Written by: Nicole Fassina and Maren Hale “EarthLab is a valuable outdoor space for experiential learning, but what makes EarthLab special is the people.” – Amy Knight, UCSD-EarthLab Program Manager Adjacent to the Millennial Tech Middle School (MTM) campus in Encanto, San Diego, sits EarthLab, a 4-acre outdoor climate action park owned by the San Diego Unified School District and … Read More
Cooler Communities Connects Heat Hub Science with Students’ Lives
Written by: Nan Renner, SoCal Heat Hub co-PI for K12 Education to Broaden Participation and Birch Aquarium at Scripps Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships. Cooler Communities — curriculum created by San Diego Unified School District’s STEAM Team with support from the SoCal Heat Hub — compels fifth-grade students to think critically and creatively about their local environment. Teachers from 84 … Read More
Climate Champions Design Summit Integrates Local and Global Heat Phenomena
Written by: Maren Hale and Nan Renner On September 12th and 13th, Climate Champions and the San Diego Science Project (SDSP, at UC San Diego’s CREATE) hosted another summit in a series bringing together educators and scientists to explore heat phenomena within an Earth systems framework using Understanding Global Change (UGC). The event at Scripps Institution of Oceanography was led … Read More
Birch Aquarium’s Happy Hour Science Night
Written by: Nicole Fassina The Birch Aquarium’s Happy Hour Science Night event on July 19th was an engaging and enjoyable experience that brought together attendees for an evening of relaxation, socialization, and exploration. This event kicked off with two guest speakers from the SoCal Heat Hub, scientists Tarik Benmarhnia and Sasha Gershunov, who spoke on heatwaves and their health impacts … Read More
Hub Manager Maren Hale Presents at San Diego’s first Heat and Human Health Summit
Written by: Maren Hale Saturday, August 12, 2023 was a landmark day for the field of heat and health in San Diego. For the very first time in our region, several groups came together to put on a full-day summit focused solely on the impacts of extreme heat on human health and heat wave response. The event, called H3SD, or … Read More
SoCal Heat Hub Hosts First Community Partner Event
Written by: Maren Hale April 25th marked an important milestone for the SoCal Extreme Heat Research Hub: our first community partner workshop. The event, which was hosted at the San Diego Natural History Museum, provided an opportunity for community partners from across the county to learn about Hub research priorities and opportunities for input and support. The event started with … Read More
Climate Champions Design Summit Convenes Local Educators Around Heat Hub Science
Written by: Nan Renner & Maren Hale On March 14th and 15th, the SoCal Extreme Heat Research Hub participated in an education design summit led by Climate Champions and the San Diego Science Project (SDSP). The summit, which represents the hub’s first major education activity, was led by education team members Alec Barron of SDSP and Jessica Bean, leader of … Read More