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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · 1d

Join us tomorrow, October 8, for a Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation with Dr. JP Onnela. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/NIEHS-CRP for more info and Zoom registration. @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social

Center Member Research Presentation graphic with JP Onnela's photo and presentation title: digital phenotyping.

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · 12d

The September newsletter is out! Read about our recent Center retreat, honoring CEC Director of Community Engagement Ann Backus, new research findings, and upcoming events: hsph.me/NIEHSnews

Harvard Chan NIEHS Center retreat attendees visit the Arnold Arboretum's solar meadow.

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · 29d

Join us tomorrow, September 10, at 1 pm ET, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Caroline Buckee of @harvardepi.bsky.social. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and Zoom registration.

Caroline Buckee lecture image: The role of translational global health research in apocalyptic times.

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Sep 5

@lafirehealth.bsky.social @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social @joeallenjoe.bsky.social

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join the Center on the Developing Child for a webinar on how wildfires impact early childhood development and health. Hear findings from @lafirehealth.bsky.social and learn how these insights can guide efforts to reduce exposure and protect healthy development. 🗓️ Register here: bit.ly/4oPIT3K

Protecting Young Children From the Impacts of Wildfires - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

Join us for a live discussion on how wildfire smoke affects young children and how we can reduce exposure to support healthy development.

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ISEE Env Epi - Global @isee-global.bsky.social · Aug 18

Good morning and welcome to #ISESISEE2025 Day 2! ☀️ Let’s keep the energy high and dive into another day of amazing talks, poster sessions, and our conference dinner!

What are YOU most excited about today? 🤩 Let us know!

#ExposureScience #EnvironmentalEpidemiology

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health is home to over 80 scientists who are actively working to identify and reduce environmental contributors to chronic disease burdening millions of Americans. Read more about our impact: hsph.me/NIEHS-Impact

Image of the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center impact document 'Trailblazers in Chronic Disease Prevention'

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Aug 8

Center Members @joeallenjoe.bsky.social and Kari Nadeau have released an important commentary in Nature on soil remediation practices after urban wildfires in LA, with policy recommendations to reduce lead exposure risk, especially for children. Press release and commentary: hsph.me/LAleadcommentary

Are current lead limits strict enough to keep children safe? | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

For Immediate Release:

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out this new paper by Center member @smahalingaiahmd.bsky.social about the menstrual cycle as an important source of information about general health!

Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS @smahalingaiahmd.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our menstrual cycles say so much about our overall health – not just our reproductive health. A new paper, “The menstrual cycle: a vital sign across the lifespan,” is now available online in @thelancet.com‬: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #obgynsky #publichealth #episky

The menstrual cycle: a vital sign across the lifespan

The menstrual cycle can provide valuable health information. However, concerns related to menstruation (eg, pain, heavy bleeding, and irregular menstrual cycles) are frequently overlooked by medical p...

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Harvard Chan Environmental Health @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social · Jul 31

"‘It breaks my heart.’ Trump cuts to Harvard leave Boston’s vulnerable sweltering without AC." Read the Boston Globe story featuring Dr. Adamkiewicz and Dr. Rice discussing impacts to their research aimed at helping Boston communities cope with heat and pollution.
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‘It breaks my heart.’ Trump cuts to Harvard leave Boston’s vulnerable sweltering without AC. - The Boston Globe

As part of its far-reaching assault on the university, the Trump administration rescinded the money for the project.

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Jul 17

Center Director Marc Weisskopf and team's new paper, published in JAMA Network Open, shows an increased risk of cancer for people who grew up near Coldwater Creek (St. Louis, MO). The area was contaminated by radioactive byproducts from the Manhattan Project. Read more below! @hsph.harvard.edu

Manhattan Project Waste Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer

People who spent their childhood in the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s living near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis County faced a heightened risk of cancer, new research suggests.

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Harvard Chan Environmental Health @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social · Jul 15

New Research from Dr. Kari Nadeau and @lafirehealth.bsky.social has shown that urban wildfires increase lead exposures for first responders. An @LATimes.com reporter decided to test his blood to see what type of impact the fires posed to residents.

I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead

The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere. Among the most concerning is lead, so, like hundreds of Angelenos, a reporter…

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Jul 7

Learn more about research conducted by the LA Fire HEALTH Study, headed by Center members Dr. Kari Nadeau and Dr. Joe Allen!

LA Fire HEALTH Study @lafirehealth.bsky.social · Jul 1

“We’ve known that smoke exposure causes poor outcomes, but we haven’t understood how,” said Dr. Kari Nadeau for ABC News. “Our study fills in this knowledge gap, so that [we're] better equipped to respond to the growing threat of ... toxic wildfires.”

New study links wildfire smoke exposure and heat stress to adverse birth outcomes - LA Fire HEALTH Study

A new study by researchers at USC, including LA Fire HEALTH Study Consortium member, Rima Habre, has found that exposure to wildfire smoke and heat stress can negatively affect birth outcomes for…

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Join us this Wednesday, June 11, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Raanan Raz of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and Zoom registration.

Photo of Raanan Raz and lecture title: The seasonal factor in studies of temperature and pregnancy outcomes.

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Harvard Chan Environmental Health @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social · Jun 3

How big of a threat to public health are the recent federal funding cuts? Dr. Marc Weisskopf, who conducts research on ALS in veterans explains on @cnn.com how the recent grant terminations are a big set back for public health.

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Jun 4

The May newsletter is out! We're celebrating the graduation of our student community engagement employee and sharing new pilot research on why flight attendants face higher risk for certain cancers. Also, scholarships for Community Exposures and Health Training! Read more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews

Ben Weitz, recent MS graduate and community engagement core student worker, looks at a bag of cayenne pepper with Mary Ann Nelson, president of the Mission Hill Health Movement.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · May 27

Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, as well as faculty and staff, at Harvard Chan School. Today, we celebrated the many achievements of this year's award winners at a ceremony in the Kresge building.

View the full list of awards and winners:

Graduation 2025: Award winners | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · May 21

Harvard Chan School is home to a wide variety of research initiatives, with faculty, researchers, and students all working together to improve health, prevent disease, and support well-being.

We asked some of them if they could explain their research in 7 words.

Harvard’s public health research, in 7 words or less

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · May 20

Harvard Chan scientists participate in a rigorous application process for federal grants to conduct their vital health research. The government has now terminated nearly every single one of those grants.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · May 16

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · May 16

Registration is open for our virtual Community Exposures and Health Training August 12-13! @cupublichealth.bsky.social, @uwsph.bsky.social and @hsph.harvard.edu team with experts to teach concepts for conducting environmental health research. Scholarships & early-bird rates: hsph.me/NIEHS-CEH

Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · May 12

Join us Wednesday, May 14, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Zorana Jovanovic Anderson of the University of Copenhagen. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and Zoom registration.

Health effects of air pollution in the Danish Nurse Cohort and Danish Nationwide Administrative Cohort: An overview with Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, PhD, of the University of Copenhagen.

Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · May 7

See how Harvard Chan researchers are making a difference: hsph.harvard.edu/research-imp...

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · Apr 23

For more than 100 years, Harvard Chan School has worked to build a world where everyone can thrive.

Our discoveries and solutions have improved life for millions of people around the globe. And we’re expanding that impact every day.

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Harvard Chan ERC @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · May 2

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NIOSH cuts threaten worker health and safety, say experts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Cuts at NIOSH, a federal agency focused on workplace health and safety, could make workers across the U.S. less safe, slow research about how to prevent worker illness and injury, and shrink the pipel...

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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · Apr 30

Read about Center events and updates in our April newsletter! We supported cutting-edge research and community engagement by promoting lead exposure awareness and hosting seminars on topics from brain organoids to extreme weather's impact on mental health. Read more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews

A young participant plants lettuce seeds in lead-free potting soil at the Family Fun and Disability Awareness Fair.

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