Millions of dollars saved by NIEHS-funded technologies

Technologies developed with Superfund Research Program funding saved millions of dollars in costs for cleaning up contaminated sites.

Howard Chang gives 2018 Martin Rodbell Lecture

Howard Chang, renown for seminal discoveries about long noncoding RNAs, delivered the 2018 Rodbell Lecture June 12 at NIEHS.

Obesity may lower breast cancer risk in young women

A new study finds young women with high body fat have a lower chance of developing breast cancer before menopause.

NTP framework for innovation rolled out at board meeting

NTP Associate Director Brian Berridge introduced the Translational Toxicology Pipeline Plan to the Board of Scientific Counselors.

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Global Environmental Health Day spotlights research

NIEHS Global Environmental Health Day highlighted research around the world and translation of findings into public health impacts.

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Council greenlights new grants for global environmental health

The National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council supported an NIEHS global environmental health initiative at its June meeting.

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Wilcox receives career award from epidemiologic society

NIEHS scientist Allen Wilcox received the 2018 Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

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Extreme type of early puberty remains rare in boys

The incidence of an extreme form of early-onset puberty is not increasing in boys, say NIEHS scientists and collaborators.

Lab boot camp gives scholar-scientists a strong start

Ten students launched their yearlong NIEHS Scholars Connect Program with an intensive training session in laboratory techniques.

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Symposium honors scientific career of Ron Mason

Scientists from across the world gathered May 25 to honor NIEHS scientist Ronald Mason, Ph.D., and his impact on free radical research.

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Web resources could assist chemical risk management

Two new papers describe publicly accessible web-based tools for exploring environmental chemicals and predicting their risk.

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Environmental Factor wins first place in national competition

The National Association of Government Communicators awarded the Environmental Factor first place among e-newsletters for 2018.

Symposium celebrates researchers who are women of color

NIEHS hosts first annual symposium of the North Carolina Women of Color Research Network.

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Satellite data improves exposure estimates

Allan Just discussed use of NASA satellite data to improve estimates of exposure to air pollution and extreme temperatures.

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Eight Superfund trainees win K.C. Donnelly Externships

Eight trainees from NIEHS Superfund Research Program centers won funding for short-term research beyond their own institution.

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Plan to reduce animal testing showcased at public forum

Public forum participants praised a new plan to replace animal use for U.S. safety testing and encouraged agencies to continue progress.

DeMayo elected to leadership of Society for the Study of Reproduction

NIEHS Reproductive and Developmental Biology Lab Chief Francesco DeMayo, Ph.D., is the scientific society's new vice president-elect.

Summer food drive launched June 1

NIEHS launched the Feds Feed Families food drive June 1, and by June 27, had collected 1,350 pounds of food and other necessities.

House of Hope — Gilman on the NIH Clinical Center

Maj. Gen. James Gilman, M.D., CEO of the NIH Clinical Center, visited NIEHS and discussed the hospital he called the House of Hope.

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NIEHS and NIA joint fellowships to tackle complex research questions

NIEHS and the National Institute of Aging announced for three collaborative research projects, each with a postdoctoral fellowship.

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Jul
09-11

The Toxicology Forum 44th annual summer meeting
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Location: Loews Annapolis Hotel, Maryland

Jul
10

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Non-Targeted Environmental Exposomics: New Approaches for Identifying Organic Pollutants Relevant to Ecological and Human Exposure”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Lee Ferguson, Ph.D., from Duke University

Jul
11

Moving Forward Together: A Public Session of the Environmental Health Matters Initiative, sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Location: 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Jul
11-12

OpenTox USA 2018 — Innovation in Predictive Toxicology
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Location: North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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Jul
31

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Novel Approaches to Assess Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals in the Diet and Environment”
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Location: Keystone Building, Room 1003AB
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Robert Turesky, Ph.D., from the University of Minnesota

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July 2018

Millions of dollars saved by NIEHS-funded technologies

Howard Chang gives 2018 Martin Rodbell Lecture

Obesity may lower breast cancer risk in young women

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