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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 005 - Dale Porfilio, Chief Insurance Officer @ Insurance Information Institute

This episode of Circadian Wisdom features Dale Porfilio, Chief Insurance Officer of the Insurance Information Institute (III). Interviewed by CIRCAD's Executive Director, William N. Ferris, Dale Porfilio discusses the key drivers of climate risk, as understood by III: -Longterm trends in climate…

CIRCAD's Executive in Residence, Francis Bouchard, J.D. on Insurance and Resilience

Francis Bouchard, J.D., serves as CIRCAD's Executive in Residence, as well as Duke University's Climate Leader in Residence and Managing Director of Climate at Marsh McLennan. Bouchard discusses the role that the insurance sector can play as a champion of climate resilience.

Circadian Wisdom Ep. 004 - Kathy Baughman McCleod, CEO @ Climate Resilience for All

On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, Kathy Baughman McCleod, CEO of Climate Resilience for All, discusses her views on improving the insurance industry by supporting more equitable outcomes. McCleod details current gender inequities in lived experiences with extreme heat and discusses the role…

CIRCAD Faculty Affiliate - Professor David Banks @ Duke University

Hear Duke University's Professor David Banks discuss his research in risk analysis, adversarial risk analysis, and agent-based modeling. Professor Banks is one of the many faculty at Duke University and at the University of Georgia who will be contributing to the research conducted under the CIRCAD…

Circadian Wisdom Episode 3: Charlie Sidoti, Exec. Director @ InnSure, now live.

On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director of InnSure, discusses his view of what can be done to better support resilience through insurance and reinsurance. Interviewed by CIRCAD's Francis Bouchard, Duke's inaugural Climate Leader in Residence, Sidoti discusses the…

CIRCAD's UGA Site Co-Director, Professor Marc Ragin, discusses CBCIs.

CIRCAD's UGA Site Co-Director, Professor Marc Ragin discusses CBCIs and CIRCAD's ability to create solutions to achieve climate resilience.

CIRCAD's Lead Data Scientist, Dr. Celine Robinson, discusses CIRCAD's community- and industry-accessible research outputs.

Hear from CIRCAD's Lead Data Scientist, Dr. Celine Robinson, as she discusses her views on CIRCAD's research and its ability to develop community- and industry-accessible research outputs.

Circadian Wisdom podcast features Frank Nutter, Pres. of RAA (ret.)

On this episode, we feature Frank Nutter, President of the Reinsurance Association of America (retired). Interviewed by Duke University's Climate Leader in Residence, Francis Bouchard, Nutter discusses climate science and relationship building. Nutter makes recommendations related to state 'safety…

Meet UGA CIRCAD Site Director: Professor Todd Bridges

Hear from CIRCAD's UGA Site Director, Professor Todd Bridges. Professor Bridges discusses nature-based solutions as tools to achieve resilience.

Francis Bouchard serves as inaugural guest on CIRCAD podcast, Circadian Wisdom.

In the inaugural episode of Circadian Wisdom, we host Francis Bouchard, Duke University's Inaugural Climate Leader in Residence and Managing Director of Climate at Marsh McLennan. Interviewed by CIRCAD's Executive Director, William N. Ferris, Francis Bouchard discusses climate-based disaster…

Meet CIRCAD Faculty Director Professor Mark Borsuk.

CIRCAD's Faculty Director Professor Mark Borsuk introduces the CIRCAD initiative and his research in statistical modeling and advanced computing.

CIRCAD to host 2024 Climate Risk & Resilience Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

Registration is now open for CIRCAD's upcoming Climate Risk & Resilience Summit.

For Many Urban Residents, It’s Even Hotter Than Their Weather App Says

Statistical model adjusts temperature data and finds urban areas with few weather stations are even hotter than reported.

Duke Summit Forges Purposeful Partnerships to Tackle Extreme Heat

Bledsoe Selected to Write Chapter for the First National Nature Assessment

The U.S. Global Change Research Program announced the selection of authors for the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1) – IRIS Director Brian Bledsoe was selected as one of these authors.