The Foundation For Advancements In Science And Education

THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO COMMUNICATE AND HIGHLIGHT STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN IMPROVE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT DOES THIS THROUGH CONFERENCES THAT ENABLE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES, TRAINING ON CALIFORNIAS ENERGY AND GREEN BUILDING CODES AND EDITORIAL CONTENT. IT ALSO WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS TO DEVELOP REPORTS, WHITE PAPERS, CLASSROOM LESSONS AND OTHER RESOURCES.

GREEN TECHNOLOGY: WHILE THE GREEN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC IT FURTHERED ITS SUSTAINABILITY MISSION BY SUPPORTING PUBLIC SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE GREEN TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE, VIRTUAL MEETINGS, AND TRAINING, AND ITS TWO SIGNATURE EVENTS. THE GREEN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY COLLEGES SUMMIT AND THE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM WITH THE SUMMIT BEING IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL AND THE 2021 FORUM JUST BEING HELD AS A VIRTUAL EVENT. THE GREEN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE BUILDS ON DECADES OF FOUNDATION ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. ITS MISSION IS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, IMPROVE BUILDING HEALTH, CONSERVE RESOURCES AND CREATE CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. GREEN TECHNOLOGY SUMMITS AND FORUMS AND TRAINING PROVIDE VALUABLE RESOURCES TO SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS FROM STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THESE RESOURCES ENABLE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS IN ALL OF THESE SECTORS TO HIGHLIGHT AND DISSEMINATE INNOVATIONS IN POLICY, PRACTICE, AND TECHNOLOGY. SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES FORUM: FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW, BASED UPON INPUT FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS, MANAGEMENT CREATED THE FORUM AS A VIRTUAL EVENT. THE MAY EVENT REACHED 240 REGISTRANTS AND HAD THE PARTICIPATION OF 19 COMPANIES SUPPORTING THIS WORK AS SPONSORS, AN INCREASE IN BOTH CATEGORIES OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. CONSISTENT WITH OUR YEARS OF IN-PERSON FORUMS AND SUMMITS THE EVENT INCLUDED KEYNOTES AND A FULL DAY OF EDUCATION SESSIONS COVERING A WIDE VARIETY OF SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS OF INTEREST TO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR FACILITY MANAGERS, INFLUENCERS, AND COMPANIES WITH SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS. GREEN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES SUMMIT: THE 2021 GREEN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES SUMMIT TOOK PLACE IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND WAS HELD IN PERSON AT THE PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER AND AS A VIRTUAL EVENT. THE EVENT PARTICIPATION INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR WITH OVER 300 ATTENDEES AND 48 COMPANY SPONSORS OFFERING GREEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. KEYNOTES AND EDUCATION SESSIONS ADDRESSED BUILDING HEALTH, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, AND MORE. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM REFLECTED A DIVERSE MIX OF SPEAKERS SHARING BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE MANY SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS UNDERWAY AND IN PLANNING STAGES ACROSS THE STATE. GREEN TECHNOLOGY ALSO CONTINUED TO GROW THE SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES CHAMPIONS PROGRAM. WORKING WITH LEADERS IN INNOVATIONS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES GT HELPS CONNECT THESE CHAMPIONS TO PUBLIC SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS TASKED WITH MEETING THE STATE?S GOALS IN SUSTAINABILITY. THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN INVITATION-ONLY SUBSCRIPTION BASIS AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS DESIGNED TO FURTHER CALIFORNIA?S LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO ACHIEVING GOVERNANCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. ONLINE TRAINING SERIES: GREEN TECHNOLOGY CONTINUED TO OFFER WEBINARS FOCUSED ON KEY ISSUES FOR SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS. GREEN TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE: THE MAGAZINE CONTINUES ITS PUBLICATION SCHEDULE WITH TWICE A MONTH ARTICLES BEING SHARED DIGITALLY BY EMAIL AND ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA. ARTICLES SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION?S SUSTAINABILITY MISSION AND PROJECTS.

IMPROVING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION: FASE CONTINUED TO PROMOTE ITS RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AS PART OF THE FOUNDATIONS DECADES-LONG EFFORTS TO ENGAGE MORE STUDENTS IN STEM EDUCATION. EFFORTS TO RAMP UP THESE ACTIVITIES BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE WITH FASE MANAGEMENT BEGINNING A PROCESS TO DIGITIZE ITS LIBRARY OF VIDEO IT HAS COMPILED OVER THE YEARS AND TO FURTHER UTILIZE THIS CONTENT TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH. IN 2021 FASE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING ALL THE CONTENT ON THE FUTURES CHANNEL TO A HIGHER DEFINITION AND RESOLUTION VIEWING PRODUCT. ADDITIONALLY, NEW CONTENT CREATION WAS BEGUN WITH WHOLE NEW VIDEOS AND CURRICULUM INCLUDING TWO EPISODES FEATURING STUDENTS OF JAIME ESCALANTE. 2022 MARKS THE 40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAMOUS JAIME ESCALANTE CLASS THAT BROUGHT ACCLAIM TO MASTER TEACHER JAIME ESCALANTE. FASE CONTINUES EFFORTS TO DIGITIZE AND CREATE RELEVANT CONTENT THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS, AND A ROBUST OUTREACH AND DISTRIBUTION CAMPAIGN TO HAS BEGUN HELP EDUCATORS INSPIRE AND ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS. FASE IS SEEKING AND HAS BEGUN TO PROCURE GRANTS AND FORM COLLABORATIONS TO FURTHER THIS PROGRAM EFFORT AND IS CREATING TEACHER TRAINING MODULES THAT HELP TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE AND FURTHER THEIR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN STEM STUDIES. FASE ALSO BEGAN A COLLABORATION WITH THE NONPROFIT MISSION BRAIN. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 35 INTERNATIONAL, STUDENT-RUN MISSON BRAIN CHAPTERS, OF WHICH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOLS WAS THE FIRST. WE ARE COLLABORATING ON A FILM THAT WILL TELL THE STORY OF MISSION:BRAIN FROM ITS ORIGINS PROVIDING UNDERSERVED WITH VITAL NEUROSURGERIES TO ITS GROWING COMMITMENT TO THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS WHEREIN MB IS HELPING FASE CHAMPION A ROBUST PIPELINE OF FUTURE HEALTHCARE STEM WORKERS AND PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE TO FILL THIS NEED WHILE FURTHERING THEIR FOOTPRINT PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS NEUROSURGERY SERVICES ACROSS THE GLOBE.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, THE FOUNDATION HAS ENGAGED IN PROJECTS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF CHEMICAL BODY BURDEN WHICH IS THE ACCUMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS IN FAT AND BLOOD. IT HAS COME TO PLAY A UNIQUE AND VITAL ROLE IN EFFORTS TO BRING RELIEF TO THOSE AFFECTED BY TOXIC EXPOSURES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE WORKPLACE THROUGH A DETOXIFICATION REGIMEN INVOLVING EXERCISE, SAUNA, VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS, AND OTHER ELEMENTS. FASE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT IN VIETNAM HELPING VIETNAMESE CITIZENS AFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TO THE DEFOLIANT AGENT ORANGE. AS A FOLLOW-UP OF THE FALL OF 2019 FASE PRESIDENT KEITH MILLER AND FASE SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE BOB GRAVES VISIT TO VIETNAM, FASE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND OTHERS WORKED TO CONDUCT ONLINE SUPPORT TO PERSONNEL INVOLVED WITH THIS EFFORT BOTH HERE AND IN VIETNAM. FOR 2022 FASE PLANS INCLUDE PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE DELIVERY OF SEVERAL VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROUTINE OUTCOME MONITORING (ROM) TOOL FOR ALL OF THE VAVA DELIVERY CENTERS AND THAT CONNECTS WITH FASE AND OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS TO HELP TRACK AND REPORT RESULTS. FASE HAS ACCUMULATED AN OVER 3-DECADE COMPILATION OF THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS, VIDEO FOOTAGE, SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIC CHEMICALS, THEIR IMPACT ON HEALTH, AND REMEDIES TO ADDRESS HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HUMAN BODY. IN 2021 FASE LAUNCHED A MASSIVE PROGRAM TO SECURE, ARCHIVE, AND ORGANIZE THIS WEALTH OF INFORMATION SO THAT IT CAN BE BETTER UTILIZED TO THE BETTERMENT OF MANY FOR YEARS TO COME. THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DIGITIZED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. IN LATE 2020 AN ARMY-FUNDED STUDY WAS PUBLISHED IN ADDITIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS DETAILING THE RESULTS OF A PILOT STUDY CONDUCTED BY 3 UNIVERSITIES REPORTING RESULTS OF THE HUBBARD DETOX PROGRAM ON VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE FIRST GULF WAR. FASE CONTINUES TO SHARE THIS IMPORTANT WORK AND IS PLANNING FOR A SYMPOSIUM TO FURTHER DISTRIBUTE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.