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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]
Mapping Community Risks to Climate Change
EPA 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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Science Works Podcast: Science Works Podcast: EPA's Sustainable Design Competition Winners
Listen 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 Competition
Listen 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.
[Listen Now | Read Transcript ]
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]
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.
[Read More]
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]
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.
[Read More]
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.
[Listen Now | Read Transcript ]
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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Upcoming Events
- Early Indicators of Environmentally Induced Disease (Webinar) - July 14 - 15, 2009
- Advancing the Science & Practice of Cumulative Risk Assessment: Alignment of ORD Research & Agency Needs - July 28 - 30, 2009
- 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