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Tag: NIEHS

Birnbaum sits at a hearing table
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Linda Birnbaum retires from NIEHS, but don’t expect her to fade away

by Greg Barnes December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

By Greg Barnes She may not be universally well known, but in the science community, Linda Birnbaum is a rock star. That’s her, up on the stage, wearing a red-striped dress that matches her red-framed glasses. She’s giving the opening address to about 400 like-minded researchers at an August conference in Durham on per- and […]

shows a couple embracing in a room, in the foreground are the tanks of the water filtration system.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Duke to study PFAS health effects in Pittsboro residents

by Greg Barnes July 29, 2019February 28, 2022
Posted inEnvironmental Health

RTP Cell Phone Study: Keep Looking

by Catherine Clabby February 8, 2018January 23, 2019
Shows the NIEHS facility in Research triangle park
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Republican Congressmen Challenge North Carolina Scientist

by Catherine Clabby January 24, 2018January 23, 2019
shows images of burning materials at 30, 60 and 90 seconds
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Duke Scientists Explore Cancer Link to Flame-Retardants

by Catherine Clabby October 26, 2017October 25, 2017
NIEHS' campus in Research Triangle Park.
Posted inChronic Disease, Environmental Health, Featured, Healthcare Workers, Research News

The Hazard Hunters

by Catherine Clabby November 18, 2016May 14, 2019

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