May 15 Standards for Measuring the Impact of Extreme Weather Event Exposure on Health: Challenges and Considerations (Virtual) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., May 15, 2026 In this webinar, SCORCH faculty Kacey Ernst and Melissa Furlong will discuss challenges in identifying best practices for quantifying weather exposures for health outcomes. Case studies of flooding and extreme heat will be presented.
May 28 Climate Conversations: Brain Health (Virtual) Noon – 1:15 p.m., May 28, 2026 In this webinar from the National Academies Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action series, Renee Salas (The Cooperative at Mass General Brigham) will moderate a conversation between Katie Hayes (George Mason University) and Burcin Ikiz (EcoNeuro) on how climate change is shaping brain and mental health outcomes and how research, policy, and strategies can better respond to these risks moving forward.
May 28 AZ Heat Resilience Research & Data Workgroup (Virtual) 3 – 4 p.m., May 28, 2026 Join the Arizona Heat Resilience Research & Data Workgroup held every 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm.
Jun 08 2026 National PFAS Conference (Tucson) All Day, June 8 – 10, 2026 The 2026 National PFAS Conference (hosted in Tucson, UA Main Campus) is uniquely designed to exchange information, provide support to PFAS-affected communities, and facilitate engagement across diverse sectors involved with PFAS to accelerate the protection of health and the environment.
Jun 08 Reducing Extreme Heat Impacts on Health in Pregnant Women & Infants: A Community Based Intervention in Kalifi, Kenya (Virtual) 10 – 11 a.m., June 8, 2026 Dr. Adelaide Lusambili of Africa International University is presenting on protecting maternal and child health from extreme heat in Kenya. Learn about how implementation science research can be applied in a climate and health context.
Jun 25 AZ Heat Resilience Research & Data Workgroup (Virtual) 3 – 4 p.m., June 25, 2026 Join the Arizona Heat Resilience Research & Data Workgroup held every 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm.
Aug 16 National Tribal Health Conference 2026 (Chandler) All Day, Aug. 16 – 21, 2026 The conference will showcase the interconnectedness of policy, advocacy, and Indian health best practices. Programming includes multiple formats that cover timely topics such as funding for Indian Health, the business of medicine, health equity, Indigenous determinants of health, Tribal public health, behavioral health, culture, environmental health, and climate change. The conference also includes focus areas on Native youth, Tribal veterans, and elders, a fitness event, exhibit hall and marketplace, culture night, poster sessions, and gala celebration.