Image SCORCH at the 3rd Annual Arizona Heat Summit Today The SCORCH team attended the 3rd Annual Arizona Heat Summit, November 19, 2025, in alignment with the center's ongoing commitment to advancing climate-health research, partnership, and community-driven solutions across Arizona. The summit, hosted by the Arizona Department of Health Services, convened state agencies, local governments, public health departments, utilities, tribal representatives, and academic partners to examine the public health impacts of extreme heat and to share models for mitigation and response. Read more Image French-American Innovation Days (FAID): Advancing Heat & Health Resilience Monday SCORCH was pleased to support Heat and Health French-American Innovation Days (FAID), November 12–13, 2025, sponsored by the French Consulate of Los Angeles, France Science, UA France–Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges, and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). The two-day event held at UA Tucson campus brought together more than 60 researchers, students, and community partners from Arizona, France, and and other arid regions across the US for an opportunity to exchange ideas, build new collaborations, and strengthen international efforts to address the growing health impacts of extreme heat. Read more Image APHA 2025 Reflections: SCORCH Students’ Perspectives Dec. 18, 2025 The American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting is an event that draws over 11,000 public health practitioners, researchers, and organizations each year. This year, three SCORCH students had the opportunity to attend and present at the national convening held November 2 – 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kendra Martinez, Imran Mithu, and Royani Saha reflected on their experiences. Read more Image Ironwood Tree Experience: Amplifying Youth Voice and Action for Climate Resilience Nov. 25, 2025 Ironwood Tree Experience (ITE) – a 2025 award recipient of SCORCH's Community Implementation Pilot Project – collaborated with the University of Arizona’s Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health SCORCH faculty to engage 60 youth across Tucson and Southern Arizona to learn how rising temperatures and the effects of climate change are impacting young people and their communities. Based on survey responses, ITE then hosted a Youth Climate Health Workshop to explore themes and identify solutions for building resilience in their communities. Read more Image 2026 SCORCH Pilot Project Awards Call for Proposals Nov. 3, 2025 The Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) is pleased to announce two calls for proposals from both community organizations and UA faculty researchers to pilot projects implementing solutions to mitigate the challenges posed by climate change and its impact on health in arid lands. Understanding and addressing health inequities experienced by under-resourced and underserved communities in arid lands in the US Southwest and abroad is critical to the SCORCH mission. Read more Image SCORCH/MEZCOPH at UAHS Wellness & Wonder Sept. 29, 2025 Read more Image Expanding Horizons: Reflections from Joint 2025 ISES/ISEE Conference Sept. 29, 2025 Reflections on the joint ISES/ISEE 2025 Conference by Imran Mithu, SCORCH Graduate Research Associate. Read more Image SCORCH/MEZCOPH Researchers at the Joint Annual ISES/ISEE Conference (August 17-20, 2025) Sept. 29, 2025 Graduate students and faculty from MEZCOPH gathered in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2025 Joint Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), August 17— 20 Read more Image “Climate Code Red” – A Summer of Learning Aug. 20, 2025 This summer SCORCH partnered with the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) in the UA College of Pharmacy, integrating “Climate Code Red” lessons into three educational programs – PharmCamp, Steps 2 STEM, and Our Land, Our Education, Our Health (OLEH) – and engaging middle and high school students from schools across Southern Arizona. Led by SCORCH interns and graduate students, Royani Saha, Imran Mithu, Charity Moparthy, and Ozlem Erol, SCORCH developed “Climate Code Red” curriculum to teach participants about the health impacts of extreme heat through a variety of hands-on activities. While the core curricular materials across the three sessions are consistent, each had unique approaches to engage students in discovering how the environment, specifically extreme heat, impacts our health and how we live while exploring innovative ways to build safer, more resilient communities. Read more Image Youth-Led Climate Action: SCORCH and AYCC Celebrate Earth Day 2025 July 8, 2025 In celebration of Earth Day 2025, SCORCH partnered with the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) to host a dynamic workshop spotlighting the power of youth-led climate solutions. The April 28th event brought together University of Arizona (UA) faculty, students, and staff, alongside national and regional leaders, including a representative from the U.S. Green Building Council, the Southern Arizona Director for Senator Ruben Gallego, and a respected Tohono O’odham elder and environmental leader. The workshop featured two remarkable youth activists, Ojas Sanghi and Owen Brosanders, who shared their work in leading the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) toward adopting the nation's most comprehensive school climate action resolution. Read more Pagination … 1 2 3 4 5 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image SCORCH at the 3rd Annual Arizona Heat Summit Today The SCORCH team attended the 3rd Annual Arizona Heat Summit, November 19, 2025, in alignment with the center's ongoing commitment to advancing climate-health research, partnership, and community-driven solutions across Arizona. The summit, hosted by the Arizona Department of Health Services, convened state agencies, local governments, public health departments, utilities, tribal representatives, and academic partners to examine the public health impacts of extreme heat and to share models for mitigation and response. Read more
Image French-American Innovation Days (FAID): Advancing Heat & Health Resilience Monday SCORCH was pleased to support Heat and Health French-American Innovation Days (FAID), November 12–13, 2025, sponsored by the French Consulate of Los Angeles, France Science, UA France–Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges, and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). The two-day event held at UA Tucson campus brought together more than 60 researchers, students, and community partners from Arizona, France, and and other arid regions across the US for an opportunity to exchange ideas, build new collaborations, and strengthen international efforts to address the growing health impacts of extreme heat. Read more
Image APHA 2025 Reflections: SCORCH Students’ Perspectives Dec. 18, 2025 The American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting is an event that draws over 11,000 public health practitioners, researchers, and organizations each year. This year, three SCORCH students had the opportunity to attend and present at the national convening held November 2 – 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kendra Martinez, Imran Mithu, and Royani Saha reflected on their experiences. Read more
Image Ironwood Tree Experience: Amplifying Youth Voice and Action for Climate Resilience Nov. 25, 2025 Ironwood Tree Experience (ITE) – a 2025 award recipient of SCORCH's Community Implementation Pilot Project – collaborated with the University of Arizona’s Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health SCORCH faculty to engage 60 youth across Tucson and Southern Arizona to learn how rising temperatures and the effects of climate change are impacting young people and their communities. Based on survey responses, ITE then hosted a Youth Climate Health Workshop to explore themes and identify solutions for building resilience in their communities. Read more
Image 2026 SCORCH Pilot Project Awards Call for Proposals Nov. 3, 2025 The Southwest Center for Resilience in Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) is pleased to announce two calls for proposals from both community organizations and UA faculty researchers to pilot projects implementing solutions to mitigate the challenges posed by climate change and its impact on health in arid lands. Understanding and addressing health inequities experienced by under-resourced and underserved communities in arid lands in the US Southwest and abroad is critical to the SCORCH mission. Read more
Image Expanding Horizons: Reflections from Joint 2025 ISES/ISEE Conference Sept. 29, 2025 Reflections on the joint ISES/ISEE 2025 Conference by Imran Mithu, SCORCH Graduate Research Associate. Read more
Image SCORCH/MEZCOPH Researchers at the Joint Annual ISES/ISEE Conference (August 17-20, 2025) Sept. 29, 2025 Graduate students and faculty from MEZCOPH gathered in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2025 Joint Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), August 17— 20 Read more
Image “Climate Code Red” – A Summer of Learning Aug. 20, 2025 This summer SCORCH partnered with the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) in the UA College of Pharmacy, integrating “Climate Code Red” lessons into three educational programs – PharmCamp, Steps 2 STEM, and Our Land, Our Education, Our Health (OLEH) – and engaging middle and high school students from schools across Southern Arizona. Led by SCORCH interns and graduate students, Royani Saha, Imran Mithu, Charity Moparthy, and Ozlem Erol, SCORCH developed “Climate Code Red” curriculum to teach participants about the health impacts of extreme heat through a variety of hands-on activities. While the core curricular materials across the three sessions are consistent, each had unique approaches to engage students in discovering how the environment, specifically extreme heat, impacts our health and how we live while exploring innovative ways to build safer, more resilient communities. Read more
Image Youth-Led Climate Action: SCORCH and AYCC Celebrate Earth Day 2025 July 8, 2025 In celebration of Earth Day 2025, SCORCH partnered with the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) to host a dynamic workshop spotlighting the power of youth-led climate solutions. The April 28th event brought together University of Arizona (UA) faculty, students, and staff, alongside national and regional leaders, including a representative from the U.S. Green Building Council, the Southern Arizona Director for Senator Ruben Gallego, and a respected Tohono O’odham elder and environmental leader. The workshop featured two remarkable youth activists, Ojas Sanghi and Owen Brosanders, who shared their work in leading the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) toward adopting the nation's most comprehensive school climate action resolution. Read more
