As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
To learn how mentors work in the context of global health research, Fogarty asked nine accomplished principal investigators about their experiences both as mentors and mentees. Read Carey Farquhar, Professor of Global Health, response.
To learn how mentors work in the context of global health research, Fogarty asked nine accomplished principal investigators about their experiences both as mentors and mentees. Read Grace John-Stewart, Professor of Global Health, response.
Over 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, a new report published Monday in Nature Medicine estimates. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at UW, is quoted.
The Glendale Forest near South Park is an example of the types of urban places becoming more important as climate warming continues. A study from the UW is referenced, and Dr. Jeremy Hess, professor of global health, of emergency medicine and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
As summer grows hotter every year and this summer's heat waves linger, doctors and medical experts warn Americans to keep an eye out for the dangers to the human body of extreme heat and scorching sunrays that can trigger heat exhaustion and heatstroke, cause severe sunburns, and lead to skin cancer down the line. Kristie Ebi, professor of global healh and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Three professors from the University of Washington School of Public Health—Wendy Barrington, Jeremy Hess, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar—were honored for their scientific and technical achievement.
Global temperatures dropped a minuscule amount after two days of record highs, making Tuesday only the world’s second-hottest day ever measured. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.”
After days of forecasters warning of dangerous heat, Massachusetts will be identifying and evaluating if anyone died due to the heat. Previously Massachusetts was among states that did not track heat-related deaths where exposure to extreme heat was a secondary factor. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences, is quoted.