For the third year in a row, the San Diego Heat and Human Health Summit (H3SD) brought together healthcare practitioners, scientists, legislators, and concerned community members for a convening to discuss how extreme heat is affecting human health in San Diego in the face of climate change and what we need to do to address it. Hosted by UC San … Read More
Reflections from the Heat Hub’s 2025 Climate Science and Policy Graduates
Written by: Hale Brown and Pete Polonsky This academic year, the SoCal Heat Hub was proud to yet again work with two graduate students from the Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Climate Science and Policy (CSP) program here at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). These students, Pete Polonsky and Hale Brown, worked closely with Heat Hub scientist advisors to … Read More
Climate Science and Policy Graduate Students Conduct Heat Hub Research
Written by: Kaitlyn Nichols and Ian Campbell June 12, 2024, was the culmination of a year of hard work for the most recent cohort of students in the Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Climate Science and Policy (CSP) program. Students gathered at Scripps Seaside Forum with their colleagues, friends, and families to present on their capstone research projects. As … Read More
SoCal Heat Hub Year 2 Community Partner Roundtable
Written by: Nicole Fassina Community engagement and meaningful collaboration are at the foundation of the Hub’s values to address critical extreme heat challenges. By fostering open dialogue and creating opportunities for strong partnerships, we aim to enhance community engagement and ensure that our research is shared with and informed by diverse perspectives. In line with the necessity for meaningful community … Read More
Exploring EarthLab: Uniting Science, Education, and Community Engagement
Written by: Nicole Fassina “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 managed collaboratively by … 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
Reflections from 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
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 an opportunity for attendees … Read More
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