NIEHS Spotlight

Alaska community forums highlight tribal health disparities

NIEHS and NTP Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., visited St. Lawrence Island and Chickaloon, working to reduce tribal health disparities.

Birnbaum reflects on life-changing experience

Birnbaum reflects on her immersion in Native Alaskan life and describes the environmental health challenges tribal communities face.

NTP to conduct testing on chemicals from West Virginia spill

NTP will conduct further toxicity testing on chemicals spilled into the Elk River, to determine possible health effects.

Forum explores environmental impacts on women’s health

Birnbaum was the featured speaker at a forum July 28 at the Dobbs Ferry campus of Mercy College in Westchester County, New York.

NIH associate director for prevention outlines strategic plan

David Murray, Ph.D., director of the NIH Office of Disease Prevention, engaged a supportive audience of policy and program leadership Aug. 20 at NIEHS.

Robin Stanley joins NIEHS Signal Transduction Laboratory

Stanley brings her interest in ribosome development to her new position as an NIH Earl Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator and head of the Nucleolar Integrity Group.

NIEHS fellows set record for Pathway to Independence Awards

Two more NIH Pathway to Independence Awards, or K99/R00 grants, given to NIEHS trainees, raise the number of successful applicants to six in 2014.

New study reviews needs for research on health effects of fracking

A new paper by a working group of NIEHS grantees echoes prior recommendations for fracking research, but adds a novel twist with a call for community engagement.

NIEHS-funded summer student wins President’s award

High schooler May Wing’s summer research, funded by NIEHS, won her a President’s Environmental Youth Award, given at an Aug. 12 White House ceremony.

Arizona internship program marks ninth year

Funded in part by NIEHS, this summer the University of Arizona gave 45 more high school interns an intensive 7-week enrichment experience in science.

ONES awardee honored by Oregon State University

Oregon State University has selected NIEHS grantee Stacey Harper, Ph.D., as the recipient of its 2014 Savery Outstanding Young Faculty Award.

Postdoctoral fellows use proximity to help land local academic positions

The stories of two NIEHS postdoctoral fellows who secured positions in local universities provide useful insights for other trainees.

Teachers give NIEHS an A-plus rating

The evaluations have been compiled, and teachers who participated in this summer’s STaRs Institute gave the NIEHS program excellent marks.

Inside the Institute

Birnbaum visits First Environments Early Learning Center

Birnbaum toured the gardens and met staff and children at the NIEHS and EPA daycare center, which shares the NIEHS interest in a healthy start to life.

2014 Feds Feed Families campaign helps knock out local hunger

NIEHS employees donated more than 2,500 pounds of food and personal hygiene items for area food banks.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Sep 03 (Off-site event), NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. — NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, featuring Andrew Feinberg, M.D., addressing “The Epigenetic Basis of Common Human Disease," webcast,
Sep 09–10, Rodbell Auditorium, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council, webcast
Sep 10, Rodbell Auditorium 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. — Inflammation Faculty Seminar Series with Tomas Guilarte, Ph.D., exploring “TSPO in Brain Injury and Inflammation: A Biomarker With Therapeutic Potential”
Sep 15–16 (Off-site event), James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Workshop for the Development of a Framework for Environmental Health Science Language, webcast Sept. 15 and Sept. 16
Sep 16, Rodbell Auditorium 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM), register to attend or view webcast
Sep 17, Keystone 1003AB 9:00 a.m.–noon — Data Science and Keystone Symposium
Sep 19 (Off-site event), Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C. 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment Annual Conference, register
Sep 22–24, Rodbell Auditorium 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Annual Meeting: Communication Research in Environmental Health Sciences — Environmental Health Literacy, register to attend.
Sep 26, Rodbell Auditorium 11:00 a.m.–noon — Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Phillip Beachy, Ph.D.
Sep 26 (Off-site event), Environment Hall Field Auditorium at Duke University noon–1:30 p.m. — Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program Fall 2014 Seminar Series, featuring Nicole Kleinstreuer, Ph.D., discussing “Computational Toxicology Tools: Constructing and Evaluating an Adverse Outcome Pathway for Embryonic Vascular Disruption”
Sep 29–30 (Off-site event), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina — ToxCast Data Summit: Beginning the dialogue about using new data to transform chemical safety evaluations, register to attend