research

Interactive wildfire map

Use our interactive map to see how long people went without essentials after California's historic wildfires in 2017-2019 Where our data comes from

In early 2018, Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto and the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) began conducting the California Wildfire and Health Impacts Survey as part of a larger research project, “Wildfires and Health: Assessing the Toll in NOrthWest California” (WHAT NOW California).

COVID-19 research

COVID-19 is a disaster on an epic scale that has turned our lives upside down. 

Beyond the numbers of cases, deaths, and the unemployed, are the real impacts on individuals and their families. A pandemic of this magnitude and suddenness demands quick action from decision-makers.  However, information about workers, their health, their economic security, and their needs remains incomplete. The goal of this research project is to understand how workers and their families have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic at home and on the job. 

E-cigarette & vaping research

The Pinkerton Laboratory breathes fresh air into vaping research at UC Davis  UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center Co-director Kent Pinkerton is leading new research to investigate how electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor affects respiratory health. Graduate students Morgan Poindexter and Navid Singhrao explain what the Pinkerton Lab is up to.

By Morgan Poindexter and Navid Singhrao

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Wildfire Workshop

Summer is here and hot with the possibility of another record-breaking wildfire season in California. So for the first time ever, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) brought together experts from universities, community organizations and government agencies across the nation to discuss the future of the Golden State and other regions in the West threatened by wildfires. 

How to prepare your National Institutes of Health (NIH) application in ASSIST

Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)

The Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) system is used to prepare and submit grant applications electronically to NIH and other Public Health Service agencies. Check out this step by step guide for using ASSIST.

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