News

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 13, 2025

CHHE 2024 Outstanding Member of the Year Award goes to David Collier!

Since this time last year (according to PubMed), Dr. Collier has co-authored 9 manuscripts (including one in a journal with an impact factor over 45), co- led the writing and…

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…

Dec 17, 2024

Dr. Nathan Crook Receives Prestigious Goodnight Early Career Innovator Award

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Nathan Crook, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a valued member of our center, has been named a recipient of NC…

Dec 3, 2024

Xiaoping Pan, Biology Professor, Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

Congratulations to CHHE member Dr. Xiaoping Pan, recipient of ECU’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity. Dr. Pan’s research focuses on how environmental contaminants (e.g., nanoparticles,…

Dec 3, 2024

Xian Wu Received Award at the U.S. DOHaD Society Annual Meeting 

Dr. Wu as one of ten selected scientists to present his work in platform talks at the US DOHaD Society Meeting, focused on “Exploring Translational DOHaD Science: from Cells to Communities”. His…

Nov 1, 2024

CHHE 2024 State of the Center Social

This years State of the Center Social will be at the Transfer Co. Food Hall. You all seemed to enjoy it last year so we’re glad to be going back.…

Oct 14, 2024

Sinan Sousan Receives Patent Cooperation Treaty Funding

Environmental Health faculty Dr. Stephanie Richards and DPH faculty Dr. Sousan presented last week to the ECU Patent Committee and, as a result of that presentation, received funding for the Patent Cooperation…

Oct 14, 2024

EHSCC Hill Day

Center directors, Sue Fenton (CHHE) and Dana Dolinoy (M-LEEaD), presented P30 research and outreach efforts to House and Senate teams from MI, OH, and NC on Sept 26 for EHSCC Hill Day.…