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Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke

 Nov 18, 2009 - 3:03:00 PM
Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these outdoor smoking areas might be creating a new health hazard.  The study, thought to be the first to assess levels of a nicotine byproduct known as cotinine in nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke outdoors, found levels up to 162 percent greater than in the control group. The results appear in the November issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.   » Read more

 

Amazing Student: Darryl Tricksey

 Nov 9, 2009 - 2:00:00 PM
Elected Homecoming King last weekend, Darryl Tricksey is an amazing student. As an Honors student, senior Darryl Tricksey has worked as an apprentice in the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, and he has presented his research project, titled "African-American Models of Success" at the CURO International Symposium in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Additionally, Tricksey was named as the first recipient of the Georgia Power Environmental Health Scholarship, which gave him an opportunity to work and do research as an intern at Georgia Power's corporate headquarters. He has also worked as an orientation leader and tour guide at the UGA Visitor's Center. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. After graduation, he plans to attend a Spanish immersion program and attend medical school.   » Read more

 

Amazing Student: Stephen Dorner

 Nov 2, 2009 - 2:30:00 PM
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Ph.D. candidate receives Georgia Local Section Scholarship

 Jun 17, 2009 - 4:19:34 PM
The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation selected Olorunfemi Adetona as the recipient of their Georgia Local Section Scholarship. Adetona is a PhD candidate in toxicology from the University of Georgia College of Public Health. To learn more about Olorunfemi, please read below.   » Read more

 

2009 Award Recipients

 May 5, 2009 - 9:22:00 AM
On Saturday, April 25, 2009, the Department of Environmental Health Science held its annual spring awards banquet in recognition of the departmental award recipients.  The banquet was held at East West Bistro in Athens.  Congratulations to all of the award winners this year.    » Read more

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Public Health student Muktha Natrajan named 2009 Goldwater Scholar

 Apr 3, 2009 - 8:52:00 AM
Muktha Natrajan, a University of Georgia sophomore enrolled in the Honors Program, is a 2009 recipient of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prominent national award for undergraduates in math, science and engineering. Natrajan, who is from Martinez, is pursuing a combined bachelor’s/master’s program in which she will earn a bachelor of science degree in genetics and a master of public health degree in environmental health science.   » Read more

 

Climate Change Will Seriously Impact Human Health, But Research Lacking, Peer-Reviewed Report Concludes

 Mar 12, 2009 - 3:30:00 PM
Climate change will seriously impact public health, but the United States is failing to support the research needed to prepare for it, according to a report published in the peer-reviewed journal of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.    » Read more

 

Study suggests surface water contaminated with salmonella more common than thought

 Mar 3, 2009 - 10:00:00 AM

A new University of Georgia study suggests that health agencies investigating Salmonella illnesses should consider untreated surface water as a possible source of contamination. Researchers, whose results appear in the March issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, tested water over a one-year period in rivers and streams in a region of south Georgia known for its high rate of sporadic salmonella cases. The team found Salmonella in 79 percent of water samples, with the highest concentrations and the greatest diversity of strains in the summer and after rainfall.

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Making Food Safer For The Most Vulnerable Consumer

 Feb 27, 2009 - 11:00:00 AM
While ARENA N. RICHARDSON labors in a University of Georgia lab, news reports surface of contaminated milk formulas produced in China. The formula is pulled from market shelves globally as accounts of thousands of children harmed by the tainted milk reverberate. Parents worldwide grow concerned about the reliability and safety of consumables.    » Read more

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Green for the Holidays

 Dec 4, 2008 - 2:04:37 PM
The Environmental Health Science Club held an event called "Green for the Holidays" at Tate Plaza on 11/20/08 from 12:00-2:00PM. Students decorated their own gingerbread cookies and created gift bags.  EHS Club members handed out fliers with some great ideas for celebrating the holidays sustainably and candy canes with some tips as well.   » Read more

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