News and Events

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

 

wildfire smoke

CHI members provide expert opinion and guidance on wildfire smoke

Several CHI members, including CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, CHI member, Dr. Kate O'Dell, and CHI Co-Director, Dr. Neelu Tummala, were very active in the media during the consecutive days of poor...

wildfire smoke

CHI members provide expert opinion and guidance on wildfire smoke

Several CHI members, including CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, CHI member, Dr. Kate O'Dell, and CHI Co-Director, Dr. Neelu Tummala, were very active in the media during the consecutive days of poor...

White House

'Where was Climate Change at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health?'

CHI members Rachel Clark, Dr. Bill Dietz, and Sydney Pryor published a paper in the American Journal of Public Health.

parks

Redstone Center's Parks Report garners local media attention

CHI partners at the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness recently published the Neighborhood Park Service Report.

parks report

CHI partners at Redstone Center publish Parks Report

CHI partners at the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness recently published the Neighborhood Park Service Report.

GW Hospital

GW Medical School approves longitudinal Climate and Health Curriculum

The GW medical School has officially approved climate change as a longitudinal curriculum!

allergies

'Adults are getting allergies for the first time. Thanks, climate change.'

CHI Co-Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr. Neelu Tummala, was quoted in a NBC News piece on climate change and allergies.

Planet Forward Summit

CHI hosts session at 2023 Planet Forward Summit

Several CHI members, including CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, CHI Co-Director, Dr. Neelu Tummala, and CHI member, Professor Lisa Palmer, hosted a session at the 2023 Planet Forward Summit.

Dan Goldberg

CHI members participate in CCAS Research WOW Talks

Several CHI members gave TED-style talks to the GW community as part of the Columbian College Office of Research's WOWTalks.

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.