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- Columbia Center conference will focus on ten years of research in children's environmental health. [Read More]
Mapping Community Risks to Climate ChangeEPA ASPH Fellow Colleen E. Reid and NCER funded researchers at the University of Michigan and Harvard have published a paper in EHP defining an approach to identify population segments in specific geographic regions susceptible to adverse effects of heat waves. Cities can use this information to help coordinate heat emergency plans and identify interventions to reduce the preventable health effects of heat waves.
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EPA’s P3 Award Winners Celebrate a Green Future
(Washington, D.C. - April 21, 2009) EPA has announced the university teams who won the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. The P3 award competition encourages college students to apply technology in innovative ways to tackle global environmental challenges.
(Washington, D.C. - April 21, 2009) EPA has announced the university teams who won the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. The P3 award competition encourages college students to apply technology in innovative ways to tackle global environmental challenges.
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| University of Arizona | Columbia University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Drexel University | University of Tennessee - Knoxville | University of South Florida |
Nice Dear, but what is Sustainability?At this year’s National Sustainable Designs Expo on the Mall — which ran Saturday, April 18 through Monday, April 20 — we saw some amazing ideas: a solar powered water heater, wetlands for cleaning up dairy wastewater, solar panels to remove salt from water, even a method for using the sun to disinfect water.
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The Fifth Annual National Sustainable Design ExpoScheduled to be held April 18-20, 2009 on the National Mall in Washington, DC. We will have over 40 P3 teams and over 30 non-profit and government exhibitors demonstrating their sustainable designs for alternative energy sources, agricultural applications, green chemistry, green buildings, sustainable water use, and many more sustainable technologies.
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EPA Greenversations Blog: Smart Investments: Technology for the Planet and the EconomyApril Richards, an environmental engineer with the Office of Research and Development (ORD), discusses SBIR impacts on green technologies.
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The Contributions of China to Global Air PollutionSTAR Fellow Julie Layshock is working toward answering questions raised about long-distance air pollution and how China might contribute to the pollution in the United States.
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NCER Launches new Community Based Risk Assessment Research Web SiteThe Community Based Risk Assessment (CBRA) site discusses the evaluation of multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors faced by a communities, and the goals and needs of this program.
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Algal Blooms in the EnvironmentWe have all witnessed the pond, lake or stream that is covered by foam, scum or a mat of algae. Don’t swim! Don’t drink! And who would want to? One of the common culprits of this problem is cyanobacteria.
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Rise in Particles in Indoor Air Increases Asthma Symptoms in ChildrenResearchers at Johns Hopkins found a direct correlation between increasing concentrations of particulate matter (PM) in indoor air and increased asthma symptoms in preschool children.
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Protecting Our Streams in Ski CountryLove to ski? Enjoying breezing down the powdery snow on a crisp winter day and then retreating to the lodge for a warming libation? Something that good must have a downside….and if you haven’t thought about whether the pristine mountain streams are degrading from accelerated population growth and poor land-use planning, we are lucky to have STAR fellow Kristin Gardner worrying for us.
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Research Suggests Reductions in Particulate Air Pollution May Lead to Increased Life ExpectancyResearchers funded in part by an EPA STAR grant have found that life expectancy can be increased by breathing cleaner air.
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Linking Disease and Tropical Forest Destruction
Flu, West Nile virus, Lyme disease, anthrax, and leptospirosis are just a few of the common diseases that keep public health officials on the alert for outbreaks What is unique about these diseases are that they are transmitted from animals to humans, a type of disease called zoonotic. Understanding how pathogens are transmitted through animal populations is one critical link in developing control strategies to manage these diseases.
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Flu, West Nile virus, Lyme disease, anthrax, and leptospirosis are just a few of the common diseases that keep public health officials on the alert for outbreaks What is unique about these diseases are that they are transmitted from animals to humans, a type of disease called zoonotic. Understanding how pathogens are transmitted through animal populations is one critical link in developing control strategies to manage these diseases.
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Decline of the Akepa, a Native Hawaiian HoneycreeperThe subspecies of Akepa on the Island of Hawaii is a tiny bird, about the size of a small finch. While the males are brilliant orange, the females feature more muted colors that blend into mountain forests. However, a number of factors in the past few years seemed to have hit critical mass for the endangered Akepa.
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Dawn Chorus: Can bird song identify environmental health?The alarm clock just blared and you bury your head under the pillow. But not everyone goes back to sleep -- early risers are greeted by the “dawn chorus”. They enjoy the first birdsongs of morning and most don’t wonder about its ecological significance. But former STAR fellow Karl S. Berg did wonder and his research has produced significant results of use for environmental monitoring.
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Science Works Podcast: 
Science Works Podcast: EPA's Sustainable Design Competition WinnersListen to the podcasts in our Science Works series, and meet the 6 winning teams from this year’s P3 student design competition. P3 stands for people, prosperity and the planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
[Listen Now - University of Arizona | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Columbia University | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Drexel University | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Read Transcript]
[Listen Now - University of South Florida | Read Transcript]
Science Works Podcast: EPA Sponsors Student Sustainable Design CompetitionListen to the fourth podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how every year, EPA sponsors the P3 student design competition. P3 stands for People, Prosperity and the Planet, and students from any U.S. college or university can participate.
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Lisa Jackson Tasks the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers to Seize the Moment to Develop a Green EconomyEPA Administrator Lisa Jackson addressed young researchers at the National Sustainable Design Expo on the Washington DC Mall with a rousing speech requesting them to seize the moment to solve the troubled economy and the environment by using their ingenuity to achieve a green economy promoting energy security, independent of fossil fuels.
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Science Works Podcast: EPA Funds Development of Laser-Based Carbon Dioxide SensorListen to the third podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how a small business called Bridger Photonics is developing a handheld sensor for the remote detection of carbon dioxide.
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Science Works Podcast: Small Business Grows Green Alternative to StyrofoamListen to the second podcast in our Science Works series, and learn how a small business called Ecovative Design is developing an environmentally-friendly foam that could replace polystyrene in packaging and construction materials.
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STAR Fellow Research Delivers Explosive ResultsBoom! TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, C6H2(NO2)3CH3 ) is a chemical everyone associates with explosives. Because of its relative stability and low risk of accidental detonation, it has been used in military munitions and quarrying and mining activities for many years. TNT can also be used in wet environments, as it neither absorbs nor dissolves in water. Because of its military use, TNT and its by-products have been widely detected in the soils and sediments of military installations. This makes TNT an environmental contaminant of concern, especially considering its classification as a possible human carcinogen.
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Clean Air Research Centers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for Clean Air Research Centers. EPA is interested in supporting research on the health effects of exposure to particulate matter (PM), ozone, and other air pollutants, both singly and in multipollutant atmospheres.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for Clean Air Research Centers. EPA is interested in supporting research on the health effects of exposure to particulate matter (PM), ozone, and other air pollutants, both singly and in multipollutant atmospheres.
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Advancing Public Health Protection through Water Infrastructure Sustainability
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking new and innovative research applications that link opportunities to advance public health protection with improvements in the condition and function of the water infrastructure.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking new and innovative research applications that link opportunities to advance public health protection with improvements in the condition and function of the water infrastructure.
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Exploring Linkages Between Health Outcomes and Environmental Hazards, Exposures, and Interventions for Public Health Tracking and Risk Management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to develop new or improved environmental public health indicators (EPHIs) to build linkages between environmental hazards, human exposures, and public health outcomes.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to develop new or improved environmental public health indicators (EPHIs) to build linkages between environmental hazards, human exposures, and public health outcomes.
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Environmental Behavior, Bioavailability and Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: a Joint Research Solicitation - US EPA and UK ENIThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results program, in conjunction with the UK Environmental Nanoscience Initiative, is seeking joint applications from US and UK partners.
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Novel Approaches to Improving Air Pollution Emissions Information
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), in cooperation with the EPA Clean Air Research Program, announces an extramural funding competition supporting research into the development and improvement of air pollution emission inventories.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD), National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), in cooperation with the EPA Clean Air Research Program, announces an extramural funding competition supporting research into the development and improvement of air pollution emission inventories.
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USDA and EPA Announce $4.5 Million Available for Research on Ecosystem Services provided by Agricultural Lands
The USDA and USEPA are seeking applications proposing research on the ecosystem services provided by agricultural lands.
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The USDA and USEPA are seeking applications proposing research on the ecosystem services provided by agricultural lands.
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Understanding the Role of Nonchemical Stressors and Developing Analytic Methods for Cumulative Risk Assessments
$8 Million EPA STAR research competition opens on role of non-chemical stressors and analytic methods for cumulative risk assessments. RFA calls for research on techniques to analyze disparate data types, and evaluate the combined effects of nonchemical and chemical stressors on communities.
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$8 Million EPA STAR research competition opens on role of non-chemical stressors and analytic methods for cumulative risk assessments. RFA calls for research on techniques to analyze disparate data types, and evaluate the combined effects of nonchemical and chemical stressors on communities.
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Two Funding Opportunities Now Open under EPA and NIEHS Joint Children's Environmental Health Centers ProgramNIEHS and EPA have jointly issued two funding opportunities to support the next phase of the Children’s Environmental Health Research Centers (CEHCs) program.
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Novel Approaches to Improving Air Pollution Emissions Information
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research to improve air pollution emissions information.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research to improve air pollution emissions information.
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EPA and Mount Sinai Investigate Food Allergy TriggersU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $466,125 research grant to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine to investigate the mechanisms that make food allergies occur and pinpoint what triggers them.
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EPA Awards $3.5 Million in Grants for Particulate Matter Research(Washington, D.C. – April 3, 2009) EPA awarded four grants to universities to research the relationship between the chemical composition of particulate matter (PM) and health effects.
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Five Mass. Companies Get Contracts for Small Business Innovation Research (Boston, Mass. – March 26, 2009) – Five small businesses in eastern Massachusetts have received a total of $1.125 million from EPA to commercialize innovative technologies that address pressing environmental problems.
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Small Businesses Receive Contracts for Green Technology(Washington, D.C. – Feb. 20, 2009) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $1.6 million in contracts to 23 small companies to assist their efforts to bring promising new green technologies to market. This award is part of EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which helps small business throughout America develop technologies that are more protective of our air and water quality and promote alternative sources of energy.
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University of Iowa Receives $899,401 Research Grant to Develop Better Air Quality Estimates for U.S. Cities (Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 17, 2009) - EPA's National Center for Environmental Research has awarded a $899,401 grant to the University of Iowa for a research project that will develop techniques to identify the most harmful fractions and sources of air particulate matter in major U.S. cities, including Chicago.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Receives $372,982 Grant to Improve Toxicity Testing of Genetically-Engineered Foods (Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 17, 2009) - EPA's National Center for Environmental Research has awarded a $372,982 grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for a research project designed to improve the testing of genetically-engineered foods.
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EPA Awards $500,000 to Biomedical Institute for Air Quality ResearchThe Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $500,000 to the Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to develop environmental health indicators (specific markers for acute exposure in humans) of cardiovascular disease caused by air pollution.
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Advancing the Science & Practice of Cumulative Risk Assessment: Alignment of ORD Research & Agency Needs - July 28 - 30, 2009
Early Indicators of Environmentally Induced Disease (Webinar) - July 14 - 15, 2009
CNS Webinar: Sustainable Lake Management in Maine's Changing Landscape - July 1, 2009
Innovative Approaches to Particulate Matter Health, Composition, and Source Questions Grants Kick-Off Meeting - June 10, 2009
2009 International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology - June 9 - 11, 2009
The Plight of Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Impacts on Services, Interactions and Responses Workshop - May 27 - 28, 2009
The 2009 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Workshop on Innovative Approaches for Detecting Microorganisms and Cyanotoxins in Water - May 20 - 21, 2009
Market Mechanisms and Incentives: Applications to Environmental Policy - April 29, 2009
EPA-CDC Workshop On State-of-the-Science for the Determination and Application of Dose-response Relationships in Microbial Risk Assessment - April 21 - 23, 2009
Fifth Annual National Sustainable Design Expo - April 18 - 20, 2009
1st Annual Indiana SBIR/STTR Conference - April 14 - 15, 2009
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation Workshop - April 8, 2009
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health Conference -- Translating Science to Policy: Protecting Children's Environmental Health - March 30, 2009
237th ACS National Meeting Symposium on Nanotechnology and the Environment: Emphasis on Green Nanotechnology - March 22 - 26 2009
SBIR Workshop: Ames, Iowa in collaboration with USDA and hosted by states of Iowa and Nebraska - March 26, 2009
2009 SBIR/STTR Expo - March 18, 2009
Remediation Technology Summit (REMTEC) 2009: The Future of Remediation Technology - March 5 - 9, 2009
U.S. EPA SBIR Phase I Kick-Off Meeting - February 19 - 20, 2009