In Winter 2021 ATM S/ESS/OCEAN 586 was organized by LuAnne Thompson (OCEAN), Becky Alexander (PCC/ATM S) and Jeremy Hess (CHanGE/DEOHS)

The seminar was led by LuAnne Thompson (OCEAN) and met Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30pm by Zoom.

The UW Program on Climate Change (PCC) and Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) organized a seminar for Winter 2021 that focused on the intersection of climate change and human health. The seminar brought together researchers in the two UW communities to discuss how climate change has and will impact human health. Conversations were wide ranging and included methods for projecting future climate and relevant exposures and impacts, including broader considerations related to determinants of health and wellbeing, and implications for climate change communication and management. Some sessions focused on cross-cutting issues and others on specific exposures and pathways. We hope that bringing together these two communities will facilitate collaboration in research and education on the intersection of climate change and health and develop a foundation for further joint educational programming. Each week consisted of two 30 min talks, one focused on fundamental climate change (PCC) and the other focused on health impacts (CHanGE). Talks were followed by Q&A. A link to presentations is below.

Participating graduate students registered for ATM S/ESS or OCEAN 586 (2 cr, GCeCS requirement) and undergraduates registered for ATM S/ESS or OCEAN 475 (3 cr, climate minor capstone requirement). Undergraduates in the 475 course met 3:30-4:50 pm on both Tuesday and Thursday via Zoom.

Week 1 (Jan 5) Climate Change and Climate Impacts: the IPCC Process

• Kyle Armour (Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography)
• Jeremy Hess (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Global Health, Emergency Medicine)

Week 2 (Jan 12) Priorities for the future in science and technology

• Dan Schwartz (Chemical Engineering)
• Howard Frumkin (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)

Week 3 (Jan 19) Climate Change Attribution

•  Dale Durran (Atmospheric Sciences)
• Kristie Ebi (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Global Health)

Week 4 (Jan 26) Hurricane disasters and policy response

• Shuyi Chen (Atmospheric Sciences)
• Nicole Errett (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)

Week 5 (Feb 2) Water, health and climate

• Gordon Holtgrieve (Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)
• Karen Levy (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)

Week 6 (Feb 9) Working with communities

• Esther Min (Environmental and Occupational Hygiene)
• Meade Krosby (Climate Impacts Group)

Week 7 (Feb 16) Climate Change, Wildfires and Health Impacts

• Brian Harvey (Environmental and Forest Sciences)
• Tania Busch Isaksen (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)

Week 8 (Feb 23) Heatwaves and Health

• Nicholas Bond (Washington State Climatologist, Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies)
• June Spector (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)

Week 9 (March 2) Nature and Health

• Cory Morin (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Global Health)
• Josh Lawler (Environmental and Forest Sciences)

Week 10 (March 9) Food Security

• David Battisti (Atmospheric Sciences)
• Jennifer Otten (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)

All the presentations can be found from this window: