Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

Webinar - Bridging the Gap: Linking Analytical Chemistry to Biological Effects
2021-06-03 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Join Associate Editor Susan Richardson and EHSRC Member Greg LeFevre as they host the upcoming webinar ‘Bridging the Gap: Linking Analytical Chemistry to Biological Effects‘ on Thursday, June 3 at 9:00 central time. Register now: http://acspubs.co/Xv1w50EMKsu

Pilot Grant Deadline- Proposal Submission
2021-02-15
Click here to read about our Pilot Grant program

Pilot Grant Deadline- Communicate with facility directors and budget
2021-02-01
Click here to read about our Pilot Grant program and the deadlines to apply

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Meat Packing Plant Workers: A Case study of a Precarious Workforce
2020-12-02 12:30 - 13:30
The College of Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture will take place on December 2, 2020, from 12:30-1:30 P.M. This year’s lecture will be given by EHSRC member, Dr. Fred Gerr, and will provide an overview of historical and current occupational injury and illnesses among meat packing plant workers.
Dr. Gerr has served as a professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health for the last 18 years. He has been the director of both the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health and the Occupational Medicine Residency Training Program in CPH for many years. He has taught Occupational Health Practice, Occupational Medicine, and Interpreting Occupational Health Research. His research focuses on occupational and environmental risk factors for neurological impairment and musculoskeletal disorders. He has made significant contributions in the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine.
2020 CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture | December 2 at 12:30 P.M.
Join via Zoom (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93121351181)

Pilot Grant Submission Deadline- Feb 2020
2020-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
The Pilot Grant Program is a highly valued component of the EHSRC, serving both the research and training missions of the Center. This program has helped advance the careers of numerous talented investigators by nurturing innovative ideas and creating opportunities for further grant support and publication in environmental health. Since the founding of the EHSRC, investments in the Pilot Grant Programs ($4,493,000) have produced grant progeny with a value of >$50,000,000. This represents a more than 11-fold return on investment. Dr. Thomas Peters directs the Pilot Grant Program.
Key Dates:

January 15, 2020 – Communication with appropriate Center Facility Director (Visit Center Facilities Page to identify the most relevant facility for your proposal)
January 15, 2020 – Budget approval (send to Mindy Sickels Sterbenz at mindy-sickels@uiowa.edu)
February 1, 2020 – Proposal submission

Learn more here: https://ehsrc.public-health.uiowa.edu/member-resources-opportunities/pilot-grant-program/

Climate Crisis: Truth in Action
2019-11-21 12:30 - 13:30

Documentary Screening: Artifishal
2019-10-09 18:00 - 20:30 | FilmScene, 118 E College St, Iowa City, IA
The EHSRC is excited to co-sponsor a free documentary film screening at FilmScene on October 9th at 6:30 pm (the original PedMall location). The film, produced by Patagonia, is called Artifishal and is about the salmon industry in Alaska. There will be prizes sponsored by Active Endeavors and a group discussion after the film. Click here for the trailer.
We have attached a flyer and you can reserve your tickets by clicking here (to reserve tickets click on the time of the movie. You will have to register online, but it is free.) Please let us know if you have any questions or email jacqueline-curnick@uiowa.edu.

Community Forum: Water Quality
2019-06-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Mt. Vernon Creates, 121 1st St. W, Mt. Vernon, IA, 52314
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES WANTS TO HEAR FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT WATER QUALITY. COME SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE!
LIGHT HORS D’OEUVRES SERVED

PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Director of NIEHS
Tim Keegan, Broulik Farms
Dr. Chris Jones, University of Iowa, IIHR
Dr. Keith Schilling, State Geologist of Iowa
Ken Sharp, Iowa Department of Public Health
Dr. Brandi Janssen, UI EHSRC (Moderator)

RSVP REQUESTED BUT NOT REQUIRED
RSVP Here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQk6jxNk0Uspb2B

EHS Core Center Meeting 2019
2019-06-19 12:00 - 2019-06-21 15:00 | University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States
This is a meeting for members of the NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers.
Click here to visit the event page

Environmental Journalism Summit
2019-03-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Grinnell, IA
This interactive summit will bring together journalists, students, and academics to discuss the state of environmental journalism in the region. There is no charge for this event.
*Letters of attendance are available to give to professors or supervisors. Transportation from Iowa City is available!*
Goals of the summit:
– Encourage excitement about the field of environmental journalism and using scientific research in storytelling.
– Foster a network of communicators and researchers to strengthen the capacity of regional environmental reporting.
– Provide information and discussion about relevant environmental issues.
Agenda Overview:
– Science and Media Panel
– Activities: Telling Our Environmental Story, Systems Thinking, Story Generation
– Discussion of Shared Readings
– Hot Topics in Science Communication
– Workshop: Utilizing Environmental Data
– Expert Panel on Nitrates
– Environmental Communication Project Highlight: Cedar Falls High School
View event flyer here: EnviroJournalism Summit Flyer
How to Participate:
The deadline to attend the Environmental Journalism has passed (Feb 8).

Seminar: Determining Heavy Metal Speciation in Environmental Samples using Spectroscopy and Nanoparticles
2018-11-09 09:00 - 11:00 | University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States
Amanda Haes, Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Iowa

Seminar: Effects of air pollution on tuberculosis in Vietnam
2018-11-08 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States
Presenter: Robert J. Blount, MD
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa
