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Improving Water and Sanitation Access in California and Around the Globe
October 3, 2024
There have been major improvements in access to water and sanitation globally, such as increased sanitation and water treatment services. However, an estimated 25% of households worldwide still do not have reliable access to safe drinking water, and 46% lack adequate sanitation.
Formalizing Farm Labor Research Between Mexico and California
September 18, 2024
Mexico and California have been bound together historically before there were borders that delineated a colonial separation. That connection continues today and never more deeply than through agriculture.
Expanding Latinx Representation in the Environmental Sciences Across the University of California
September 16, 2024
As Dr. Federico Castillo reflected on the paucity of researchers of color in the environmental health field, he aimed to change that starting at the University of California system. The result was the formation of Latinxs and the Environment, which Dr. Castillo, colleagues, and students founded in 2017 at UC Berkeley and expanding to other UC campuses.
The One Health Workforce Academies Creates Global Academic Connections in an Interdependent World
March 27, 2024
A global collaborative, transdisciplinary, and multisectoral public health initiative, the One Health Workforce - Next Generation was created to bring public health professionals and researchers around the world together to focus on the interconnection of the health of animals, people, and the environment.
UCGHI at 2023 NorCal Climate and Health Symposium
December 1, 2023
UCGHI Director of Education, Dr. Oladele Ogunseitan, and UCGHI Center for Planetary Health Co-Director, Dr. Woutrina Smith participated in a session at the 2023 NorCal Climate and Health Symposium, which focused on empowering the next generation of climate and health education through innovative approaches and accessible opportunities.
UCGHI Center for Planetary Health Leadership, Federico Castillo, PhD and Samantha Ying, PhD, Awarded California Climate Action Grant
November 21, 2023
Among the many UC Santa Cruz-based awardees, a $1.99 million grant was awarded to help to equip California farmworker communities with new tools to address the damaging impacts of climate change on their health and livelihoods.
Latinxs and the Environment: Connecting University of California Students in Environmental Research and Social Change
October 30, 2023
UCR L&E students led their first two-day conference, “Latinxs & the Environment: Conectando a la comunidad Latina en la investigación ambiental y el cambio social,” which aimed to foster UC-wide engagement and promote and encourage research across all disciplines in environmental fields and in the Latinx community.
Latinx and the Environment Welcomes Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
October 3, 2023
In a powerful display of civic engagement, students involved in Latinxs and the Environment (L&E) held an event at UC Berkeley with Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia on Wednesday September 27th, 2023 to discuss important issues related to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Latinx communities in District 36 (Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties).
Meet Our 2022 Summer Work Fellows
January 27, 2023
The UCGHI Planetary Health Center of Expertise Summer Work Experience Program helps UC students gain valuable work experience by pairing them with host mentors from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the California Department of Conservation, and the California Department of Public Health.
Encompass Scholars Program
September 28, 2021
This year-long program is unique and will provide up to 100 undergraduate and graduate students with soft skills, leadership, DEI training and more! Deadline: October 15, 2021.