News and Events

 Browse recent news and events from the GW Climate Health Institute.

 

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Climate + Health Career Panel

The GW Climate and Health Institute (CHI) is pleased to host a participatory panel discussion that highlights individuals with careers in the climate and health space.

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CHI member provides expert opinion on extreme heat and worker health

CHI member, Dr. David Michaels, was quoted in two New York Times articles on extreme heat and worker health.

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CHI researchers partner with NASA for online training

CHI Director Dr. Susan Anenberg, and CHI member Dr. Gaige Kerr, partnered with NASA to develop a training on EJ and equity applications of satellite data for AQ

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'Air quality, health and equity implications of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles'

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, co-authored a paper published in Nature Sustainability.

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'Reversal of trends in global fine particulate matter air pollution'

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, co-authored a paper published in Nature Communications.

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Dr. Gaige Kerr receives American Meteorological Society Award for Early-Career Professional Achievement

CHI member and EOH Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Gaige Kerr, is recipient of AMS award.

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'America Is Failing to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat'

CHI member, Dr. David Michaels, published an op-ed in The Atlantic.

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'Smoke from Canadian wildfires shows outdoor workers need air quality protections'

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, and CHI member, Dr. David Michaels, published an op-ed in STAT News.

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GWSPH research group's work featured at NASA's new Earth Information Center

Research on air pollution inequality in DC from the GWSPH Air, Climate, and Health lab, led by CHI Director Dr. Susan Anenberg, is featured at NASA's new Earth Information Center.

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'A new satellite could help clean up the air in America's most polluted neighborhoods'

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, was featured on an NPR segment about the advantages of the new TEMPO satellite for tracking air pollution data.