Environmental Factor Newsletter, August 2020

hand holding COVID-19 blood antibodies in a tube

COVID-19 antibody study launched by NIEHS

Year-long research project seeks much-needed information about antibodies from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

map Superfund study area of lower Duwamish Waterway

Ongoing Duwamish River recovery inspires video series, book

Outreach by University of Washington Superfund Research Program includes a new history of the river and educational videos on safe fishing.

Video

students watching teacher perform science experiment

Teachers take virtual tour of NIEHS, brainstorm COVID-19 lesson plans

The institute hosted 55 educators from Wake County, North Carolina, as part of the annual SummerSTEM program.

Calendar

Aug
03

NIEHS Global Environmental Health Program presents “Working With NOAA Climate and Weather Data: Opportunities to Enhance Infectious Disease Modeling and Pandemic Preparedness”
Event Details

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Location: Webex webinar
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Stan Benjamin, Ph.D., and Juli Trtanj, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Registration

Aug
12-13

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents “Predicting Human Health Effects From Environmental Exposures: Applying Translatable and Accessible Biomarkers of Effect”
Event Details

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Location: Webcast
Workshop description

Aug
14

National Institutes of Health (NIH) presents “Coping With COVID-19 Livestream: Sleep and Health”
Event Details

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Location: NIH Facebook and Twitter pages
Time: 1:00 p.m. –
Speaker(s): Marishka Brown, Ph.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and Chandra Jackson, Ph.D., from NIEHS
NIH Facebook page

Sep
02-03

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods annual meeting
Event Details

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Location: Zoom webinar
Meeting agenda

NIEHS Public Calendar

NIEHS Grants