Berkeley — thirty years of innovative research in environmental health

The Superfund Research Center at Berkeley marked 30 years of making important scientific discoveries and launching new programs at a Jan. 30 event.

Hurricane recovery support in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

The Worker Training Program builds local expertise for safety training and fostering resilience in hurricane recovery workers.

Opportunity to comment on NIEHS strategic plan

NIEHS seeks public comment on its draft strategic plan for 2018–2023. Download the document and send your comments by March 30.

NIEHS-funded papers inform efforts to reduce mercury pollution

Four new papers describe the latest science on mercury in the environment and inform activities under a global treaty on mercury.

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NTP releases first CLARITY-BPA report, more to come

The National Toxicology Program released a draft report from part of a study on health effects in rats from exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA.

Five faculty receive ONES awards for environmental health research

Five recipients of the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Awards will conduct innovative research on exposures and human disease.

Epigenetics — leading edge in environmental health

Connections among epigenetics, the environment, and human health took center stage at a symposium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Birnbaum inspires at Triangle Global Health Career Day

Birnbaum brought an environmental lens to global health during the Triangle Global Health Career Day Feb. 16 at Duke University.

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NIEHS epidemiologist Jackson wins Bench-to-Bedside grant

NIEHS epidemiologist Chandra Jackson, Ph.D., won a Bench-to-Bedside grant to study links between multiple metabolites and type 2 diabetes.

Experts agree that flame retardant ingredient may be carcinogenic

A peer review panel unanimously agreed with the NTP conclusion that antimony trioxide is reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.

Chlorine levels help detect risk for disease outbreak

Scientists studying the Flint water crisis reported a link between the risk for Legionnaires’ disease and decreased levels of chlorine.

Fellows compete in third annual Big Picture, Small Talk challenge

Eleven postdocs took part in the third annual plain language competition Feb. 21, with three named as winners.

Federal agencies exchange PFAS updates

Sixteen federal agencies shared research findings and data gaps on chemicals known as PFAS, paving the way for future information exchanges.

Council meeting features visionary science

Visionary science featured throughout the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council meeting Feb. 12.

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Lichtveld discusses enterprise evaluation

Maureen Lichtveld, M.D., from Tulane University, presented an approach to evaluating complex environmental and public health efforts.

Diversity Speaker Series launches with Duke’s Sherilynn Black

Sherilynn Black, Ph.D., from Duke University, launched the new NIEHS Diversity Speakers Series with a Feb. 16 seminar.

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Innovative technologies shed light on mitochondrial DNA replication

Single molecule imaging of mitochondrial DNA suggest how deletions might occur, according to research by NIEHS scientist Matt Longley.

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Mar
02

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health webinar — “Bridging the Cultural Divide, The Role of Community Health Representatives and Workers in Environmental Public Health”
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Location: Webinar
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Maureen Lichtveld, M.D., from Tulane University; Huyen Tran, from Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training; Paloma Beamer, Ph.D., from the University of Arizona; Mae-Gilene Begay, from the Navajo Division of Health
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Mar
08

American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology webinar on “Microphysiological Systems: Innovative Tools for Drug Development and Disease Modeling”
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Location: Webinar
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Lucie Low, Ph.D., from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Mar
09

Duke University Program in Environmental Health and Toxicology Spring Symposium — Breast Cancer and the Environment
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Location: Duke University Environment Hall, Field Auditorium
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Mar
11-15

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Mar
13

“Superstorms and Superfund Sites: Preventing Toxic Exposures From Climate Change Disasters,” sponsored by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and the Boston University Superfund Research Program
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Location: Webinar
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Anna Goodman Hoover, Ph.D., from the University of Kentucky, and Tiffany Skogstrom from the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance
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Mar
20

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Seminar Series presents “Stem Cells in Silence, Action, and Cancer”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Speaker(s): Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., from The Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Mar
21

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Genomic Imprinting and Endocrine Disruptors: Role of Epigenetic Regulation on Maternal-Fetal Health”
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Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Speaker(s): Martha Susiarjo, Ph.D., from the University of Rochester

Mar
26-28

National Toxicology Program Peer Review of the Draft Technical Reports on Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
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Berkeley — thirty years of innovative research in environmental health

Hurricane recovery support in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Opportunity to comment on NIEHS strategic plan

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