Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health
The Harvard Chan National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Center for Environmental Health is a coordinated set of resources and facilities supporting environmental health research and training activities throughout the greater Boston area. The center promotes integration between basic and applied environmental science, and fosters collaborations that cross departmental and institutional boundaries.
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News
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Center Director Marc Weisskopf speaks about air pollution and the nervous system in France
Center Director Marc Weisskopf gave a talk titled “Air Pollution Effects on the Central Nervous System’ at the Collège de France on April 13.
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New paper published in The Lancet finds possible link between air pollution and psychiatric health
A new paper titled “Associations of short-term exposure to air pollution and increased ambient temperature with psychiatric hospital admissions in older adults in the USA: a case-crossover study” published in The Lancet…
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Zac Nagel receives Research Scholar Grant from American Cancer Society
Zac Nagel was awarded a Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society for his grant proposal entitled “Role of translesion polymerases in temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma.” Related Topics Last…
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Login5 Foundation gifts $3 million to Healthy Buildings Program
Congratulations to Joe Allen and his team who received a $3 million gift from the Login5 Foundation for their work on the Co-Benefits of Built Environment Research (CoBe).
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Bernardo Lemos gives NIEHS Keystone Science Lecture
During his Mar. 30 NIEHS Keystone Science Lecture, Lemos discussed how environmental epigenetics has transformed the way that scientists look for links between environmental exposures and disease.
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White House launches Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
Guided by Associate Professor of Exposure Assessment Science Joseph Allen, the challenge is part of the Biden Administration’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and calls for leaders and building operators to assess their indoor air quality and make ventilation and air filtration a top priority in protecting the health of their occupants.
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Francesca Dominici named 2022 Mosteller Statistician of the Year
Congratulations to Francesca Dominici, Center Member and co-Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative and the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science, who has been named the 2022 Mosteller Statistician of…
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Meet Our Members: Qi Sun, MD, ScD
We’d like you to meet Dr. Qi Sun, Associate Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology. Below, we ask Qi about his research, academic career, and hobbies. 1. What…
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Living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development linked with increased risk of early death
Elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD)—which involves extraction methods including directional (non-vertical) drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking—are at higher risk of early death compared with elderly individuals who don’t live near such operations, according to a large new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Racial, ethnic minorities and low-income groups in U.S. exposed to higher levels of air pollution
Certain groups in the U.S.—Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Latinos, and low-income populations—are being exposed to higher levels of dangerous fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than other groups, according to new research from Harvard…
