Category: research highlights

Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease

Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., A.T.C. featured in Rutgers Today: Air Pollution May Impact Fetal Cardiovascular System

Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., A.T.C. featured in Rutgers Today: Air Pollution May Impact Fetal Cardiovascular System    Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage fetal cardiovascular development, according to a study by Rutgers researchers. The study, published in the journal Cardiovascular Toxicology, found that early in the first trimester and late in the third trimester…
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March 12, 2019 0

EOHSI and CEED Co-sponsor the Impact of Microplastics in the Urban Environment Conference – March 28-29, 2019 – Register Now!

Join researchers, industry leaders, and public regulators as they review the latest scientific findings on microplastic pollution and discuss potential plastic waste management strategies, alternative materials, regulatory issues, critical next steps and the collaborations needed to address this global emerging pollutant. Register now!


January 29, 2019 0

Judith Graber, Ph.D. Featured in Rutgers Today: World Trade Center Responders at Increased Risk for Head and Neck Cancers

World Trade Center Responders at Increased Risk for Head and Neck Cancers A Rutgers study has found a significant increase in head and neck cancers among workers and volunteers who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), pointing to newly emerging risks that require ongoing monitoring and treatment of those who were exposed…
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January 25, 2019 0

First Risk Assessment Boot Camp Co-sponsored by EOHSI -January 10 & 11, 2019

First Risk Assessment Boot Camp Co-sponsored by EOHSI -January 10 & 11, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4iuHEI5zdw On Jan 10-11, 2019, the first annual Boot Camp for Risk Assessment was held in the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at Rutgers University. Over the two days, the lecture topics included risk analysis, systematic review, data quality, weight of…
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January 17, 2019 0