Environmental Health News

The Skoll Foundation has committed $5 million to enable the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to study public health threats brought on by pandemics and educate a new generation of adaptive and technologically adept public health professionals.

Fertilizer containing potentially unsafe levels of “forever chemicals” has been used around the country.

Carroll co-founded the U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network and directs the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance. Both are groups that work to research and strengthen Indigenous data governance, accuracy and data-driven policy.

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.

Heat-related deaths are becoming more common, especially in Arizona, where the temperatures have grown significantly hotter each year. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths, followed by rip currents and tornadoes.

For two decades, the ARLIS library checked out taxidermy pieces to the public, only to later discover they contained arsenic, mercury and lead. Following the discovery, the taxidermy collection was removed with no public explanation.

Researchers at the University of Arizona, led by biomedical engineering professor Jeong-Yeol Yoon, have developed a system to detect potentially harmful “forever chemicals” with a smartphone.

Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. One of the only ways to diagnose it requires an invasive procedure.

Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.

A grant from the American Cancer Society will allow researchers to develop a comprehensive picture of the factors that may contribute to increased cancer risk in some neighborhoods.