Dr. Katrina Korfmacher, IHHE Co-Leader of Engagement, was interviewed for this article about the impact of climate change on people with asthma.
#climatechange #asthma
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Join us on May 7 for a special Public Health Grand Rounds.
Details and registration:
www.urmc.rochester.edu/community-he...
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 📢
Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium: Integrating Environment and Health
June 18 at the @magrochester.bsky.social
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#URochesterResearch #microplastics
It's National Public Health Week!
Join us at these @urochester.bsky.social events.
#NPHW
Join us on April 16-17 for a Climate Havens Symposium.
This symposium will examine the concept of “climate havens,” particularly the Great Lakes region as a site of relative environmental resilience.
@urochester.bsky.social @rittigers.bsky.social
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Meet the Plastics of LOMP!
Our researchers from the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP) are studying many types of plastics. These fact sheets provide information about some of these plastics and why LOMP researchers are studying them.
urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta...
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Nicotine is highly toxic to young children. There were 134,663 nicotine ingestions among children younger than age 6 years reported to US poison centers between 2010-2023. Most were among children younger than age 2 years (76.2%) or occurred at a home (98.5%).
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IHHE faculty member Dr. Matt Rand is leading a NIEHS-funded research study on how pregnancy and the gut microbiome may help the body eliminate mercury from fish, potentially reducing exposure to the developing fetus. 🐟
#URochesterResearch
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Sometimes we just need a coffee shop meeting. ☕️
Congratulations to Jeffrey Ramos-Santiago PhD, a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Francisco Cartujano-Barrera for receiving a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Ramos-Santiago will develop an online intervention for smoking cessation among Latinos.🎉
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IHHE faculty member Dr. Katrina Korfmacher was on WXXI radio's Connections today. She discussed the future of the statewide Healthy Neighborhood Program that addresses home-related health issues.
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Dr. Rahman received a R35 grant from NIEHS - “Lung Cellular Senescence and Molecular Clock Re REV-ERBa by Environmental Tobacco Smoke”
Dr. Rand received a R21 grant from NIEHS - “Influence of pregnancy and the gut microbiome on methylmercury metabolism and elimination in the mother and fetus”
Congratulations to Irfan Rahman and Matt Rand on their new grants from NIEHS! 🎉
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Last call!
Register for our Spring 2026 Research Symposium by March 9.
Pregnancy: A Critical Window for Maternal-Child Health
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Have you changed your furnace filter? It's easier than you think and you can do it yourself! Our Engagement team created a video that walks you through the steps of changing your furnace filter.
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Dr. Philip Hopke had his 1,000th manuscript accepted for publication. Yes, 1000! This is a truly remarkable career achievement. 🎉
"Spatially varying source contributions to ambient consumed VOCs driven by sea-land breeze recirculation in a coastal city"
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
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Join us on Thursday March 5 for a seminar presented by Dr. Peter Thorne from University of Iowa.
“Pattern Recognition Signals and the Hygiene Hypothesis: Bridging Toxicology and Population Health"
#toxicology
Submit your abstract for the Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium by March 2.
Join other researchers and scholars in a poster session or present a short talk.
🔗 redcap.urmc.rochester.edu/redcap/surve...
IHHE faculty member Dr. Thomas O’Connor is a co-author of this research paper.
“Gestational fine particulate matter exposure and perinatal outcomes in the ECHO cohort: Associations across pregnancy windows”
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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IHHE faculty members Drs. Katrina Korfmacher and Becca Lauzon wrote a @nchh.org blog article about their ROC HOME study project.
"Integrating New York’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program into Housing Rehabilitation: Initial Lessons from the ROC HOME Study"
nchh.org/2026/02/inte...
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New research article co-authored by IHHE faculty member Dr. Katrina Korfmacher. 📢
"Understudied PFAS precursors dominate household dust: insights from a pilot study in Rochester, NY"
🔗 rdcu.be/e3TO9
#URochesterResearch #PFAS
Join us on Thursday 2/19 for a seminar presented by Dr. Jonathan Herington.
“Almost Human: Ethical Challenges for Reporting Back Environmental Health Research"
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Read about the evolution of the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP), which leverages the expertise and teamwork of numerous IHHE faculty members.
#microplastics #URochesterResearch
@ritcpe.bsky.social
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Follow the Institute for Human Health and the Environment on LinkedIn! 🖇️
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Rochester Ecology Partners is launching a Tree Ambassador program with funding from the IHHE. 🌳
The Tree Ambassador program will engage our community in activities on the health benefits of trees and encourage the expansion of Rochester’s tree canopy.
rochesterecologypartners.org/2026/01/27/t...
Save the Date!
Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium
This all-day event on June 18 will bring together experts, trainees, and community members to discuss emerging findings on the relationship between microplastics and health in the Great Lakes region.
Abstract submission opens Feb. 9!
Register to attend our Spring 2026 Research Symposium.
Pregnancy: A Critical Window for Maternal-Child Health
Register by March 9 at
redcap.urmc.rochester.edu/redcap/surve...
Submit an abstract by February 15 for the poster session or for an oral presentation.
The IHHE’s Community Engagement team attended the Rochester Healthy Home Partnership (RHHP) meeting today to celebrate the 8th printing of the “Healthy Homes, Healthy Families” resource guide, which we co-developed in collaboration with RHHP.
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January is Radon Action Month! ⚠️
How much do you know about radon and its connection to cancer? Below are answers to common questions people have about radon.
Want to learn more? The IHHE has resources available: urmc.info/Radon
#SciComm