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Increasing Drought Conditions Threaten Utah High-Tech Data Center Cooling Systems, Ella Devey Jan 2023

Increasing Drought Conditions Threaten Utah High-Tech Data Center Cooling Systems, Ella Devey

Research on Capitol Hill

Federal national security related data centers are increasingly threatened as drought conditions increase in Utah and Idaho. The NSA and FBI data centers in these locations process digital information that informs local and national decision makers of critical national security occurrences. Data centers use water-based cooling systems to prevent hardware failure from overheating, that, while energy efficient, consume large quantities of water. Data centers cannot operate without robust cooling mechanisms. Increasing drought conditions in Utah and Idaho may at a future point become severe enough that water restrictions to the communities that house data centers are possible. The water levels …


An Effective Nonprofit Board-Executive Relationship Starts With Defined Roles, Jaxon Didericksen Jan 2023

An Effective Nonprofit Board-Executive Relationship Starts With Defined Roles, Jaxon Didericksen

Research on Capitol Hill

Nonprofit executive directors have three, seven, and sometimes over 15 bosses. Their relationship with the board is complex to navigate, but it is crucial to organizational success.


Bipoc Contributions Are Largely Excluded From Introductory Social Work Textbooks, Porscha Doucette Jan 2023

Bipoc Contributions Are Largely Excluded From Introductory Social Work Textbooks, Porscha Doucette

Research on Capitol Hill

The National Association of Social Workers first added social justice to its Code of Ethics in 1979. However, the major focus for social justice was outside the profession itself. In order to genuinely work towards social justice, lingering institutional racism and white supremacy must be identified and rectified at every level of the profession, including its education.