Environmental Factor Newsletter, December 2022

NIEHS joins APHA in celebrating its 150th anniversary

Climate change, worker safety training, health equity, top agenda items in Boston at American Public Health Association conference.

Chemical grouping approaches can aid toxicology research, experts say

NIEHS workshop explored chemical clustering and classification methods that can boost knowledge about how toxicants affect health.

Exposure science tackles climate change

Hurricanes, wildfires, and melting permafrost headlined the last two sessions of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program's Climate Change and Health webinar series.

Nonanimal testing experts connect with environmental justice community

Discussions highlighted opportunities and challenges in using new testing approaches to protect susceptible populations.

Calendar

Dec
02

UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility — “Theory-based Approach to Inform Report Back: Engaging Citizen Scientists in Individual and County-level Report Back
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Location: Online
Time: noon-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): The UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) Seminar Series, in collaboration with Lineberger Cancer Center, North Carolina State University, University of Kentucky (UK), and Emory University, will host Ellen Hahn Ph.D., professor in the UK Colleges of Nursing and Public Health.
Register here

Dec
07

NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar: “Safety and Health Training for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the Western U.S — Session 1”
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Location: Online
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Kevin Riley, Ph.D., UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health; Mike Dunn, Ph.D., Western Region Universities Consortium; and Lynn Zender, Ph.D., Zender Environmental Health and Research Group.

Dec
08-13

25th Annual NIEHS Biomedical Career Symposium
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Location: Online
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and events including career development workshops, networking opportunities, and one-on-one CV/resume consultations.
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Dec
13

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Seminar Series Presents: “The Environmental Drivers of Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis”
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Location: Hybrid
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): V. Michael Holers, M.D., Smyth Professor of Rheumatology, director of Faculty Ventures, CU Innovations, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Join here

Dec
14-16

Superfund Research Program 35th Anniversary Annual Meeting: “System Approaches for Innovative and Inclusive Environmental Health Solutions”
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Location: Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601
Time: 9:30 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and events.
Register today

Dec
15

National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting
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Location: Online
Time: 12:30-5:00 p.m.
View webcast here

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