Our research group has the opportunity to engage with the public at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton, for the feature exhibition entitled “Our Climate Quest: Small Steps to Big Change”. We really enjoy getting involved with engaging and educating everyone, but most of all kids! Stephanie and Ellen engaged with kids to figure out which organs in the human body are affected by climate change and what actions they can take to protect their health from climate change. The CCGH is looking forward to the next outreach opportunity!
PhD student, Hannah Bayne, leads the charge on relief in the heat of Edmonton’s summer.
Hannah Bayne composed an opinion piece for the Edmonton Journal about the extreme heat that Edmonton has faced this past summer. With increasing summer temperatures, many people head indoors to avoid exposure. However, those individuals who rent are more vulnerable to extreme heat events and Bayne’s argument is that renters should have the right to relief from the heat. Please read her opinion piece here!