UC Irvine symposium to focus on what communities can learn from Los Angeles wildfires

EVENT: The Climate & Urban Sustainability Program and the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine will present “Igniting Solutions,” a half-day symposium featuring experts discussing the lessons learned from the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and focusing on what other California communities, like Orange County, can do to prepare. WHEN/WHERE: 9:30 […]

Jun Wu, UC Irvine professor of environmental and occupational health standing in a field with plants.

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