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Our work helps shape sound policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine.

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The Department of Health Policy and Management in the UGA College of Public Health is located in Wright Hall on the UGA Health Sciences Campus.

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Read chapter References: Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancem...

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On Black Hole Friday, we spotlight the work of astrophysicist Chung-Pei Ma, whose research is transforming our understanding of the universe’s biggest black holes. From uncovering giants 20 billion times the mass of the Sun to revealing the complex interplay between galaxies and their supermassive black holes, Ma shows that…

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Join us for a discussion about urban wildfires in the context of a changing climate. Sign up for the Climate at the National Academies newsletter Read the highlights: The Growing Challenge of Urban Wildfires Relevant Resources: The Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfire and Smoke in the West (2024) The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface (2022) Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts (2022) Why and When is Respiratory Protection Needed? (2022) Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness (2020) About the Event The recent wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area call attention to the risks to people and property in urban areas. We hosted a Climate Conversation to highlight the lessons learned and opportunities for science to support impacted communities, drawing on experience from other major urban fires in the last few years. The event unpacked the range of factors that are contributing to urban wildfire risk, and explored the impacts on health, infrastructure, and other human systems, as well as discussed how communities can prepare and move forward in the aftermath of a disaster. Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to policy action on climate change. Participant Bios Michael Méndez is an assistant professor of environmental policy and planning at the University of California, Irvine and Visiting Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (through a National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Award). His first book “Climate Change from the Streets,” published through Yale University Press (2020) was the winner of the Harold and Margaret Sprout Award, given to the best book in the field of international environmental studies and politics

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ahrq advances excellence in healthcare by producing evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable.

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