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Health equity advanced when reporting back to diverse populations

NIEHS grantees developed a mobile application to report study results back to pregnant women in both English and Spanish.

La equidad en salud progresó con la retroalimentación a grupos poblacionales diversos

Los beneficiarios del NIEHS (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias de la Salud Ambiental) desarrollaron una aplicación móvil para ofrecer retroalimentación de los resultados de un estudio en inglés y en español a mujeres embarazadas.

PEGS participants connect with researchers at study’s first forum

NIEHS Personalized Environment and Genes Study researchers shared results and answered questions during Mar. 28 event.

SRP trainees Molly Frazar, Ph.D., Victoria Klaus, and Kevin Baldridge, Ph.D., harvest blackberries for BerryCare, a nutritional intervention program. (Photo courtesy of Dawn Brewer / University of Kentucky)

High-fiber diet may protect against exposure to PFOS

The diet may decrease disease risks associated with exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate, which is a type of PFAS, say NIEHS grantees.

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Apr
06

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series: “DNA Damage, Repair, and Mutations in the Context of Environmental Health”
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event. Attend virtually via Zoom or in person at Keystone Building, Room 2164/2166, located at 530 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709.
Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Bevin Engelward, Sc.D., professor and director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Superfund Research Program (SRP)
Preregister here

Apr
11

Dr. Martin Rodbell Lecture Series Seminar — "Making Faces: Transcriptional Enhancers in Human Development, Disease, and Evolution"
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Joanna Wysocka, Ph.D., Stanford University.
Host(s): Natalie Shaw, M.D
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Apr
14

NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) Annual Spring Symposium
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event. Attend virtually via Zoom or in person at NIEHS Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, located at 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27713.
Time: 3:00-5:15 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple presentations. Sponsored by the NIEHS Office of Science Education and Diversity.
Zoom link

Apr
15

Women’s Health Awareness: “Transforming Communities by Enhancing Women’s Health”
Event Details

Location: North Carolina Central University, Mary Townes Science Building, located at 1900 Concord St., Durham, NC 27707.
Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): This women’s wellness conference will feature free health screenings including mammograms, health education sessions, healthy living sessions, and health resources.
Free registration

Apr
20

2023 John P. Wyatt, M.D., Environment and Health Symposium
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event. In-person events will be held at the Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom at the University of Kentucky, located at 620 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple presenters. Keynote speaker is NIEHS grantee Johnnye Lewis, Ph.D., director of the Community Environmental Health Program at the University of New Mexico.
More information

Apr
28

NIEHS SRP Progress in Research Webinar: “Emergencies and Emerging Contaminants”
Event Details

Time: 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple presenters from the Texas A&M University, Michigan State University, and Yale University SRP Centers; moderated by Jean Balent, U.S. EPA Technology Innovation and Field Services Division.
For more information

Apr
28

NIEHS Take Your Child to Work Day (TYCTWD)
Event Details

Location: NIEHS located at 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27713; and at the Keystone Building, Room 2164/2166, located at 530 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Contact Sherrie Shorts for more information

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