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NIH funds first climate and health research coordinating center
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/awards-recognition/first-cch-research-center-thumb.jpg?itok=PN9mO0WK" /> Boston University, Harvard University, and partners win award to build a community of practice, reduce health consequences of climate change. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

NIEHS scientist retires after 30 years
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/awards-recognition/doug-bell-retires-thumb.jpg?itok=l2_3NK04" /> Douglas Bell, Ph.D., spent his career studying the effects of carcinogens like smoke, but the experimentalist has new plans for retirement. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Safer water for Native American communities
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/06/community-impact/arsenic-filtration-system-thumb.jpg?itok=VdoCp8F-" /> NIEHS-funded collaborative team designed a community-led intervention to protect Tribal communities from arsenic exposure. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Scientists talk precision medicine, environmental health at NC event
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/science-highlights/precision-medicine-environmental-health-thumb.jpg?itok=nN1qXBbP" /> NIEHS researchers, grantees discussed latest science, identified knowledge gaps, and networked with colleagues during May 8 symposium. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Event highlights new technologies to replace animal testing
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/science-highlights/new-approach-methodologies-thumb_0.jpg?itok=ECTn4Q-Y" /> May public forum facilitated government agencies’ connections with stakeholders around alternative methods for chemical safety testing. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Scientific Journeys: From NIEHS grantee to presidential advisor
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/science-highlights/environmental-justice-thumb.jpg?itok=SAehcTnO" /> Natasha K. DeJarnett, Ph.D., continues work to ‘uphold the promise of environmental justice' in new role at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Mighty microbes: uncovering climate ’s effect on biological diversity
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/science-highlights/diversity-speaker-seminar-thumb.jpg?itok=g2wDmLCQ" /> An 800-year-old fishpond in an Indigenous community provides Rosie Alegado, Ph.D., and her team with important scientific clues. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Enhancing autism research: diversifying cohorts, reducing disparities
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/science-highlights/environmental-exposures-and-autism-thumb.jpg?itok=ghjIoot9" /> NIEHS co-hosted meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, to share latest science, discuss gene-environment interactions in autism. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Eating fish while pregnant: benefits outweigh harms
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/feature/benefits-eating-fish-thumb.jpg?itok=CHbwmtTh" /> NIEHS Keystone Science Lecturer Emily Oken, M.D., described the evolving science and messaging around fish consumption during pregnancy. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Scientific excellence, mentorship go hand in hand for NIEHS researcher
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/feature/directors-corner-mentoring-thumb.jpg?itok=hp8eSVAL" /> I spoke with Humphrey Yao about exciting developments in reproductive biology, his efforts to train early-career scientists, and more. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Exposures affect men ’s biological clocks, too
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/feature/mens-reproductive-epigenetics-thumb.jpg?itok=8uTiysbU" /> Richard Pilsner, Ph.D., showed that men have a 74-day window to reduce exposures that affect fertility, offspring health. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

How climate affects youth mental health
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/science-highlights/climate-change-mental-health-thumb_0.jpg?itok=eVungTrH" /> A research duo is confronting planetary changes by focusing on the psychological well-being of the most vulnerable populations. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Baking industry food additive raises red flag, expert says
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/05/feature/potassium-bromate-study-thumb.jpg?itok=UAOr8xOn" /> Study shows potassium bromate, a dough strengthener, induces mutations in lab model; similar changes seen in some human cancers. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - June 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

NIEHS first among federal agencies to earn Net-zero Energy –REC designation
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2021/11/community-impact/net-zero-energy/thumb925100.jpg?itok=TyEIlKMI" /> Increasing energy efficiency, generating renewable electricity onsite, and purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) led to the recognition. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - May 20, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Postbac trainees showcase research in annual communication challenge
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/04/beyond-bench/postbac-communication-challenge-thumbnail.jpg?itok=ZVWFWsSZ" /> ‘Big Picture, Small Talk’ challenges postbaccalaureate fellows to communicate complex science in plain language in three minutes or less. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - May 2, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news