BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260513T115632EDT-5311oM1d1i@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260513T155632Z DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\nWe are delighted to welcome Dr. Ethan Raker\, a social demographer whose research sits at the intersection of environmen tal crises and population health\, for our upcoming Lunch & Learn. Dr. Rak er is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Col umbia\, where his work examines how extreme weather events shape health ou tcomes and demographic processes — with particular attention to the racial and socioeconomic inequalities these events expose and exacerbate.\n\nFor this Lunch & Learn\, Dr. Raker will draw on his research to explore how d isasters function as critical stress tests for communities\, revealing the ways in which social and economic conditions determine who bears the grea test burden when extreme events occur. His talk will offer valuable perspe ctives on how demographic methods and population-level data can deepen our understanding of climate-related vulnerability and inform more equitable policy responses to an era of increasing environmental disruption.\n\n\nIt inerary\n\n12:00pm - 12:05pm | Welcome and introductions\n\n12:05pm - 12:4 5pm | Lunch&Learn presentation\n\n12:45pm - 12:55pm | Moderated Q&A sessio n\n\n12:55pm - 13:00pm | Closing and upcoming sessions\n\nLocation\n\nThis is an online webinar hosted on Zoom. To receive details to enter the even t\, please register.\n\n\nFeatured Speaker\n\nDr. Ethan Raker\n\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Sociology\, University of British Columbia\n\nE than Raker is a social demographer specializing in disasters. He currently works as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at The University of British Columbia. His research uses quantitative methods to examine how extreme w eather events affect population health and demographic processes\, drawing particular attention to racial and socioeconomic disparities. Some of his recent work appears in Demography\, Social Forces\, and Population Resear ch & Policy Review. He holds a PhD in sociology from Harvard University.\n \n \n\n\nSuggested Readings\n\n\n Chung\, E. (2023\, July 24). Why air cond itioners can be a problematic solution to extreme heat. CBC News. https:// www.cbc.ca/news/science/air-conditioners-extreme-heat-problem\n British Col umbia Coroners Service. (2022\, June 7). Extreme heat and human mortality: A review of heat-related deaths in B.C. in summer 2021 [Report to the Chi ef Coroner of British Columbia].\n\n\n \n \n\nWhat are Lunch&Learn's?\n\nTh e CAnD3 Lunch&Learn series is designed to introduce our Fellows\, team mem bers\, and partners to emerging research on topics related to population d ynamics and population aging. These modules will cover the  Four CAnD3 Pop ulation Aging Axes: (1) family and social inclusion\; (2) education\, labo ur and inequality\; (3) migration and ethnicity\; and (4) wellbeing and au tonomy.\n\n\nCAnD3 Newsletters\n\nSign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with CAnD3 events.\n DTSTART:20260513T160000Z DTEND:20260513T170000Z LOCATION:CA\, QC\, Online via Zoom SUMMARY:May Lunch&Learn: Heat\, Environmental Adaptation\, and Racial Dispa rities in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality URL:/equity-ethics-policy/channels/event/may-lunchlear n-heat-environmental-adaptation-and-racial-disparities-cardiovascular-dise ase-mortality-372252 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR