Image Arizona is launching PFAS mitigation efforts ahead of the EPA deadline. But critics say it isn’t enough Oct. 23, 2024 Read more
Image Do air pollution and extreme temperatures increase 911 emergency calls? Oct. 23, 2024 Dr. Chris Lim, a member of the Center, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the effects of environmental changes on emergency medical services. Read more
Image Former Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center Member Makes Big Impact Oct. 19, 2024 A previous SWEHSC Community Engagement Core member, Zonnie Olivas, works for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in their Air Quality Program. For their research and efforts on improving greenhouse gas reduction measures and combating climate crisis, the program was awarded a $9,754,050 grant from the EPA. Read more
Image Broken Promises, Contaminated Waters: Uranium mining on the Navajo Nation Oct. 9, 2024 Read more
Image The Environmental Toxicology of Human Disease Training Program Continues to Secure the Largest T32 Grant at the University of Arizona Oct. 7, 2024 This year, the Environmental Toxicology of Human Disease Training Program celebrates a renewal that will allow the program to continue addressing the needs of the scientific and medical communities. Read more
Image Center members attend the 2024 NIEHS P30 Center Directors meeting Oct. 1, 2024 The 2024 EHSCC meeting gathered researchers, scientists, and community members in environmental health science for insightful sessions, discussions, and networking. Read more
Image Center member speaks on hidden pollution in the Arctic Sept. 30, 2024 Dr. Frank von Hippel spoke with AZPM and discussed why polluted ground and water in the Arctic have gone unnoticed. Read more
Image Center member assisting Tucson Airport Authority track PFAS on its grounds Sept. 30, 2024 Center member Dr.Beamer is assisting the Tucson Airport Authority in understanding the correlation between PFAS contamination and the use of firefighting foam. Read more
Image Center member collaborates on research regarding chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis Sept. 30, 2024 Center member Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz (right) is collaborating on researching the microbiome at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, this research aims to better understand chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis. Read more
