Symposium focuses on the rise of resiliency efforts
By Michael R. Malone By Michael R. Malone
04-08-2021
More than 60 environmental researchers, practitioners, and leaders from the Caribbean and South Florida offered presentations highlighting the “human center dimension” of climate change and resiliency.
The “Sub-Tropical and Tropical Coastal Resilience: Social, Economic, and Physical Adaptations in South Florida and the Caribbean” symposium promoted an interdisciplinary approach for the growing global movement that seeks to anticipate and prepare for the shocks and stresses related to climate change.
Renowned medical anthropologist Paul Farmer and Miami-Dade County’s Chief Resilience Officer James Murley, in their respective keynote presentations, headlined the many panelists who shared their insights and experiences during the full-day virtual conference.
Research institute awards $80K in grants to projects in Charlottesville
Research institute awards $80K in grants to projects in Charlottesville By Patrick Huddleston | March 3, 2021 at 4:14 PM EST - Updated March 3 at 6:48 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) awarded grants this year totaling $80,000 to two community-focused research projects in Charlottesville.
One is a study by Jenny Roe, director of the UVA School of Architecture’s Center of Design and Health. She is partnering with Jefferson Area Board for Aging to study the impact nature experiences could have on seniors’ well-being.
The other program aims at improving access to Medicaid for noncitizen children. This will be studied by Dianne Pappas a pediatrician at UVA Health with help from the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville.