SWEHSC Outreach Highlights Archives8/31/2009 Biology Project Honored as Top Online Learning Resource ![]() The Chemicals and Human Health, found at http://coep.pharmacy.arizona.edu/curriculum/chh/index.html, toxicology Problem Sets and Tutorials are part of the Biology Project website. 8/18/2009 Understanding Environmental Risk Ranking and Prioritization ![]() The dumping of solid waste in the Gila River Indian Community has been recognized as a major issue. 8/3/2009 Pre-college Interns get Head start for Science Careers ![]() Drs. Monks and Brooks, SWEHSC members, host high school student Interns in five-week University of Arizona summer laboratory KEYS internship program designed to help produce future environmental health and biomedical scientists. 6/12/2009 KEYS Institute Finishes ![]() Top high school students to perform scientific research at UA, in the KEYS Internships, a collaboration between the College of Pharmacy, SWEHSC, and the BIO5 Institute 6/9/2009 Media Hit: COEC Sun Safety Activity for PharmCamp on Fox 11 Fox11 did a brief video story about PharmCamp on their news broadcast
Tuesday evening. It's posted on their Web site; here's the link courtesy of Fox 11, Tucson:
6/2/2009 Top High School Students coming to SWEHSC to conduct Environmental Health research ![]() The UA News highlightes the KEYS program, which supports high school students in research internships 5/26/2009 Parent Night for the KEYS program ![]() About 50 people, students, parents, and family members, attended the annual parent night for the KEYS Program. 4/1/2009 SWEHSC Outreach Model Applied to Librarianship ![]() On April 1st of this year, SWEHSC's Marti Lindsey the outreach director, did a presentation on outreach at the Progressive Librarian's Guild meeting. 2/26/2009 SWEHSC Supports the Gila River CARE Project ![]() SWEHSC Investigators Provide Lectures at the Gila River Indian Community Environmental Health Leadership Trainings - activities for the Community Action for a Renewed Environment 10/20/2008 Outreach Presents Effective Research Relationships with American Indian Communities ![]() Marti Lindsey, outreach director for the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, spoke on how researchers can better work with Native American communities at the NIEHS Core Centers annual meeting at the University of Pennsylvania. 10/15/2008 The TCE Contamination and Cleanup Curriculum Presented ![]() The final curriculum was presented to UCAB at the quarterly meeting. 8/1/2008 2008 KEYS Intern - Pre-pharmacy Student ![]() Deanna Molina didn’t realize livers could be so interesting until she started the KEYS internship the summer after she graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School, 2008. 7/31/2008 2008 Summer High School Research Internships have concluded In 2008, the Outreach office co-sponsored in collaboration with BIO5 the 2nd Annual KEYS High School Internships. 7/25/2008 Pharm Campers Learn about UV Exposure and Skin Cancer ![]() Using a demonstration with UV sensitive Frisbees, COEC taught middle school students the importance of protecting their skin from the sun. 2/1/2008 Applications for High School Student Internships Open ![]() The KEYS Program offers research internships with SWEHSC investigators in pharmacology, toxicology and environmental health 11/5/2007 Collaboration Creates Poster for TCE Treatment Plant Dedication ![]() High School students taught with the new TCE (Trichloroethylene) Contamination and Cleanup Curriculum will present at the dedication of the new TCE treatment plant at Tucson Airport with their teacher, one of the teachers who helped create the curriculum. 10/6/2007 Lead Poisoning Awareness ![]() Thanks to a group of COP students studying Health Communication with Marti Lindsey, director of community outreach for the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, many desert dwellers now know how to test for lead in toys and candy. 7/13/2007 High School Student Research Internships ![]() Nine students are enrolled during the summer of 2007 in the KEYS internship with four assigned to researchers of the SWEHSC.
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