By Gabe Samuels, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives In early August of 2020, a group of environmental activists flocked to a temperate forest known as the Fairy Creek Watershed on the South of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, roughly 15 km away from Port Renfrow. These protestors have been set up along … Continue Reading →
Zero Waste Ambassador Blog: 5 Wellness Tips for Making the Most of the Holidays During COVID-19
5 Wellness Tips for Making the Most of the Holidays During COVID-19 By: Charisma “Charisma Ci’er” Thomas, Staff, Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement, and Founder of Sustainable Love When the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first spread, I thought it would be a thing to come and go. Little did I know that one COVID-19 case … Continue Reading →
Zero Waste Ambassador Blog: Give (and give back to) the Places You Love!
Give (and give back to) the Places you Love! By Julia Danko, First Year at Oxford College of Emory, majoring in Biology on the pre-environmental engineering track. During the holiday season, it can feel like life is on fast-forward and you can barely keep up. The month of December is traditionally a busy time, but … Continue Reading →
Zero Waste Ambassador Blog: From Trash to Art – Artists are Breathing Life into Garbage to Stimulate Change
From Trash to Art – Artists are Breathing Life into Garbage to Stimulate Change By: Erica Kahn, First year in the 4+1 BS/MPH program in Environmental Health, Junior in Emory College majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in English One of the best parts about making or viewing art is the positive feedback loop it … Continue Reading →
PATH Trail Network Expands Its Reach at Emory
By: Aaron Klingensmith, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives The Atlanta PATH, a system of paved walking and biking trails around the city, added to its network of trails on Emory’s campus over the summer. The new PATH trail extension runs from the previously constructed trail down North Decatur Road and turns to run … Continue Reading →
Climate Change and the Practice of Medicine
Philipsborn, Rebecca Pass MD, MPA; Sheffield, Perry MD, MPH; White, Andrew MD; Osta, Amanda MD; Anderson, Marsha S. MD; Bernstein, Aaron MD, MPH Abstract: “Despite calls for including content on climate change and its effect on health in curricula across the spectrum of medical education, no widely used resource exists to guide residency training programs … Continue Reading →
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Environmental Justice July Blog Series – Blog #4
Dispelling the Myth of the Emory Bubble: Connecting Calls to Action from the Environmental Justice Movement to Campus and Community Change Many who come to Emory, especially undergraduate students, may have heard the term “the Emory Bubble,” which is most often used to describe a feeling of geographic and social disconnect between Emory community members … Continue Reading →
Climate Change in the Emory Medical Curriculum
By: Office of Sustainability Initiatives When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Georgia and healthcare facilities rapidly developed protocols and procedures for providing care in the new era of coronavirus, Emory’s medical students were pulled out of rotations in hospitals and clinics to shelter in place at home. Students were left pondering a world where global pandemics, … Continue Reading →
Healthcare Sector Major Contributor to Global Climate Crisis: Study
By: Neha Pathak, MD | Sept. 11, 2019 If the global healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet, a new international report shows. This is one of the major findings from the 48-page report by the nongovernmental organization Health Care Without Harm in collaboration with technical advisor … Continue Reading →