First Environmental Health Science FEST draws 1,200 people to Durham
More than 1,200 people from across the nation joined in the first-ever Environmental Health Science FEST Durham, North Carolina.
Upon Senate passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, President Obama issued this statement. He signed the bill Dec. 13.
Health impacts of environmental pollutants may depend on the timing of exposure, according to scientists who spoke at EHS FEST.
EHS FEST sessions focused on new discoveries of health effects of air pollution exposure, including asthma, autism, and others.
Community-based environmental health research was addressed at EHS FEST and the Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative Summit.
The NIEHS Environmental Health Science FEST took science into the community with a film festival and an evening of 3-minute science talks.
Paul Modrich, Ph.D., 2015 Nobel Prize winner for his DNA mismatch repair research, presented the final 2016 NIEHS Distinguished Lecture.
NIEHS-funded researchers reported that a genetic variation, combined with exposure to PCB 95, can alter activity of autism-related genes.
The annual NIEHS Ethics Day training mixed humor with problem solving, and featured talks by two outside ethicists.
Collaborations with National Toxicology Program partner agencies were highlighted at the December Board of Scientific Counselors meeting.
Elizabeth Martin of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the 19th recipient of the annual Wetterhahn Memorial Award.
Killifish adaptations to polluted waters come at a cost, said 2015 Karen Wetterhahn Award winner Nishad Jayasundara, Ph.D.
NIEHS grantees reported in the journal Science new insights into the genetic mechanisms that may help killifish survive pollution.
Former NIEHS trainee Katie Pelch, Ph.D., has a new position as a research associate with a nonprofit, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange.
NIEHS met its 2016 Angel Tree goal, providing donations to 100 needy families through a partnership with the Salvation Army of Durham.
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