Ivan Ramirez, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, has been quite busy this past academic year conducting research funded by the Tishman Environment and Design Center (ReNew School: Project 14k grant award) and presenting this work which critically examines the relationship between climatic changes and disease emergence and persistence in the U.S. and Peru. Since January Ivan has traveled to meetings in New Orleans (American Meteorological Society), San Diego (Urban Affairs Association), and San Francisco (Association of American Geographers) to discuss climate dynamics and population health vulnerability in northern Peru. In addition, he was invited to participate in a workshop on Climate Change and Health in the Small Island Developing States, (May 24-25) at University College London. There, he will discuss exploratory work on Puerto Rico and syndemic health vulnerability.
