Climate Change, Health, and Society

Publications

Wang, J. and DasSarma, S. 2024. Contributions of Medical Greenhouse Gases to Climate Change and Their Possible Alternatives. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 21:1548. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21121548

Students investigate coal terminal’s impacts on air pollution in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay, by Victoria Langowska, Healio, November 6, 2024.

Rising Concerns: Students Tackle Climate Change and Its Effects on Health in New Elective at UMB, by Emily Bleiweis, Catalyst Magazine, Vol. 8, Issue 1 (Spring 2024).

Russ, K.G., DasSarma, S., Gilden, R., Cloeren, M., Piermattei, W., Patel, S.T., Canty, T., Gupta, S. Michalopoulos, L.T.M. 2025. Creating an Interprofessional Consortium on Climate and Health for Higher Education as a Step Toward a Sustainable Future. In World Sustainability Series. North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education, Springer Nature, in press.

Speaker Series

Lois Wessel, Professor, Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Georgetown University, "Climate Change: What's Next for Maryland?," December 11, 2024.

Lorig Charkoudian, Maryland State Delegate, "Maryland Energy and Climate Issues," November 13, 2024.

Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, “Climate Change and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: 3 Stories from the International Development Context,” September 18, 2024.

Symposium

2024 UMB Climate Symposium was held with panel discussions by faculty, stakeholders, and students on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the SMC Campus Center. Click for photos and recording of the event.

Gwen DuBois, MD, MPH, President of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, at the 2024 UMB Climate Symposium.