Mar 05 ASPPH Engaging Public Health Officials Online (Virtual) 10 – 11 a.m., March 5, 2025 The Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Presents webinar offers targeted training on leveraging non-traditional media platforms, showcasing how strategic use of tools like LinkedIn, podcasts, and alternative digital outlets can shape public opinion and policy discussions these platforms to foster meaningful connections and amplify public health messages.
Feb 27 NASEM Microplastics and Health Webinar Series (Virtual): First in Series 9:30 – 11 a.m., Feb. 27, 2025 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Environmental Health Matters Initiative is organizing a webinar series to explore human exposure to and related health effects of microplastics in the environment.
Feb 26 AIR + CCASS Community Support Meeting 4 – 5:15 p.m., Feb. 26, 2025 The Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) and the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS) invite you to a community support meeting on Wednesday, February 26 from 4-5:15 pm in ENR2, room S225.
Feb 25 Advancing Knowledge and Action on the Global Water Crisis across Transboundary Regions (Virtual) 9 – 10 a.m., Feb. 25, 2025 In this webinar hosted by NASEM, Dr. Andrew Gronewold will discuss increasing resilience of communities to impacts on climate change by integrating research across organizing clusters focused on 1) reliable projections of the expected frequency and intensity of climate change impacts; 2) understanding of climate change impacts on ecological and social systems and outcomes; and 3) building capacity for governance and management systems that increase resilience in communities across multiple scales. While the Global Center ultimately envisions working with communities on multiple continents, the focus of this presentation will be on recent advancements within the basins of the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo.
Apr 16 Climate Conversations: Urban Fires (Virtual) 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., April 16, 2025 National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, & Math (NASEM) is hosting a Climate Conversation to highlight the lessons learned and opportunities for science to support impacted communities, drawing on experience from other major urban fires in the last few years. The event will unpack the range of factors that are contributing to urban wildfire risk, and explore the impacts on health, infrastructure, and other human systems, as well as discuss how communities can prepare and move forward in the aftermath of a disaster.
Feb 18 Local Data for Equitable Communities Applicant Webinar (Virtual) 11 a.m. – 12:05 p.m., Feb. 18, 2025 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Local Data for Equitable Communities Applicant Webinar. Funding opportunity website. Application deadline: March 18, 2025, 1:00 PM AZ.
Feb 19 Wastewater-Based Epidemiology in Tribal Communities (Hybrid; Tucson) Noon – 1 p.m., Feb. 19, 2025 This professional seminar series invites Native scientists, engineers, activists, community members and leaders to share their personal and professional journeys, providing inspiration to the next generation of change makers.
Feb 27 Drought, Destroyer of Civilizations (Virtual) 5 – 6 p.m., Feb. 27, 2025 Paleontological Research Institution is hosting a webinar by Sylvia Reeves* that will cover some of the history of drought, impacts of drought in the US in the past 10 years and the focus of research and inquiry on monitoring drought, drought outlooks, impacts and resilience strategies for the future. * NIDIS Regional Drought Information Coordinator (Northeast DEWS), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, University of Colorado Boulder, OAA, National Integrated Drought Information System.
Feb 19 Teach Climate Network Workshop: Making Climate Science Matter (Virtual) 11 a.m. – 12:05 p.m., Feb. 19, 2025 The Climate Energy and Literacy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Team will introduce a guide that connects the information in the National Climate Assessment report to teaching guidance and resources. The presenters will describe how the new design and updates to the guide make it a powerful tool for education and outreach professionals and how to support their efforts in classrooms, communities, and beyond.
Apr 29 Preparedness Summit Pathways to Recovery in the Aftermath of Disasters (San Antonio) All Day, April 29 – May 2, 2025 Attendees from all levels of the government, emergency management, volunteer organizations, healthcare coalitions, and academia will share best practices, build partnerships, advance their skillset, and take away innovative solutions and practical strategies to address the vulnerabilities in our country's health security system.