Wrapped up the National Academy of Sciences' Frontiers of Science symposium this weekend as a FoS Fellow, what a fantastic event! Leaving with new ideas and colleagues at the forefront of U.S. science.
Our University of Arizona story on my heat health panel with Ufuoma Ovienmhada and Robbie M Parks organized by J. Carlee Purdum is at https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-heat-policy-experts-present-annual-frontiers-science-symposium
#science #nasfrontiersofscience #uarizona
Honored to be hosted at the National Institute of Technology, Patna, India by Dr. Shailendra Mandal for my Fulbright Specialist Program and working with their faculty, students, and local practitioners on heat resilience.
Our collaboration made the news in the Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nit-p-kicks-off-10-day-program-on-heat-resilience/articleshow/125281648.cms
The Western Planner organization has named CAPLA Associate Professor Ladd Keith its 2025 Planner of the Year, honoring his pioneering leadership in climate-responsive planning and community resilience across the American West.
Update. The U of Arizona just rejected the Trump compact (Oct 20). Here's the public letter from #UArizona President Suresh Garimella.
https://president.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Suresh-Garimella-to-Sec-Linda-McMahon.pdf
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #AcademicMastodon #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
Received the University of Arizona's Distinguished Scholar award and title this aftenoon!
Sharing my University of Arizona TEDx Talk about how the world is currently experiencing a "heatshed" moment and we need more research and action on heat mitigation, heat management, and heat governance to advance equitable heat resilience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8RErIjDWWc
#extremeheat #heatresilience #heatgovernance #tedxtalks #tedx #uarizona
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