in the United States. However,...

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Insight from @becajmb as Cornell serves New York
Rockefeller Institute (@RockefellerInst) profile pictureRockefeller Institute@RockefellerInst27 Aug 2022
Panel 1 of our "Locally Sourced: Municipal Green Policy Solutions" conference will feature practitioners and researchers from across NYS discussing state & local climate and energy programs. Learn more about the panelists: rockinst.org/rig-events/loca…
Locally Sourced: Municipal Green Policy Solutions conference promotional graphic. green water color bg. rockefeller institute and esf logos at bottom. Panel 1 info text: NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program and DEC Climate Smart Communities Program • Amanda Mazzoni, principal planner, Energy Management Program, Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board Bridging the Policy Gap to Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas • Steve Powers, chair, New Lebanon Climate Smart Communities Task Force • Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, senior lecturer, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University Campus-Community Partnerships in Climate Action Planning: Lessons from the Field • John Pumilio, director of sustainability, Colgate University

ALT Locally Sourced: Municipal Green Policy Solutions conference promotional graphic. green water color bg. rockefeller institute and esf logos at bottom. Panel 1 info text: NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program and DEC Climate Smart Communities Program • Amanda Mazzoni, principal planner, Energy Management Program, Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board Bridging the Policy Gap to Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas • Steve Powers, chair, New Lebanon Climate Smart Communities Task Force • Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, senior lecturer, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University Campus-Community Partnerships in Climate Action Planning: Lessons from the Field • John Pumilio, director of sustainability, Colgate University

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Blight2Right will work to eliminate illegal dumping in Flint, Michigan. The Rebecca Brenner/Jerel Ezell (@cornellcas) project earned Academic Venture Fund support through @AtkinsonCenter. What's ahead for Flint: atkinson.cornell.edu/award/b… @midmichigannow @flintjournal
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This Atkinson Update features @AtkinsonCenter Fellow @songlin_chem, who was recently recognized by @EPA for creating new green chemistry approaches that could enable the pharmaceutical industry to shrink its carbon footprint and eliminate toxic chemicals. bit.ly/3mV7g0Y
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Cornell Chronicle@CornellNews6 Jun 2022
Growing a #green economy: @CornellGrad master’s students are helping New Lebanon, #NewYork expand its economy with green tech jobs, and drafting a blueprint for similar communities across the state. @NYGov @CornellBPP @CornellCIPA news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Students help NYS town grow green economy | Cornell Chronicle

Master’s students are helping New Lebanon, New York expand its economy with green technology jobs, and drafting a blueprint for similar communities statewide.

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Co-teaching Environmental Justice & Policy w/u Shorna Allred @Shorna1 has been the most important & incredible experience! While much work to be done, w/our fantastic students & this semester the future is bright. ❤️Looking forward together Shorna!@CornellCIPA @CornellBPP
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