CEED 9th Annual

Environmental Health

and Justice Summit

From Research to Real Life:

What Works to Reduce Toxics

in Our Daily Environments

Friday, October 9, 2026
The Cook Campus Center
59 Biel Road
New Brunswick, NJ
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
 
Understanding Everyday Exposure 
 
How pollutants enter indoor spaces and what we can do to reduce them.
Health Trends Linked to Environmental Exposures
Featuring Rutgers CEED / EOHSI Researchers:
 
Researchers will share what current science reveals about PFAS, plastics, air pollution, and chemicals — and how these exposures relate to cancer, fertility, metabolic health, heart disease, and cognitive outcomes.
 
Hands‑On Mini‑Workshops 
 
Action Planning
 
Leave with 2–3 achievable steps you can start right away — plus CEED resources and follow‑up opportunities.
 
Closing & Call to Collective Action
 
A hopeful, evidence‑based message about how small steps and community collaboration create healthier environments for all.

From Research to Real Life: What Works to Reduce Toxics in Our Daily Environments

Learn what environmental health research shows about reducing harmful exposures in our homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods — and hear directly from Rutgers scientists studying air pollution, PFAS, plastics, and chemical mixtures. This event centers empowerment, accessibility, and real‑world impact.

Hear from Jersey residents and leaders about what’s working in homes and neighborhoods — and how community‑researcher partnerships drive change.

Speakers Include:

  • Emily S. Barrett, Rutgers Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease
  • Kevin Barfield, Camden for Clean Air
  • Alison I. Bernstein, Rutgers University’s Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
  • Deandrah Cameron, New Jersey Future
  • Anthony Diaz, Newark Water Coalition
  • Amy Goldsmith, Clean Water Action
  • Michelle Jansen, Rutgers’ Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine
  • Howard M. Kipen, Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
  • Robert J. Laumbach, Rutgers Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease
  • Zorimar Rivera‑Núñez, Rutgers School of Public Health
  • Shereyl Snider, East Trenton Collaborative
  • Nur Zeinomar, Rutgers Cancer Institute

 

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