California neighborhoods with more EVs see better air quality, public health thehill.com/policy/equilib…

Back from the last class - on a bus shuttle, amid cars, a train passing above highway jams. It's been a fantastic semester of fun and light bulbs over data science, climate change, and health @KeckMedUSC, with Sandy Eckel, Dr. Erika Garcia, and Sam Silva!

Electric vehicles may improve a community’s health yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/09/electr…

🌟PhD Student Brittney Marian Receives F31 Award from the NIH. “Brittney is the first USC Biostatistics PhD student to receive an F31 award, and this major accomplishment is reflective of her talent and resourcefulness,” shares Prof. Sandy Eckel. pphs.usc.edu/phd-student-br…

T-minus 3 days until ARROYOFEST -- open streets on the 110 freeway! 🚉 Route on 110 easy to reach via A Line. 📍 Plan trip w/ Google or Apple maps, metro.net 🚲 Welcome on board trains! ℹ️ 626goldenstreets.com 📷 Pics from last time this happened-in '03

I'm so excited to experience the 110 freeway car free!

I found the gold (line) at the end of the🌈on my afternoon commute! Metro Los Angeles

🗣️SUMMER OPPORTUNITY: Attention all #math, #statistics, and #science undergrad students, the application period for our 6-week program designed to introduce you to the basics of biostatistics and data science is here! Learn more and Apply Today: lasbest.usc.edu

Researchers at USC Enviro Health Keck School of Medicine of USC found that ER visits for asthma dropped in neighborhoods with more zero-emissions vehicles – including battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Sandy Eckel USC Biostatistics Population and Public Health Sciences at USC

EPA’s final car standards are a win for the environmental and public health! They will slash greenhouse gas and other harmful air pollution #emissions from passenger cars and trucks. epa.gov/newsreleases/b…

Our GoPass Fareless Pilot Program for students in L.A. County was made permanent today by the Metro Board of Directors.

Faculty member Tracy Bastain, PhD, MPH and team conducted the first U.S.-based study examining the link between prenatal fluoride and childhood social, emotional and behavioral functioning. Read their findings here: MADRES Center for Environmental Health Disparities keck.usc.edu/news/fluoride-…

The future of climate health research: An urgent call for equitable action- and solution-oriented science dlvr.it/TFC2wm

🔎 The Salton Sea is rapidly drying, exposing more lakebed & increasing wind-blown dust in nearby communities. This dust contains harmful particles like toxic metals, leading to public health concerns especially for children in the area.#SaltonSea #EnvironmentalJustice #CCVHealth

Graduating with your PhD, and want to make a difference in climate and health? Apply to this new USC postdoc position in Environmental Epi with Drs. Erika Garcia and myself! Apply at: usccareers.usc.edu/job/losangeles… Population and Public Health Sciences at USC Keck School of Medicine of USC USC Enviro Health USC Biostatistics

Health is THE argument for climate action. 🫀 COP29 Azerbaijan World Health Organization (WHO) The Rockefeller Foundation Wellcome Jeremy Farrar Global Climate and Health Alliance Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum. @diarmidcl.bsky.social Mariana Mazzucato search.app/pb6RkAab7cgmB7…

USC-led CLIMA Center led by Rima Habre, ScD awarded $4.1 million by NIH to study impact of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on human health. Keck School of Medicine of USC USC USC Research and Innovation Ricky N. Bluthenthal keck.usc.edu/news/usc-led-c…

Graduating with your PhD, and want to make a difference in climate and health? Apply to this USC postdoc position with Dr. Erika Garcia and myself! Learn more at usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angele… (REQ20155892).