Four teams of scientists, including a team co-led by Columbia University researchers, will receive up to $45 million over five years for research that advances human understanding of the global carbon cycle driving a changing climate. The teams are the first to be funded through the Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle (VICC), an initiative of Schmidt Sciences that aims to reduce uncertainty in the global carbon cycle to inform effective climate policy and solutions.
For a business that sells a lot of lumber, paint, and other building supplies, Home Depot is increasingly focused on tech. In addition to being the largest home improvement chain in the world, the orange-aproned retailer relies on a large and growing tech workforce to power its effort to put more digital tools in the hands of employees and its DIY and pro customers.