Environmental Factor Newsletter, December 2021

Disaster Research Response Program helps communities build resiliency

NIEHS experts join forces with academic, community leaders to prepare North Carolina for environmental catastrophes, other emergencies.

Links between air pollution, diet, and heart health focus of webinar

The NIEHS Women's Health Awareness program hosted the event as part of its virtual series called RealTalk With the Experts.

Community-engaged research showcased in NIEHS-funded film

The documentary "Air, Water, Blood" features Clare Cannon, Ph.D., who addresses pollution concerns in a California agricultural town.

America Recycles Day recognized by NIEHS during special event

Institute programs bolster laboratory recycling and strengthen local community.

Calendar

Dec
01-03

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop: “The Role of Companion Animals as Sentinels for Predicting Environmental Exposure Effects on Aging and Cancer Susceptibility in Humans”
Event Details

Location: Online
Workshop details and registration

Dec
02

NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) Webinar: “Occupational COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): The webinar will provide a scientific basis for recommendations to prevent exposure to infectious agents; showcase model programs; and address ongoing challenges with proper ventilation, distancing, masking, and vaccine uptake. The panel will include NIEHS WTP grantees and national leaders who represent teachers’ unions, university-based program leads, and occupational health professionals who have built successful programs while being up against remarkable challenges.

Dec
03

NIEHS Keystone Science Lecture: “Training and Support for Climate-Vulnerable Workers in the Western United States”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Kevin Riley, Ph.D., director of the Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dec
07

NIEHS Cross-Divisional Seminar Series Presents: “Activity Metabolomics Enabled by XCMS and METLIN”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Gary Siuzdak, Ph.D., professor and director, Scripps Center for Metabolomics, Scripps Research Institute.

Dec
10

NIEHS Free Virtual Workshop: “Addressing Racism as a Public Health Issue Through the Lens of Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Speaker(s): The workshop will foster dialogue among NIEHS employees, outside researchers, and members of the community to examine racism as a public health issue.
Meeting agenda and registration

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