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Sue Fenton gives Senate Testimony on the Public Health Impacts of PFAS Exposures

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Annual Brain night. A Dinosaur Fossil sits in the background behind a CHHE Table

Apr 8, 2026

CEC and Dr. David Skaar at Annual Brain Night

The Community Engagement Core tabled at the NC Museum of Natural Science’s Annual Brain Night on March 26, 2026. The event engaged the public in neuroscience and other brain-related topics…
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Apr 8, 2026

10th Annual CHHE Research Symposium

The day brought together researchers, students, and community partners to explore emerging challenges affecting coastal and recreational waters and their impacts on ecosystem and public health. The symposium featured keynote…
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Apr 8, 2026

CHHE at the SOT Annual Meeting

The annual Society of Toxicology meeting was held in San Diego from March 21-25, and highlighted the work of many CHHE members and trainees. Our EAB member, Dr. B. Page…
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Mar 4, 2026

CEC Wants to Know: What are Public Misperceptions of your Research?

To understand how Center research intersects with the lives of North Carolina residents, the Community Engagement Core (CEC) conducts a statewide survey on environmental health about every two years. As…

Apr 11, 2025

Community Engagement Core Hosts Community Forum in Cumberland County

At the request of Cumberland County Extension employees, the CEC, in partnership with DHHS, DEQ, and county health officials, hosted a community forum on PFAS contamination in local gardens. Presentations…

Apr 11, 2025

Community-Engaged EHD Workshop: Impact-focused Environmental Health Research

On March 24, 2025, the Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) hosted the “Community-Engaged Workshop: Impact-Focused Environmental Health Research,” bringing together environmental health professionals and researchers to discuss…

Apr 11, 2025

Albert Keung Named Integrative Sciences Initiative Director of Biotechnology Programs

Albert Keung has been named director of biotechnology programs for the Integrative Sciences Initiative (ISI) in the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs, effective March 1. ISI Executive Director Joshua Pierce…

Jan 13, 2025

Forming the Post Helene Water Response (PoWR) Team

The team, led by Jackie MacDonald Gibson (NC State) and Rebecca Fry (UNC-CH) was recently funded by the CEHS/CHHE Inter-P30 Rapid Response Initiative.  This community-based participatory work will use pre-hurricane…

Jan 9, 2025

NIEHS Awards Jane Hoppin $1.9 Million to Enhance GenX Exposure Study

CHHE members Dr. Jane Hoppin, along with ECU co-investigators Dr. David Collier and Dr. Suzanne Lea, has received a 4-year NIH U24 grant to extend and maintain the GenX Exposure…

Jan 9, 2025

Sue Fenton gives Senate Testimony on the Public Health Impacts of PFAS Exposures

Dr. Sue Fenton (CHHE Director) and Dr. Laurel Schaider (Silent Spring Institute) provided expert testimony at the request of Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) during a December 5th hearing of the…