Laila Gad
Fellow
Laila Gad is a junior in the Macaulay Honors Program at Hunter College, where she is majoring in journalism and minoring in environmental science. As a pre-med student, she is really passionate about the intersections between aging and climate change, specifically when it comes to heat. She has been dedicated to raising awareness of the impact redlining has had on the severity of urban heat island effect in NYC. Joining Inside Climate News via the CUNY Climate Scholars, she is looking forward to covering the latest in climate justice and policy.