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May 7, 2013

CHHE Seminar: June 6th, 2013

Poison in the Well: Exposure, Consequences and Remediation of Arsenic in Bangladesh   Joseph Graziano, PhD Professor of Environmental Health Science Director, Columbia University Superfund Research Program Columbia University –… 

Jan 17, 2013

CHHE Participates in Fracking Summit

On October 2-3, 2012, the Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative, in partnership with the CHHE at NC State University and other agencies and organizations, sponsored a Health Summit entitled “Shale Gas Extraction Summit: Public Health Implications/Prevention”. The Summit was held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and was attended by more than 150 individuals from count 

Jul 31, 2012

NCSU Hosts Agricultural Health Study Stakeholder Meeting

NC State University  and NC Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Agricultural Health Study Executive Committee, will host the 2012 North Carolina Agricultural Health Study (AHS) Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, August… 

Jul 3, 2012

Michael C. R. Alavanja Seminar

Dr. Michael C. R. Alavanja,  Dr.P.H. Senior Investigator, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, will be presenting a seminar entitled:  “Integrating Cancer Biology and Epidemiology to Identify… 

Feb 29, 2012

CHHE funds 5 Pilot Projects for 2012

Project 1Title: Proteomic analyses of oxygenase expression in trichloroethylene(TCE) –degrading MycobacteriaPI: Michael Hyman, Professor, Department of Microbiology, CALS, NC State University Project 2Title: Investigation of Potential Neurotoxicological Impacts Associated with Chronic… 

Feb 29, 2012

CHHE Develops New Ties with East Carolina University

CHHE has partnered East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine (ECU). Dr. Chris Mansfield, PhD Professor, Department of Public Health in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University… 

Feb 29, 2012

Environmental Health Research Cluster Hire Awarded to CHHE

The Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program is a cluster hire program that marks the first major initiative of the university’s 2011-2020 strategic plan, “The Pathway to the Future.” Starting in 2012,… 

Jun 17, 2011

CHHE Community Outreach and Engagement Produces Results

Rural North Carolina residents recently received a great boost toward protecting their health from contaminated drinking water in their private wells from the Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC) of… 

May 15, 2011

Solar Radiation and Skin Cancer

Human skin is routinely subjected to DNA damage induced by solar radiation and UVB radiation is responsible for approximately one million nonmelanoma skin cancer cases in the U.S. each year… 

Jan 19, 2011

CHHE Sponsors First Workshop

The Center successfully sponsored its first workshop in Fall 2010 at the McKimmon Conference Center at NC State University ajoint effort with NIEHS and NIOSH. The workshop was entitled, “Evaluating the Health Effects to Local Communities of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)”.