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Firefighters face cancer risks from harmful chemicals. Here's how they're working to limit exposure

Oct. 16, 2023
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PFAS funding opportunity announcement

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Center member Marc Verhougstraete starts prestigious fellowship in D.C.

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Center member Ladd Keith leads the way to combat extreme heat

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The mission of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) is to facilitate and implement innovative research aimed at understanding the mechanisms underlying environmental health science risks and disease among people living in arid environments experiencing climate change. The SWEHSC (P30 ES006694) is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

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