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UVA Students Making the Learning Barge a Reality
A group of UVA students has been working hard this summer in Chesapeake Virginia, helping to construct a floating laboratory/education center to help educate students and the public about the impacts of water pollution on the James River (and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay), the importance of wetlands, and the importance of sustainable technologies.
[Read More | View Learning Barge Video from Newsplex.com
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Study Provides Evidence that Prenatal Exposure to Environmental PAHs May Be Linked to Lower Children’s IQ Scores
The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH), co-funded by grants through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and the National Center for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), has published a study in the August 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics finding evidence of a link between levels of a common urban air pollutant and children’s IQ test scores.
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Scientists Expect Wildfires to Increase as Climate Warms in the Coming Decades
Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences found that the smoke and particles resulting from increased wildfires, due to climate change, will adversely affect air quality. The study, funded by grants through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was published in the June 18th issue of Journal of Geophysical Research.
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EPA Grant to University of Chicago for Research on Food Allergy Triggers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $433,100 grant to the University of Chicago to investigate how allergic reactions to food are initiated. The research is expected to lead to improved methods to assess whether pesticides produced in genetically engineered plants can trigger food allergies, which impact more than 11 million Americans each year.
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Previous EPA STAR Fellow Dr. Ashanti Johnson Pyrtle receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
Dr. Johnson Pyrtle, an EPA STAR fellow from 1997 to 2000, was announced as one of more than 100 science, math, and engineering teachers and mentors as recipients named today by President Obama to receive two prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence.
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EPA, University of Michigan to Research Health Effects of Roadway Pollution on Children
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $1.4 million joint study with the University of Michigan on the health effects of air pollution on children living near the nation’s heavily traveled thoroughfares.
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Venture Capital Summit Summary Report Now Available
EPA has released a report that contains summaries of the comments made by participants during the EPA-Venture Capital Community Summit.
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EPA STAR Researcher Shanna Swan awarded EHP's 2009 Paper of the Year 
A paper published by Star Researcher Shanna Swan was awarded 2009 paper of the year by EHP. The 2005 paper: “Decrease in Anogenital Distance among Male Infants with Prenatal Phthalate Exposure" was selected because of its high impact in both the research and legislative realms since its publication in 2005. This paper was the first to demonstrate an association between pregnant women’s exposure to phthalates and adverse effects on genital development in their male children.
[Read More | Listen to EHP "Researcher Perspective" Podcast with host Ernie Hood | Read Transcript]
UVA Students Making the Learning Barge a RealityA group of UVA students has been working hard this summer in Chesapeake Virginia, helping to construct a floating laboratory/education center to help educate students and the public about the impacts of water pollution on the James River (and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay), the importance of wetlands, and the importance of sustainable technologies.
[Read More | View Learning Barge Video from Newsplex.com
]
Study Provides Evidence that Prenatal Exposure to Environmental PAHs May Be Linked to Lower Children’s IQ ScoresThe Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH), co-funded by grants through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and the National Center for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), has published a study in the August 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics finding evidence of a link between levels of a common urban air pollutant and children’s IQ test scores.
[Read More]
Scientists Expect Wildfires to Increase as Climate Warms in the Coming DecadesResearchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences found that the smoke and particles resulting from increased wildfires, due to climate change, will adversely affect air quality. The study, funded by grants through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was published in the June 18th issue of Journal of Geophysical Research.
[Read More]
EPA Grant to University of Chicago for Research on Food Allergy TriggersThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $433,100 grant to the University of Chicago to investigate how allergic reactions to food are initiated. The research is expected to lead to improved methods to assess whether pesticides produced in genetically engineered plants can trigger food allergies, which impact more than 11 million Americans each year.
[Read More]
Previous EPA STAR Fellow Dr. Ashanti Johnson Pyrtle receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering MentoringDr. Johnson Pyrtle, an EPA STAR fellow from 1997 to 2000, was announced as one of more than 100 science, math, and engineering teachers and mentors as recipients named today by President Obama to receive two prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence.
[Read More]
EPA, University of Michigan to Research Health Effects of Roadway Pollution on ChildrenThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $1.4 million joint study with the University of Michigan on the health effects of air pollution on children living near the nation’s heavily traveled thoroughfares.
[Read More]
Venture Capital Summit Summary Report Now AvailableEPA has released a report that contains summaries of the comments made by participants during the EPA-Venture Capital Community Summit.
[Read More]
EPA STAR Researcher Shanna Swan awarded EHP's 2009 Paper of the Year A paper published by Star Researcher Shanna Swan was awarded 2009 paper of the year by EHP. The 2005 paper: “Decrease in Anogenital Distance among Male Infants with Prenatal Phthalate Exposure" was selected because of its high impact in both the research and legislative realms since its publication in 2005. This paper was the first to demonstrate an association between pregnant women’s exposure to phthalates and adverse effects on genital development in their male children.
[Read More | Listen to EHP "Researcher Perspective" Podcast with host Ernie Hood | Read Transcript]
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- 4th Annual International Conference on Nanotechnology - Occupational and Environmental Health - August 26 - 29, 2009
- 2009 EPA/AAAS Graduate Fellowship Program Expo - September 21 - 22, 2009