Lunch & Learn: Health and Heat
Presented by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Lunch & Learn series brings together Carolina researchers to share their work addressing and mitigating the impact of climate change in North Carolina. Each session will feature a distinct theme and panel of experts presenting their latest research in that area.
- Monday, October 23: Flooding and Our Future
- Tuesday, October 24: Health and Heat
- Wednesday, October 25: Economics and Environment
- Thursday, October 26: Communities and Climate
- Friday, October 27: Climate Change and Global Health
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CLE credit is available for this event.
Health and Heat: The Impact of Rising Temperatures and Environmental Exposures on Public Health
Tuesday October 24th
Presented by: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Jason West, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Gillings Schools of Global Public Health
Hans Paerl, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health; Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, UNC College of Arts and Sciences; W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences
Noah Kittner, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Panel Emcee
Rebecca Fry, Professor, Chair (Interim), and Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health; Director, Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health