SRP Environmental Factor Articles

Superfund Research Program

Writers at the Superfund Research Program regularly contribute news and feature articles to the Environmental Factor (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/) , the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences newsletter. The Factor reports news and events from the entire Institute and reaches thousands of readers each month. Here are links to stories written about the SRP and the Program's grantees, going back to December 2007.

2013

Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/6/science-barium/index.htm) - June 2013
Council approves concepts, shares budget concerns (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/6/spotlight-councilconcepts/index.htm) - June 2013
New plant research discoveries could benefit global agriculture (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/6/science-plant/index.htm) - June 2013
Superfund graduate trainees win foundation support (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/6/spotlight-superfundgraduate/index.htm) - June 2013
Superfund program director discusses mining waste solutions in Armenia (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/6/science-armenia/index.htm) - June 2013
UW centers co-host Duwamish River Superfund cleanup forum (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/6/spotlight-cleanup/index.htm) - June 2013
NIEHS sponsors international conference on flame retardants (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/5/spotlight-flameretardants/index.htm) - May 2013
Folt named chancellor of UNC (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/5/spotlight-folt/index.htm) - May 2013
Hennig receives prestigious professorship at the University of Kentucky (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/5/spotlight-hennig/index.htm) - May 2013
Fatty acid metabolite inhibits tumor growth in mice (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/5/science-fattyacid/index.htm) - May 2013
Potential new therapy for stopping cardiac fibrosis (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/4/science-potential/index.htm) - April 2013
Brown SRP scientists partner with ATSDR to discuss nano design (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/4/science-brown/index.htm) - April 2013
Birnbaum visits Northeastern SRP partner in Puerto Rico (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/3/spotlight-birnbaum/index.htm) - March 2013
Grantees discuss Superfund pollutants and reproductive health (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/3/science-srp/index.htm) - March 2013
Midwest legislators convene at Environmental Health Summit (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/3/spotlight-midwest/index.htm) - March 2013
Wetterhahn awardee discusses community project on arsenic in vegetables (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/3/science-wetterhahn/index.htm) - March 2013
ASU appoints Halden to lead new Center for Environmental Security (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/1/spotlight-halden/index.htm) - January 2013
Basic metabolism studies lead to a treatment for laminitis in horses (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/1/science-basic/index.htm) - January 2013
Grassroots well water testing initiative reveals high levels of arsenic and radon (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/1/spotlight-grassroots/index.htm) - January 2013
Suk honored for leadership by Society of Toxicology (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2013/1/spotlight-suk/index.htm) - January 2013

2012

Guerinot discusses metal uptake, transport, and accumulation (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/12/science-Guerinot/index.htm) - December 2012
Research on PCBs and obesity earns Wetterhahn award (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/12/science-Wetterhahn/index.htm) - December 2012
SRP patents licensed for water applications (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/12/science-SRPKentucky/index.htm) - December 2012
NIEHS grantee meets with stakeholders to discuss aquatic toxicity project (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/11/spotlight-aquatic/index.htm) - November 2012
Superfund marks 25th year of advancing health and wellbeing (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/11/spotlight-srp/index.htm) - November 2012
Council approves SRP training concept (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/10/spotlight-councilsrp/index.htm) - October 2012
Dartmouth SRP mercury movie premiers on the big screen (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/10/spotlight-srpmovie/index.htm) - October 2012
Exploratory study first to quantify TCE in breast milk (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/10/science-tce/index.htm) - October 2012
Former Superfund Trainee Honored for Mass Spec Research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/10/science-mass/index.htm) - October 2012
Models take spotlight at council science talks (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/10/science-models/index.htm) - October 2012
Paraoxonases — poster-children for gene-environment interactions (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/10/science-paraoxonase/index.htm) - October 2012
NIEHS, ATSDR forge closer ties with Atlanta meeting (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/9/spotlight-atsdr/index.htm) - September 2012
Dartmouth SRP video addresses mercury exposure in seafood (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/8/spotlight-dartmouth/index.htm) - August 2012
Promising environmental health researchers receive Superfund award (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/8/spotlight-srpawards/index.htm) - August 2012
SRP scientist Brian Jackson engages his community about arsenic - July 2012
SRP graduate student receives prestigious fellowship (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/6/spotlight-srp/index.htm) - June 2012
Senator Reed visits SRP at Brown University (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/5/spotlight-brownsrp/index.htm) - May 2012
Folt appointed interim president at Dartmouth (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/5/spotlight-folt/index.htm) - May 2012
Fire retardant study named paper of the year by ES&T (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/4/science-fireretardant/index.htm) - April 2012
Grantee with Midas touch speaks at NIEHS (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/4/science-midastouch/index.htm) - April 2012
Seminar series marks ATSDR/Superfund collaboration (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/4/spotlight-atsdr/index.htm) - April 2012
Study Suggests Possible Therapy for Arsenic Toxicity (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/4/science-arsenic/index.htm) - April 2012
Webinar series addresses early-life exposures (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/3/science-exposures/index.htm) - March 2012
Children Exposed to Cadmium May Be at Higher Risk for Learning Disabilities (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/3/science-cadmium/index.htm) - March 2012
SRP researchers test less expensive method for tar remediation (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/3/science-tar/index.htm) - March 2012
Studies find arsenic in food adds up (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/3/science-arsenic/index.htm) - March 2012
SRP researcher links contaminants in drinking water to mental illness (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/3/science-drinking-water/index.htm) - March 2012
Fry Maps Arsenic Levels Across NC (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/science-fry/index.htm) - February 2012
Staffers and trainees gain toxicology certification (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/spotlight-staffers/index.htm) - February 2012
Superfund promotes safe drinking water at Agua Fria Festival (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/spotlight-safedrinkingwater/index.htm) - February 2012

2011

Duke symposium tackles later life consequences of early life exposures (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/december/science-dukesymposium/index.cfm) - December 2011
SRP grantees gather in Lexington for annual meeting (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/december/spotlight-lexington/index.cfm) - December 2011
NIEHS grantee student honored with Wetterhahn Award (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/december/spotlight-arizona/index.cfm) - December 2011
Students explore career opportunities at Superfund (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/november/spotlight-career/index.cfm) - November 2011
Superfund study shows arsenic mitigation strategies effective (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/november/science-superfund/index.cfm) - November 2011
Superfund signs Memorandum of Understanding with EPA (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/october/spotlight-superfund/index.cfm) - October 2011
Superfund study examines carcinogenicity of nickel nanoparticles (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/october/science-superfund/index.cfm) - October 2011
Researchers discover how Geobacter remove uranium contamination (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/october/science-geobacter/index.cfm) - October 2011
SRP researchers quantify PCB pollution in East Chicago (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/october/science-chicago/index.cfm) - October 2011
Superfund awards support early-career researchers (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/september/spotlight-superfund/index.cfm) - September 2011
SRP celebrates an important milestone (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/september/spotlight-srp/index.cfm) - September 2011
Superfund webinar showcases trainees (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/september/science-superfund/index.cfm) - September 2011
Using nutrition to alter host susceptibility to environmental toxicants (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/august/science-nutrition/index.cfm) - August 2011
Henry and Thigpen-Tart accepted in leadership program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/august/spotlight-henry/index.cfm) - August 2011
Suk honored by combustion emissions group (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/july/spotlight-suk/index.cfm) - July 2011
Superfund Postdoc Unravels Arsenic Exposure (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/july/science-superfund/index.cfm) - July 2011
Arsenic and smoking synergistic, Superfund study shows (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/june/science-arsenic/index.cfm) - June 2011
New SRP webinars to highlight community engagement successes (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/may/spotlight-webinars/index.cfm) - May 2011
Superfund researcher honored by AAAS (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/february/spotlight-superfund/) - February 2011

2010

Superfund researchers propose exposome paradigm (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/december/science-superfund.cfm) - December 2010
Superfund film raises awareness of well water arsenic (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/december/spotlight-superfund.cfm) - December 2010
Superfund grantee honored by entomology group (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/september/spotlight-grantee.cfm) - September 2010
Applying Superfund Expertise to the Gulf Oil Spill (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/september/spotlight-applying.cfm) - September 2010
Superfund trainee awarded EPA fellowship (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/september/spotlight-trainee.cfm) - September 2010
Superfund Grantee wins NASA Fellowship (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/august/spotlight-nasa.cfm) - August 2010
Superfund Research named Dartmouth Provost (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/june/spotlight-dartmouth.cfm) - June 2010
Superfund Video Offers Plain Talk on Arsenic (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/march/spotlight-superfund-video.cfm) - March 2010
Superfund Research Prompts Review of Antimicrobials (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/march/science-superfund.cfm) - March 2010
Superfund Researcher Elected to National Academies (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/march/spotlight-superfund-researcher.cfm) - March 2010
Superfund Researcher Named AAAS Fellow (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/february/spotlight-superfund.cfm) - February 2010
Superfund Research Program Continues Strategic Planning Process (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010/january/spotlight-superfund.cfm) - January 2010

2009

Superfund Announces Wetterhahn Award Winner (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/november/spotlight-superfund.cfm) - November 2009
Superfund Study Links PCE and Birth Defects (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/november/science-superfund.cfm) - November 2009
Superfund Study of Carbon Nanoparticle Toxicity in Adult Flies (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/september/science-superfund.cfm) - September 2009
Superfund Holds Teacher Workshop on Water Quality (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/august/spotlight-superfund.cfm) - August 2009
Superfund and EPA Host Combustion By-Products Congress (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/july/spotlight-combustion.cfm) - July 2009
SBRP Alum Named Environmental Health Science Communication Fellow (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/may/sbrp-alum.cfm) - May 2009
Superfund Student Honored at Annual Toxicology Meeting (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/april/superfund.cfm) - April 2009
Superfund Grantees Begin Work on Documentary Series (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/february/superfund-grantees.cfm) - February 2009
Superfund Comes of Age (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/january/superfund.cfm) - January 2009

2008

Nobel Winner Is Superfund Grantee (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/november/nobel-winner.cfm) - November 2008
Superfund Research Publication Reaches 5000 (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/september/superfundresearch.cfm) - September 2008
Superfund Grantee Honored by American Chemical Society (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/september/superfundgrantee.cfm) - September 2008
PCBs Are Topic of Superfund Workshop (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/august/pcb.cfm) - August 2008
Science Camp for Border Students (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/august/sbrp.cfm) - August 2008
2008 Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy Meets (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/august/green-technology.cfm) - August 2008
Superfund Puts Trust at the Top in Rhode Island Project (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/august/rhode-island-project.cfm) - August 2008
Superfund Grantee Hammock Honored for Teaching (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/august/superfund-grantee.cfm) - August 2008
SBRP Distinguished Lecture - Metal Oxides, Applications and Health Effects (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/june/lecture.cfm) - June 2008
Superfund and Worker Training Hold Technical Workshop (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/may/workshop.cfm) - May 2008
Arizona Superfund Student Receives Prestigious SOT Award (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/may/sot.cfm) - May 2008
Superfund Study of Toxins in China’s Freshwater Ecosystem (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/february/toxins.cfm) - February 2008
Superfund Looks to Its Future (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/january/future.cfm) - January 2008
Superfund Basic Research Program Anniversary (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/january/superfund.cfm) - January 2008

2007

Superfund Grantee Shares “Lessons from the Wild” (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2007/december/wild.cfm) - December 2007