Early indicators point to this year’s El Niño heating up to be one of the strongest on record, with the Pacific Rim already hit by extreme weather and more likely in store for the U.S.

DEI was supposed to make education "fairer." But a new book by @PacificResearch's Lance Izumi argues that too often, policies adopted in its name have lowered academic standards, weakened discipline, and pushed merit and individual achievement aside. Read "The Great Equity Epidemic" here:

The barriers to using AI at work are coming down, one platform at a time. 🔓 @pacificlife has moved from Document AI to Cortex Analyst and now CoCo, using it to turn insights into direct requests that build the process for them. Watch here 👉🏻

2025 was a year of progress for us, including 21 publications, awards, and great presentations at Pacifichem 2025. As we begin 2026, we will share more updates on our projects, members, and events. Thank you for your ongoing support, and we wish you all a productive year ahead.