Publications
The importance of building relationships in dealing with extreme heat: A mixed methods study of climate sociodrama with older adults. Northrup T, DasSarma P, Paultre CT, Mah G, Nugent C, Michalopoulos L and DasSarma S. (Submitted for publication)
Health damages and disparities from municipal and medical waste incineration in Baltimore, USA. Tu KJ, Heaney CD, Sawtell G, Sanchez C, Salmerón B, Aubourg MA and DasSarma S. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jul 3:2025.06.27.25330313. doi: 10.1101/2025.06.27.25330313. PMID: 40630600; PMCID: PMC12236935.
Creating an Interprofessional Consortium on Climate and Health for Higher Education As a Step Toward a Sustainable Future. In: North American and European Perspectives on Sustainability in Higher Education. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-80434-2_45
Sustainability Champion Series: Shiladitya DasSarma, by Meredith DiIoia, The Elm - Elm Stories, April 3, 2025
Contributions of Medical Greenhouse Gases to Climate Change and Their Possible Alternatives. Wang, J. and DasSarma, S. 2024. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 21:1548. PMID: 39767390; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21121548
Students investigate coal terminal’s impacts on air pollution in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay. by Victoria Langowska, Healio, November 6, 2024.
Rising Concerns: Students Tackle Climate Change and Its Effects on Health in New Elective at UMB. by Emily Bleiweis, Catalyst Magazine, Vol. 8, Issue 1, Spring 2024.
Creating an interprofessional consortium on climate and health for higher education. S. DasSarma, K.G. Russ, T. Canty, R. Gilden, S. Gupta, N. Mattocks, S.T. Patel, and W. Piermattei, Abstract presented at the MIT TransAtlantic Symposium on Sustainable Development, Cambridge, MA, October 2023.
Climate Symposia
The 2025 UMB Climate Symposium was held on October 14, 2025, at the BioPark, 4 MLK. Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman spoke about the cost of climate action and inaction. See the Comptroller's report on climate change.
2024 UMB Climate Symposium was held with panel discussions by faculty, stakeholders, and students on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the SMC Campus Center. Watch a recording of the event >
Gwen DuBois, MD, MPH, President of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, at the 2024 UMB Climate Symposium.