Environmental Health Sciences Center Newsletter
The Center produces an e-newsletter 2-4 times a year to share updates about our members' recent publication and awards, new and ongoing research, and upcoming events. Use the form on the right to sign up!
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Issue 15
California Climate Action Initiative | Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission | Domestic Workers' Health and Safety | Detecting Pesticides with Zebrafish | Studying the Placenta | Pollution from Coal Trains ... and more!
Issue 14
Celebrating International Women in Science Day | Black History Month: Environmental Scientists Edition | Premiere of Dignidad | 2023-2024 EHSC Awardees | Dr. Irva Hertz-Piccitto named 2022 Research.com Best Female Scientists in the World … and more!
Issue 13
Human Gene Linked to Fetal Brain Development & Autism | 2021 Annual Retreat Recap | Wildfire Research | New Project at The Tunnel Facility | NIH Budget Includes $100M for Research on Climate Change and Health ... and more!
Issue 12
2018 Camp Fire Birth Outcomes in Non-Human Primates Study | Wildfire Research | ÓRALE Project COVID-19 Testing | Domestic Workers & COVID-19 | Nayamin Martinez Responds to Backpack Study Controversy ... and more!
Issue 11
How to Prepare For This Year’s Wildfire Season | Q&A with Keith Bein | Interactive Wildfire Map | Measuring Pesticide Exposure in Backpack Study | Video: Air, Water, Blood: The Power of Community-Engaged Research ... and more!
Issue 10
Interview with Shosha Capps | COVID-19 Research: ÓRALE Project Update | EHSC Anti-racism Work Group | COVID-19: Profiles From The Frontlines of The Pandemic | Engineering Wildfire Solutions ... and more!
Issue 9
Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto On Vaccine Hesitancy | COVID-19 & Pregnancy | Portable, Breath-based COVID Diagnostics | Research Spotlight: Dr. Pam Lein | Connect with The Exposure Core ... and more!
Issue 8
Report Back: 2020 EHSC Annual Retreat | UC Davis Live! On Wildfires and Health | COVID-19: Profiles From The Frontlines of The Pandemic | Annual 1:1 Consults with Prospective Pilot Project Grantees | Pinkerton Lab Presentation Series ... and more!
Issue 7
Dr. Irva Hertz- Picciotto On COVID-19, Wildfires, Racial Disparities, and Environmental Health | CEC’s Webinar “From Research to Environmental Justice” | Rebecca Schmidt Receives Seed Award for “Nasal and Fecal Biospecimen Collection for a Pregnancy Wildfire Cohort” ... and more!
Issue 6
2020 EHSC Scholar: Dr. Randy Carney | #WhiteCoats4BlackLives | CEC Connects Scientists And Local Communities | IHSFC Seed Grant Awarded To “Perception Mechanism of Wildfires Smoke Derivative, Karrikin, by Human Epoxide Receptor” ... and more!
Issue 5
2020 Pilot Project Grantees | EHSC’s “Waking Up to Wildfires” Receives Emmy Nomination | Assembly Bill 617: Translating California’s Dirty Air Into A Cleaner Bill of Health | Effects of Early Life Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution ... and more!
Issue 4
Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto On The Pandemic and More |Report back: Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Annual Meeting | CSTAC Meeting Recap | The International Association of Wildland Fire 3rd Annual Smoke Symposium ... and more!
Issue 3
EHSC Scientists Lent Their Expertise To Campaign Against Chlorpyrifos | The NASEM Featured EHSC in Its First-Ever Wildfire Workshop | PBS Showcased EHSC Wildfire Research | EHSC Social Media Analytics ... and more!
Issue 2
IHSFC’s Kent Pinkerton’s Research on E-cigarettes and Vaping | CEC Interviews Communities With Deep Roots in The Environmental Justice Movement | EHSC Documentary “Power Equals Work Over Time" ... and more!
Issue 1
EHSC’s Future Goals | Hong Ji: 2019-2020 EHSC Scholar | Upcoming CSTAC Workshop On Pesticide Exposure in School-aged Students and More | Short Film on Clare Cannon’s Pilot Project in Kettleman City ... and more!