How can we plan for urban climate adaptation in ways that improve sustainability and social justice? Switzer Fellow Linda Shi studies the land governance institutions that make cities and disadvantaged groups vulnerable to climate impacts...
Lara Cushing is the lead author of a December 2022 study finding that historical red-lining is associated with fossil fuel power plant siting and present-day inequalities in air pollutant emissions. Read the open-access article in Nature Energy and a summary in Axios.
Deniss Martinez and Karly Hampshire were honored as recipients of the 13th annual University of California President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership.
"Does everybody else here feel sick too?" Dr. Jessica Trowbridge’s curiosity about the impact of exposure to environmental chemicals on health came out of her experience living binationally and experiencing the environmental burdens of pollution in her communities in central Mexico and Richmond, California.
The study found 132 wind-related incidents from 2000-2021 that resulted in at least 479 injuries and 28 deaths, many occurring at wind speeds not considered hazardous.
Edgar integrates transformative climate adaptation principles into building community capacity to address the local impacts of climate change. He connects his lived experiences and professional passions to include and prioritize frontline communities in the creation of adaptation solutions.
Josephine combines geochemistry with magnetic analyses to study iron sulfide mineral formation in New Hampshire lakes, a process that removes contaminants such as lead and arsenic from waters, with potential impacts on human health and water quality.
Marisol investigates the sources, fate, and transport of microbial contaminants in coastal watersheds in the United States and abroad, with a focus on providing more equitable methodologies for monitoring coastal waters.
Asta combines social and natural science approaches to study the effects of contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and public health. Drawing upon environmental organic chemistry, trophic ecology, and public health he explores PFAS bioaccumulation in marine food webs.
