COLUMN: Environmental contamination is a pressing challenge in parts of the U.S. and in many places around the world, affecting ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. NIEHS Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D., recently spoke with University of Maryland Baltimore County professor Upal Ghosh, Ph.D., about how effective environmental remediation requires rigorous exposure science and engineering. Read their conversation at https://bit.ly/3XcswRx #NIEHSFactor
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The mission of NIEHS is to better understand how the environment affects human health.
About us
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. In order to carry out this mission, the institute needs many talented people with a variety of skills.
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http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/jobs/index.cfm
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📰 NIEHS summer interns test their science communication skills and NIH at the White House climate and health forum are among this month’s News in Brief stories. https://lnkd.in/eqw-GA3r
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NIEHS announced $4 million program to support established environmental health scientists with 8 years of flexible, sustained funding. #NIEHSFactor
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Your September issue of the Environmental Factor newsletter is here! 🌎⚕️ https://bit.ly/3XsoDt2 #NIEHSFactor
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🤔 Considering the NIH EJ Scholars program? Check out the interest statements of Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) looking to host a scholar. These write-ups will give you an idea of what the ICOs are looking for. https://lnkd.in/gZgt6YaG
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🧒 September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Obesity is a chronic disease that affects more than 17% of children and adolescents in the United States. Obesity results from a combination of genetic susceptibility, biological pathways related to metabolism and body weight regulation, and environmental factors. Read what NIEHS scientists are learning about the environment’s role in obesity development at https://bit.ly/4dG0epI
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August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. On this day we remember and commemorate all those whose lives were lost to overdose. It is also essential on this day that we continue to share resources to help others stay alive. #NIEHSWTP and our awardees have produced resources that support awareness, prevention, and response to opioid and substance use disorders in the workplace including an opioids and the workplace toolbox, fentanyl resources, and a leadership training for those employees in workplaces who can change organization policy to prevent and respond to opioid and substance misuse in the workplace: https://lnkd.in/etWSg_2h
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The Fellows Award for Research Excellence program, now in its 30th year, provides recipients with travel stipends to present their research. #NIEHSFactor
NIEHS ranks third in fellows’ scientific research competition
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NIEHS Director Rick Woychik recently spoke with Dr. Colette Miller from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about how short-term exposure to wildfire smoke may have lasting effects, including on future generations. https://bit.ly/3SBys5a #NIEHSFactor
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Fifteen NIEHS trainees ranked among the top 25% in the 2025 NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) competition for their impressive scientific research projects. Fellows from across NIH competed for the annual award. Only two other institutes had more awardees than NIEHS this year. “The success of our trainees in the 2025 FARE competition is a testament to the outstanding cadre of fellows that we have at NIEHS and the amazing mentoring that they receive at our institute,” said NIEHS Scientific Director Darryl Zeldin, M.D. “Congratulations to the winners — you continue to make us proud.” Read the full story at https://bit.ly/4ddkDCp #NIEHSFactor
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