The Closing Ceremony and Lecture VIII of the Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series on Climate Change and Public Health (Second Edition) was held on May 02, 2026.

The Guest of Honours were:

Prof Dr Henry Falk (Adjunct Professor, Emory University).

Prof Rajani Prasanna (Art Historian, Academician and Philanthropist).

The Welcome Address was delivered by:

Prof Dr Cherian Varghese (Director, PSPH).

The Speakers were:

Dr Shubhayu Saha (Director of Tracking California at the Public Health Institute [PHI]).

Topic: Protecting Everyone from Heat: Translating Science and Data into Action.

Dr Noah Scovronick (Rollins Distinguished Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Deputy Director of Emory’s Climate and Health Actionable Research and Translation [CHART] Center).

Topic: Building University Research Capacity in Climate and Health.

The Moderator was:

Dr Vikas Kapil (International Faculty, PSPH, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia).