The Inside Take on Climate Change

“Poor indoor environmental quality creates health problems and impairs the ability of occupants to work and learn,” says a report from the Institute of Medicine.

Health officials encourage people to stay inside during ozone-advisory days or periods of extreme heat. Their warnings suggest our home or office building may offer protection from the harmful consequences of climate change. Yet a groundbreaking report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concludes that, surprisingly, our indoor environment ― where we spend over 90 percent of our time ― is precisely where we’ll experience most of the adverse health effects of global warming. (read more)

Indoor Air Pollution and Children's Cognitive Skills

Chronic prenatal exposure to woodsmoke may reduce children's neurobehavioral performance, a study by UC Berkeley researchers has found. (read more)

COEH Student Researchers Go Global

MS student Jennifer Wang tours an income-generating community garden in the Kibera informal settlement located in Nairobi, Kenya. (read more)