Center News and Notes

Zephyr Frank and Daniel Grant, directors of the Bill Lane Center and Ivan Doig Center, respectively, address the audience at the 2026 Rural West Conference in Bozeman, Montana.

A new podcast episode from the Ivan Doig Center looks back on the many valuable takeaways from the 2026 Rural West Conference at Montana State University. Bill Lane Center Director Zephyr Frank appears in conversation with Daniel Grant, head of the…

headshot of Dave Danbom. Dave is smiling with glasses and a hat, with a river in the background. 

  • Center News
The Center is deeply saddened to report that friend of the Center, David B. Danbom, passed away on June 26, 2026.

David was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 29, 1947.

  • & the West
Already faced with extreme distances and a low population base, rural hospitals are being put on their heels by federal funding cutbacks. Specialty care is increasingly difficult to supply and closures loom as a possibility for dozens of facilities.

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  • Research Notes
Two Stanford water experts, including Lane Center Advisory Council Member Felicia Marcus, discuss the safety, economic, and environmental tradeoffs driving debates over dam removal.
  • Research Notes
New Stanford research co-authored by our partner Michael Wara finds California homeowners insurance premiums up 84% since 2020, with FAIR Plan enrollment nearly tripling – from under 2% to 5% of homes – as the insurance crisis spreads beyond fire…
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