Dr. Hannah Healy talk graphic with headshot and title: Monitoring microbial risks from tap to sewer.
Tomorrow! Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 at 1 pm ET with a Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation. Dr. Hannah Healy will present 'Monitoring microbial risks from tap to sewer.' In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/NIEHS-CRP to register.
Lecture graphic with Rachel Morello-Frosch's headshot and talk title: Forging better futures: Solutions-based science to address extreme weather.
Tomorrow! Join us Thursday, April 9, at 1 pm ET, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with @rmfrosch.bsky.social of UC Berkeley's @publichealth.berkeley.edu. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and registration.
Apply now for the 2026 NHERI RAPID 4-Day Intensive Hands-On Workshop! July 21–24 at the University of Washington, Seattle. Learn to use RAPID equipment + DesignSafe for natural hazards field data. Travel support available. Applications due April 19: buff.ly/NWYweek
Student volunteers (left to right) Jaylyn Senise, Chathrini Kularatne, Eihi Yoshinaga, and Ben Lanava at the Crowned in Care registration table.
Dr. Nathan Cherrington.
The March newsletter is out! We're highlighting community events, new Center Members @penggao.bsky.social and Hannah Healy, new research and seminars, and the @harvardchanerc.bsky.social pilot RFA! Read more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews
Dark blue academic-themed graphic with white text reading ‘Call for Pilot Project Applications’ and below it ‘Submission deadline: April 24, 2026, 5 pm ET.’ Stylized icons of a microscope, open book, bar charts, atoms, and a campus building appear in the background, with a small stack of books centered at the bottom.
We are accepting applications for #PilotProjects for the 2026–2027 funding cycle.
Submission deadline: April 24, 2026, 5 pm ET
Complete information about funding availability and application requirements can be found on our website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/edu...
Heike Gibson lecture banner with headshot and title: Traffic-related air pollution, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk in the VITAL Trial.
Join us tomorrow, Mar. 25, at 1 pm ET for a Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation with Dr. Heike Gibson on 'Traffic-related air pollution, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk in the VITAL Trial.' In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/NIEHS-CRP to register.
Nathan Cherrington seminar graphic with headshot and title: Exogenous probe drug strategy effectively identifies MASH: From environmental toxicology to biomarker success.
Tomorrow! Join us Wednesday, March 11, at 1 pm ET, for a
@hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Nathan Cherrington of the University of Arizona's @ua-swehsc.bsky.social. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and registration.
February newsletter screenshot showing new NIEHS Center logo.
Read our February newsletter! We're highlighting new research on potential respiratory toxicity of a short-chained PFAS and associations between prenatal lead exposure and adult cognition, and advertising upcoming events, including registration for CEEDS training. For more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews
Center Member Research Presentation graphic with Dr. Mi-Sun Lee. Presentation entitled Environmental exposures, biomarkers, and early-life health.
Join us tomorrow, Feb. 25, at 1 pm ET for a Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation with Dr. Mi-Sun Lee on 'Environmental exposures, biomarkers, and early life health.' In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/NIEHS-CRP for more info and registration.
New research from Harvard School of Public Health led by Dr. Jin-Ah Park shows that airway tightening during asthma attacks can trigger a cycle of inflammation and disease, improving understanding of severe asthma and informing potential strategies to interrupt this feedback loop.
Webinar: Addressing Spatial Confounding & Interference in Environmental Health Research
Learn easy-to-implement models to tackle spatial confounding and interference in environmental epidemiology, with a real-world case study.
📅 Feb 25, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
🔗 buff.ly/o8CAKmW
Seminar graphic with Al McGartland's photo and lecture title: Quality science for quality decisions: The political regulatory cycle and the integrity of benefit cost analysis.
Tomorrow! Join us Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 1 pm ET, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Al McGartland of NYU's Institute for Policy Integrity @policyintegrity.bsky.social. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and registration.
Center Member Dr. Joe Allen speaks at the 1st Annual LA Fires Research Conference.
Center Affiliate Dr. Sneh Toprani presents her work, The Impact of Firefighters' Occupational Exposure on DNA Repair Capacity, at the 1st Annual LA Fires Research Conference.
Read our January newsletter! We're highlighting the winners of our flash funding competition for Community Action Funds, the 1st Annual LA Fires Research Conference, new CE courses, and upcoming seminars! For more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews. @lafirehealth.bsky.social @joeallenjoe.bsky.social
Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation with Dr. Jessica Harder on 'Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals and neuropsychiatric outcomes in women.' Jan 28 at 1 pm ET.
Join us tomorrow, Jan. 28, at 1 pm ET for a Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation with Dr. Jessica Harder on 'Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals and neuropsychiatric outcomes in women.' In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/NIEHS-CRP for more info and registration.
Screen shot of the top of the Center newsletter with logo in header and Director Marc Weisskopf's reflections.
Our December 2025 newsletter is out! We're highlighting a flash funding competition for Community Action Funds, the John B. Little Symposium, and our monthly seminar series! Read more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews
Lauren Wise event image with headshot for the seminar entitled Broadening diversity in an online preconception cohort study of the environment and reproduction.
Join us Wednesday, December 10, at 1 pm ET, for a
@hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Lauren Wise @wisewoman75.bsky.social. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and Zoom registration.
The Harvard Chan NIEHS Center delegation to the EHSCC 2025 Annual Meeting in front of the Harvard poster.
Our fall 2025 newsletter is out! We're highlighting community education about PFAS 'forever chemicals,' seminars, new working groups, and the 2025 EHSCC Annual Meeting! Read more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews
Lecture graphic with headshot of Dr. William Mair and title of lecture: Metabolic flexibility and healthy aging.
Join us Wednesday, November 12, at 1 pm ET, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with Dr. Will Mair @willmair.bsky.social on Metabolic flexibility and healthy aging. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and Zoom registration.
Center Member Research Presentation with Peng Gao, PhD, graphic, titled Mapping the human exposome: From population pattern to cellular resolution.
Join us tomorrow, October 22, at 1 pm ET for a Harvard Chan NIEHS Center Member Research Presentation with @penggao.bsky.social on 'Mapping the human exposome.' In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/NIEHS-CRP for more info and Zoom registration.
Center Member Research Presentation graphic with JP Onnela's photo and presentation title: digital phenotyping.
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
Harvard Chan NIEHS Center retreat attendees visit the Arnold Arboretum's solar meadow.
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
Caroline Buckee lecture image: The role of translational global health research in apocalyptic times.
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.
@lafirehealth.bsky.social @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social @joeallenjoe.bsky.social
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
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
Image of the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center impact document 'Trailblazers in Chronic Disease Prevention'
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
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
Check out this new paper by Center member @smahalingaiahmd.bsky.social about the menstrual cycle as an important source of information about general health!
"‘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.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
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