News and Events

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

 

doctors office

'Climate Change Is Not a Progressive Issue. It Is a Medical Problem'

CHI Co-Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr. Neelu Tummala, wrote an opinion piece for Newsweek.

March 31st Event

Climate and Health Connections Series

The Climate and Health Connections Series aims to foster engagement between Students, Faculty, and Staff across GW through engaged discussion on climate and health topics.

podcast

'The Public Health Impacts of Climate Change Provisions'

CHI member, Professor Robert L. Glicksman, was featured on Physician's Weekly Podcast.

field

CHI Co-Director quoted in WAPO article on climate and allergies

CHI Co-Director and Associate Professor of Medicine, Dr. Anjeni Keswani, was quoted in the Washington Post article "The worst cities in the U.S. for allergies."

March Session

Climate and Health Connections Series

The Climate and Health Connections Series aims to foster engagement between Students, Faculty, and Staff across GW through engaged discussion on climate and health topics.

Air pollution

CHI Director and Co-Director quoted in Forbes and WAPO articles on new air pollution study

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, and CHI Co-Director, Dr. Neelu Tummala, were quoted in articles on a new air pollution study.

sinusitis

'The Impact of Social Determinants and Air Pollution on Healthcare Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps'

CHI Co-Director and Associate Professor of Medicine, Dr. Anjeni Keswani, co-authored a paper published in the American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy.

letter

CHI members sign comments submitted to DC Construction Codes Coordination Board (CCCB)

CHI members sign comments submitted to the CCCB in support of the building code proposal to require all electric equipment in new commercial buildings.

February event

Climate and Health Connections Series

The Climate and Health Connections Series aims to foster engagement between Students, Faculty, and Staff across GW through engaged discussion on climate and health topics.

Jan 25th event

Climate and Health Connections Series

The Climate and Health Connections Series aims to foster engagement between Students, Faculty, and Staff across GW through engaged discussion on climate and health topics.