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Get the facts on how wildfire smoke can dramatically impact your health

You know wildfire smoke is bad for you. But do you know how bad? Find out what UC researchers have discovered.


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Learn how to fireproof your home for wildfire season

Try these practical tips informed by cutting-edge research from UC Cooperative Extension foresters.


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Emergency resources from UC benefit plans

UC’s benefits plans can help you during a natural disaster or other emergency.


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Emergency resources through your UC benefits

Wildfire season is upon us once again — a good reminder that UC’s benefits plans provide many resources during natural disasters and other emergencies.


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More evidence that California weather is trending toward extremes

Patterns associated with wildfires are increasing in frequency, while those linked to “normal” rainfall are decreasing.


How ‘good fire’ can help protect California’s forests

For millennia, Indigenous people in California used fire to cultivate landscapes and promote healthy growth. Today, the wisdom of that approach is seen as one of the keys to unraveling the deadly cycle of California wildfires.


A UC Berkeley effort brings air purifiers to Bay Area residents in need

To date, the Common Humanity Collective has assembled 1,200 air purifiers and given them out to those most at risk from wildfire smoke. 


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Michael Mendez, Ph.D., to speak on wildfires’ impact on undocumented Latinos and Indigenous migrants

Join LaSA for the next event in its popular Charlas de Café speaker series on Tuesday, Oct. 12.


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Wednesday: Attend the UC Wildfire Symposium

Learn about the devastating societal and economic impacts of wildfires on at-risk communities and the state of California.


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How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?

While many of us are reducing our exposure to wildfire smoke by staying inside, keeping windows closed and running air filtration systems on smoky days, data remains limited on how well these efforts are paying off.


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Attend the third UC Wildfire Symposium

On Sept. 22, join UC Research and Innovation for a fascinating symposium focused on how wildfires impact society.