SSEHRI will be well represented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) and the American Sociological Association (ASA),…
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Pharmaceuticals Present in Burlington Wastewater
From Burlington Free Press: “Lake Champlain is the source of drinking water for tens of thousands of people in the Burlington area. Scientists say the risk to human…
View More Pharmaceuticals Present in Burlington WastewaterMarch 13, 2016 – Local Environmental Action Conference
On March 13th over 400 people gathered at Northeastern University to participate in workshops on topics from environmental justice to composting. You can see all…
View More March 13, 2016 – Local Environmental Action ConferenceSSEHRI Welcomes New Core Faculty Member Sharon Harlan
SSEHRI welcomes new core faculty Sharon Harlan, formerly Professor of Sociology at Arizona State University, now Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology at Northeastern University. Her…
View More SSEHRI Welcomes New Core Faculty Member Sharon HarlanPROTECT Co-sponsors Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium at Northeastern University
From PROTECT: “On Friday, December 11th, 2015, PROTECT co-sponsored the Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium at Northeastern University. The Symposium, which was open to…
View More PROTECT Co-sponsors Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium at Northeastern UniversityDecember 11, 2015 – Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium
This event brought together scholars, advocacy leaders, government agency representatives and community-based organizations working to understand the environment’s role in reproductive health, and advocating for…
View More December 11, 2015 – Reproductive Health and the Environment SymposiumInnovative Research and Collaboration at SRP Annual Meeting
From NIEHS’ Environmental Factor newsletter: “The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) annual meeting brought together SRP researchers, trainees, administrators, and partners to share findings and…
View More Innovative Research and Collaboration at SRP Annual MeetingNew Grant Puts Northeastern at Forefront of Solving Health Challenges for Women, Children
From news@Northeastern: “Improving the well-being of mothers, infants, and children is one of the nation’s most pressing public health concerns.” Read more
View More New Grant Puts Northeastern at Forefront of Solving Health Challenges for Women, ChildrenHandmade Boats Bring Citizen Science to the Mystic River
From The Boston Globe‘s betaBoston blog: “The lights turn from blue to green to red as the temperature goes from cool to warm. Dunked in a river,…
View More Handmade Boats Bring Citizen Science to the Mystic RiverPhil Brown Wins Environmental Sociology Award for Outstanding Work
From Environmental Factor: “Phil Brown, Ph.D., an NIEHS grantee and member of the NIEHS Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council, is the 2015 recipient of the…
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