Environment

Pollution from traffic snaking through the Nashville's urban core disproportionately impacts historically marginalized communities, exposing residents to high concentrations of airborne toxins.

“We need to be ambitious and speak uncomfortable truth to intransigent power,” says planetary health leader Tan Sri Jemilah Mahmood.

Trillions of tiny plastic fragments have dispersed throughout the Earth—and most human bodies. It’s one example of how humans have disrupted natural systems with devastating consequences.

Benjamin Eichelman graduated in 2023 with a Master of Health Science in Environmental Health, with a pre-med focus. He is currently a medical student at The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 

Cities must rethink transportation infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.