Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
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Science for a healthy, just, and sustainable world.
The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
In a year when many institutions stepped back from climate action, we leaned in.
In 2025, we worked to advance climate solutions, fought to safeguard science, and centered health and equity in climate policy.
Learn how we turned science into action: t.e2ma.net/message/kvbs...
In 2025, we worked to advance climate solutions, fought to safeguard science, and centered health and equity in climate policy.
Learn how we turned science into action: t.e2ma.net/message/kvbs...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In a year when many institutions stepped back from climate action, we leaned in.
In 2025, we worked to advance climate solutions, fought to safeguard science, and centered health and equity in climate policy.
Learn how we turned science into action: t.e2ma.net/message/kvbs...
In 2025, we worked to advance climate solutions, fought to safeguard science, and centered health and equity in climate policy.
Learn how we turned science into action: t.e2ma.net/message/kvbs...
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Mary Rice hears from her asthma and COPD patients about what triggers their symptoms: extreme heat, air pollution, longer pollen seasons—all worsened by climate change. As a pulmonary physician, there’s only so much she can prescribe.
Mary Rice tests solutions beyond the clinic
YouTube video by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Mary Rice hears from her asthma and COPD patients about what triggers their symptoms: extreme heat, air pollution, longer pollen seasons—all worsened by climate change. As a pulmonary physician, there’s only so much she can prescribe.
Extreme heat can have lifelong impacts on kids' health, but protective strategies like investing in access to clean water, preserving greenspace, and planting trees can help offset the risks, says our core faculty member Lindsey Burghardt in @npr.org:
Rising temperatures could have a chilling impact on young children
A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Extreme heat can have lifelong impacts on kids' health, but protective strategies like investing in access to clean water, preserving greenspace, and planting trees can help offset the risks, says our core faculty member Lindsey Burghardt in @npr.org:
We had a blast learning from our friends at The Family Van at our latest @harvardcchange.bsky.social community gathering.
Learn how The Family Van @harvardmed.bsky.social delivers free, compassionate care in Boston: familyvan.org
Learn how The Family Van @harvardmed.bsky.social delivers free, compassionate care in Boston: familyvan.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We had a blast learning from our friends at The Family Van at our latest @harvardcchange.bsky.social community gathering.
Learn how The Family Van @harvardmed.bsky.social delivers free, compassionate care in Boston: familyvan.org
Learn how The Family Van @harvardmed.bsky.social delivers free, compassionate care in Boston: familyvan.org
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“There are still so many questions about what patients can do, what cities can do, and what our government, health care systems, and world leaders can do to avoid or lessen the health effects of fossil fuel combustion,” says Mary Rice, director of @harvardcchange.bsky.social.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“There are still so many questions about what patients can do, what cities can do, and what our government, health care systems, and world leaders can do to avoid or lessen the health effects of fossil fuel combustion,” says Mary Rice, director of @harvardcchange.bsky.social.
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New study finds nearly 47 million Americans live within a mile of fossil fuel infrastructure, across all stages of the supply chain. cc @anorisarma.bsky.social
NEW STUDY: More than 14% of people in the contiguous United States reside within a mile of at least one piece of #FossilFuel infrastructure. Authors: @jjbuonocore.bsky.social & @marydwillis.bsky.social. @bostonu.bsky.social
Story: www.bu.edu/igs/2025/11/...
Story: www.bu.edu/igs/2025/11/...
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New study finds nearly 47 million Americans live within a mile of fossil fuel infrastructure, across all stages of the supply chain. cc @anorisarma.bsky.social
People once smoked in public places, but when the health impacts became clear, it's local policies that paved the way to banning public smoking nationally.
The same is possible with climate action, says our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social at #COP30: buff.ly/F6KjXpt
The same is possible with climate action, says our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social at #COP30: buff.ly/F6KjXpt
COP30: America Is Still All In • The Austin Chronicle
As the world’s eyes turn to Brazil for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power & Light is sending dispatches from the conference to…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
People once smoked in public places, but when the health impacts became clear, it's local policies that paved the way to banning public smoking nationally.
The same is possible with climate action, says our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social at #COP30: buff.ly/F6KjXpt
The same is possible with climate action, says our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social at #COP30: buff.ly/F6KjXpt
LIVE: Demonstrating health and economic co-benefits of climate mitigation at #COP30: www.who.int/news-room/ev...
Tune in to hear from our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social & others on real-world interventions that have provided significant health, economic, and climate mitigation gains.
Tune in to hear from our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social & others on real-world interventions that have provided significant health, economic, and climate mitigation gains.
COP30 Health Pavilion
WHO in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust and the health community will host the Health Pavilion at the COP30 UN Climate Conference, taking place in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025. The…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
LIVE: Demonstrating health and economic co-benefits of climate mitigation at #COP30: www.who.int/news-room/ev...
Tune in to hear from our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social & others on real-world interventions that have provided significant health, economic, and climate mitigation gains.
Tune in to hear from our director @MaryRice-LungDr.bsky.social & others on real-world interventions that have provided significant health, economic, and climate mitigation gains.
Nov 17 @ 7am ET: Tune in to our @who.int #COP30 side event to learn how health interventions can reduce GHG emissions and create immediate, measurable benefits for communities: buff.ly/NDK4IfL
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November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nov 17 @ 7am ET: Tune in to our @who.int #COP30 side event to learn how health interventions can reduce GHG emissions and create immediate, measurable benefits for communities: buff.ly/NDK4IfL
@isee-global.bsky.social @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social
@isee-global.bsky.social @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social
Today is Health Day at #COP30! When we reduce fossil fuel pollution we don't just benefit the climate, we improve our own health and wellbeing.
Learn how individuals & govts can act to reduce health risks in a changing climate, from our board member @howardfrumkin.bsky.social et al: buff.ly/WPNscG8
Learn how individuals & govts can act to reduce health risks in a changing climate, from our board member @howardfrumkin.bsky.social et al: buff.ly/WPNscG8
Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today is Health Day at #COP30! When we reduce fossil fuel pollution we don't just benefit the climate, we improve our own health and wellbeing.
Learn how individuals & govts can act to reduce health risks in a changing climate, from our board member @howardfrumkin.bsky.social et al: buff.ly/WPNscG8
Learn how individuals & govts can act to reduce health risks in a changing climate, from our board member @howardfrumkin.bsky.social et al: buff.ly/WPNscG8
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Today is Health Day at #COP30!
When health leads, #ClimateAction follows. WHO is working with countries to:
🌿 Detect and prevent climate-related diseases
🏥 Strengthen health systems
👥 Put people's health at the centre of climate action
Watch the event LIVE: bit.ly/3JxJzdZ
When health leads, #ClimateAction follows. WHO is working with countries to:
🌿 Detect and prevent climate-related diseases
🏥 Strengthen health systems
👥 Put people's health at the centre of climate action
Watch the event LIVE: bit.ly/3JxJzdZ
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today is Health Day at #COP30!
When health leads, #ClimateAction follows. WHO is working with countries to:
🌿 Detect and prevent climate-related diseases
🏥 Strengthen health systems
👥 Put people's health at the centre of climate action
Watch the event LIVE: bit.ly/3JxJzdZ
When health leads, #ClimateAction follows. WHO is working with countries to:
🌿 Detect and prevent climate-related diseases
🏥 Strengthen health systems
👥 Put people's health at the centre of climate action
Watch the event LIVE: bit.ly/3JxJzdZ
If you're at #COP30, don't miss our official side event exploring how artistic approaches, indigenous knowledge, & evidence-based communication paired with real-world energy, urban planning, & food interventions can mobilize action.
Nov 11 @ 11:30 BRT
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Nov 11 @ 11:30 BRT
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you're at #COP30, don't miss our official side event exploring how artistic approaches, indigenous knowledge, & evidence-based communication paired with real-world energy, urban planning, & food interventions can mobilize action.
Nov 11 @ 11:30 BRT
Learn more:
Nov 11 @ 11:30 BRT
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Harvard Chan C-CHANGE is headed to #COP30!
Our dir @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social is in Belém centering #health in climate conversations by making the case that health benefits are primary reasons to accelerate the clean energy transition.
Find us at COP: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/harvard-at-c...
Our dir @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social is in Belém centering #health in climate conversations by making the case that health benefits are primary reasons to accelerate the clean energy transition.
Find us at COP: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/harvard-at-c...
Harvard at COP30 - The Salata Institute
This year, Harvard faculty and students will join convenings in São Paulo and Belém exploring some of the toughest conversations on the table at COP30. These experts and future leaders approach the cl...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Harvard Chan C-CHANGE is headed to #COP30!
Our dir @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social is in Belém centering #health in climate conversations by making the case that health benefits are primary reasons to accelerate the clean energy transition.
Find us at COP: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/harvard-at-c...
Our dir @maryrice-lungdr.bsky.social is in Belém centering #health in climate conversations by making the case that health benefits are primary reasons to accelerate the clean energy transition.
Find us at COP: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/harvard-at-c...
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Webinar: Intro to Synthetic Health Data
This beginner-friendly webinar covers what it is, why it’s useful for research, and where to find reliable datasets. No experience required.
📅 Nov 12 | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET
🔗 buff.ly/NT0Iyar
This beginner-friendly webinar covers what it is, why it’s useful for research, and where to find reliable datasets. No experience required.
📅 Nov 12 | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET
🔗 buff.ly/NT0Iyar
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Webinar: Intro to Synthetic Health Data
This beginner-friendly webinar covers what it is, why it’s useful for research, and where to find reliable datasets. No experience required.
📅 Nov 12 | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET
🔗 buff.ly/NT0Iyar
This beginner-friendly webinar covers what it is, why it’s useful for research, and where to find reliable datasets. No experience required.
📅 Nov 12 | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM ET
🔗 buff.ly/NT0Iyar
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and health. A new report from @psr.org & others shows how coal, oil & methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life. Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution | Physicians for Social Responsibility
Fueling Sickness The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution A collaborative report on the direct health impacts of fossil fuel pollution across every system of the body and every stage of fossil...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and health. A new report from @psr.org & others shows how coal, oil & methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life. Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
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🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
Learn how our core faculty member @chrisgolden.bsky.social & his team are working to build artificial reefs in Madagascar not only to benefit ecosystem health, but to improve the physical and mental health of communities that rely on local fisheries:
And read more about the surprising approach scientists are taking to fight hunger in one of the poorest places on Earth:
Scientists are testing a surprising approach to fighting hunger in one of the poorest places on Earth
Madagascar is reeling from political unrest. But there’s another problem that no one’s talking about.
www.vox.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Learn how our core faculty member @chrisgolden.bsky.social & his team are working to build artificial reefs in Madagascar not only to benefit ecosystem health, but to improve the physical and mental health of communities that rely on local fisheries:
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State of the Science Webinar: AI & Data Science—Beyond the Buzzwords
How are AI & data science being applied in health & extreme weather research? Our panel will share insights into opportunities, challenges, and what to watch for next.
📅 October 29 | 🕒 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 https://loom.ly/o4FsQ4A
How are AI & data science being applied in health & extreme weather research? Our panel will share insights into opportunities, challenges, and what to watch for next.
📅 October 29 | 🕒 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 https://loom.ly/o4FsQ4A
October 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
State of the Science Webinar: AI & Data Science—Beyond the Buzzwords
How are AI & data science being applied in health & extreme weather research? Our panel will share insights into opportunities, challenges, and what to watch for next.
📅 October 29 | 🕒 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 https://loom.ly/o4FsQ4A
How are AI & data science being applied in health & extreme weather research? Our panel will share insights into opportunities, challenges, and what to watch for next.
📅 October 29 | 🕒 3:00 p.m. ET
🔗 https://loom.ly/o4FsQ4A
Check out @docsforclimate.bsky.social to hear @gaurabbasu.bsky.social & Dr. Pedja Stojicic discuss their journeys into climate and health organizing, the power of connections, and what's possible when we unite.
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
October 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Check out @docsforclimate.bsky.social to hear @gaurabbasu.bsky.social & Dr. Pedja Stojicic discuss their journeys into climate and health organizing, the power of connections, and what's possible when we unite.
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
Today is Children’s Environmental Health Day! All children deserve clean air and water, and healthy places to live, learn, and play. #CEHday
Learn how climate solutions and clean energy protects children from dangerous pollutants and helps them live healthier lives: https://loom.ly/aZTOem8
Learn how climate solutions and clean energy protects children from dangerous pollutants and helps them live healthier lives: https://loom.ly/aZTOem8
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is Children’s Environmental Health Day! All children deserve clean air and water, and healthy places to live, learn, and play. #CEHday
Learn how climate solutions and clean energy protects children from dangerous pollutants and helps them live healthier lives: https://loom.ly/aZTOem8
Learn how climate solutions and clean energy protects children from dangerous pollutants and helps them live healthier lives: https://loom.ly/aZTOem8
NEW: As osha.gov considers a federal heat safety standard, a hsph.harvard.edu study finds that ~28k workplace injuries were attributed to heat in 2023 & states w/ heat standards had lower risks of injuries on hot days.
https://loom.ly/hPeD8Bg
https://loom.ly/hPeD8Bg
A nationwide analysis of heat and workplace injuries in the United States - Environmental Health
Background Exposure to heat leads to physiological and cognitive impairments that increase the risk of workplace injuries. This study estimates the number and proportion of work injuries reported to the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that can be attributed to heat exposure. These estimates contribute to the calculation of the benefits of standards, policies, and programs that reduce workplace exposure to extreme heat. Methods We analyzed all 2023 injury cas...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW: As osha.gov considers a federal heat safety standard, a hsph.harvard.edu study finds that ~28k workplace injuries were attributed to heat in 2023 & states w/ heat standards had lower risks of injuries on hot days.
https://loom.ly/hPeD8Bg
https://loom.ly/hPeD8Bg
WATCH LIVE: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times
A hsph.harvard.edu convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by gaurabbasu.bsky.social
Today @ 2pm ET: https://loom.ly/Umf8rbk
A hsph.harvard.edu convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by gaurabbasu.bsky.social
Today @ 2pm ET: https://loom.ly/Umf8rbk
Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times
Climate change poses an enormous threat to people worldwide. How can we most effectively address it? This program brings together Gina McCarthy, who led the ...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
WATCH LIVE: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times
A hsph.harvard.edu convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by gaurabbasu.bsky.social
Today @ 2pm ET: https://loom.ly/Umf8rbk
A hsph.harvard.edu convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by gaurabbasu.bsky.social
Today @ 2pm ET: https://loom.ly/Umf8rbk
How does #flooding impact hospitals?
Even small amounts of flooding can shut down an unprepared hospital, often by interrupting its power supply which is needed for life-sustaining equipment like ventilators and heart monitors, says C-CHANGE faculty @calebdresser.bsky.social in @kffhealthnews.org
Even small amounts of flooding can shut down an unprepared hospital, often by interrupting its power supply which is needed for life-sustaining equipment like ventilators and heart monitors, says C-CHANGE faculty @calebdresser.bsky.social in @kffhealthnews.org
As climate change intensifies weather and Trump slashes NOAA and FEMA, at least 170 U.S. hospitals are at risk of major flooding, a KFF Health News investigation shows.
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse. - KFF Health News
As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump admi...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
How does #flooding impact hospitals?
Even small amounts of flooding can shut down an unprepared hospital, often by interrupting its power supply which is needed for life-sustaining equipment like ventilators and heart monitors, says C-CHANGE faculty @calebdresser.bsky.social in @kffhealthnews.org
Even small amounts of flooding can shut down an unprepared hospital, often by interrupting its power supply which is needed for life-sustaining equipment like ventilators and heart monitors, says C-CHANGE faculty @calebdresser.bsky.social in @kffhealthnews.org
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As part of Harvard Climate Action Week, environmental health researchers from Harvard Chan School looked at how AI could impact climate and discussed ways to protect the public from extreme heat.
Experts share climate risks, solutions during Harvard Climate Action Week | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
As part of Harvard Climate Action Week, environmental health researchers from Harvard Chan School looked at how AI could impact climate and discussed ways to protect the public from extreme heat.
hsph.harvard.edu
September 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
As part of Harvard Climate Action Week, environmental health researchers from Harvard Chan School looked at how AI could impact climate and discussed ways to protect the public from extreme heat.
REGISTER NOW: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times
A convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by @gaurabbasu.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/nmFpuvg
Oct 6 @ 2pm ET
A convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by @gaurabbasu.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/nmFpuvg
Oct 6 @ 2pm ET
Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
REGISTER NOW: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times
A convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by @gaurabbasu.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/nmFpuvg
Oct 6 @ 2pm ET
A convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by @gaurabbasu.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/nmFpuvg
Oct 6 @ 2pm ET