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The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Education and Research Center (ERC) trains leading practitioners and researchers in occupational safety and health. Learn more: hsph.me/erc Our Center is funded by a NIOSH T42 training grant.

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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tune in this Friday, October 9, 1:10–1:50 pm, for an exciting #OSH seminar. @linseymarr.bsky.social will talk about catching the #flu virus in the air with a controlled #human #infection model. Register on our website for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't miss our #OSH seminar this Friday, October 2, 1:10-1:50 pm. The topic is #IndustrialHygiene approaches for indoor environmental #resilience. Register on our website for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are kicking off the academic year with an #OSH seminar on #OccupationalMedicine implications of race-neutral #spirometry. Join us on Friday, September 11, 1:10–1:50 pm. Register on our website for the #Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/education-re...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Let's give a round of applause 👏 to the research teams that were awarded #PilotProject funding for 2026-2027! Find out more about their research topics on our website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/edu...
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Pilot Projects | Education and Research Center | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The NIOSH-funded Harvard T.H. Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) announces the availability of funds to support pilot projects in Region 1 (New
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 06/07/2026
A proposed overhaul in how federal grants are awarded is aimed at shutting down scientific research on disfavored topics such as health disparities, climate change, gender identity, and vaccines, according to Harvard Chan School’s Nancy Krieger.
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Opinion: Proposed federal grant rules are attempt to ‘muzzle' science | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A proposed overhaul in how federal grants are awarded is aimed at shutting down scientific research on disfavored topics such as health disparities, climate change, gender identity, and vaccines, according to Harvard Chan School's Nancy Krieger.
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Harvard Chan Environmental Health @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
With temps set to break triple digits in many parts of the Northeast today and tomorrow, take a look at these Do's and Don'ts when it comes to heat and your health. See link in bio to learn more.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tune in this Friday, June 26, from 9 am for #Capstone and #research presentations delivered by our first- and second-year #OEM residents. Register on our website for the #Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🚨 We’re hiring a Program Coordinator for our Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Program! 🚨 If you’re interested in supporting graduate medical education and public health training, please apply or share with your network. 🔗Application link: careers.harvard.edu/job/coordina...
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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Tomorrow! Join us Thursday, April 9, at 1 pm ET, for a @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social and @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social seminar with @rmfrosch.bsky.social of UC Berkeley's @publichealth.berkeley.edu. In-person and virtual! Visit hsph.me/niehs-seminar for more info and registration.
Lecture graphic with Rachel Morello-Frosch's headshot and talk title: Forging better futures: Solutions-based science to address extreme weather.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Tune in on Friday, April 10, 1:10–1:50 pm for mid-year #research presentation by our second-year occupational & environmental medicine #residents. Register on our website for the #Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/events/oemr-...
Event flyer reading “Mid-Year Research Presentations,” “Friday, April 10, 2026, 1:10–1:50 PM,” and “Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency,” with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health logo over a blurred hospital scene with staff and monitors.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Join us in congratulating the #research teams that were recently awarded #PilotProject funding 👏 Read more about their research topics on our website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/edu...
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Pilot Projects | Education and Research Center | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The NIOSH-funded Harvard T.H. Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) announces the availability of funds to support pilot projects in Region 1 (New
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Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health @hsphniehsctr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The March newsletter is out! We're highlighting community events, new Center Members @penggao.bsky.social and Hannah Healy, new research and seminars, and the @harvardchanerc.bsky.social pilot RFA! Read more: hsph.me/NIEHSnews
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We are accepting applications for #PilotProjects for the 2026–2027 funding cycle. Submission deadline: April 24, 2026, 5 pm ET Complete information about funding availability and application requirements can be found on our website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/edu...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Don't miss our annual #PilotProject symposium! 🗓️ Friday, January 30, from 1:10 pm Register on our website to receive the #Zoom meeting information: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Don't miss our annual #PilotProject symposium! 🗓️ Friday, January 30, from 1:10 pm Register on our website to receive the #Zoom meeting information: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
Scientist in protective mask and blue gloves using a pipette to transfer liquid into a test tube, overlaid with glowing blue digital graphics of chemical formulas, medical icons, and data charts representing advanced biomedical research and technology.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Researchers at @hsph.harvard.edu identified a specific genetic difference in a gene called RTP5 that is linked to a #HigherRisk of #EarlyDeath among patients hospitalized with severe #COVIDー19. Read more about it here: hsph.harvard.edu/news/genetic...
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Genetic difference may help explain wide variation in COVID severity | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A specific genetic difference in a gene called RTP5—known to be involved in smell and taste perception—was linked to a higher risk of early death in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, a study...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We're happy to share a new publication resulting from a recently funded ERC #PilotProject. You can read/download the #OpenAccess article here: www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🔊 Call for #PilotProject applications 🚨 Submission deadline: January 30, 2026, 5 pm ET Complete details about funding availability and application requirements can be found on our website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/edu...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Don't miss a great #GrandRounds seminar tomorrow, Friday, December 12, from 1:10 pm, on the topic of accelerated #silicosis 👷‍♂️😷🫁 Register on our website for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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Construction worker diagnosed with first recorded case of silicosis in Mass., a dangerous respiratory disease, officials say - The Boston Globe
Officials said the worker, a Hispanic man in his 40s, contracted silicosis, a progressive lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica.
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Harvard Chan Environmental Health @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
High risk patients in Black/Latinx communities have lower cancer screening rates but a new AI tool may be able to make screening more accessible. Dr. David Christiani explains for @fastcompany.com that these advances could help reduce cancer's impact on mortality. buff.ly/d7eqy37
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Good article by @nohaggerty.bsky.social covering our L.A. Fire Health research consortium, and the on-going issue of lead (and arsenic) in soil after the fires. 🧵
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Another great #ResearchDay for the Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency Program in the books! 👏
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Really great interview of @carlzimmer.com about his book, AIR-BORNE, by my colleague Yonatan Gard, with some nice @hsph.harvard.edu history (and cautionary tale about the importance of basic research w utility and importance that isn't always recognized in the moment...). Link in 🧵
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 25/06/2025
Harvard Chan researchers have been sharing details about how funding cuts have severely affected their work—or stopped it altogether. “This is larger than any individual grant,” said Glorian Sorensen, research professor of social and behavioral sciences. “What we are losing is a future.”
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‘Losing a future’: Harvard Chan researchers describe impact of federal cuts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Faculty members from Harvard Chan School were among those featured in June media articles highlighting the widespread impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding across Harvard Unive...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Don't miss the second part of our #ResearchDay on Friday, June 27, 12:30–2:30 pm, when second-year #OEM #residents will present their research projects, followed by an #award ceremony. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/events/oemr-...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Tune in on Friday, June 27, 9–11:30 am for the first part of our #ResearchDay when first-year #OEM #residents will present their #Capstone projects. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Occupational Health & Safety Magazine @occhealthsafety.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
📅 Coming June 18! Join Examinetics for a free Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined 🕑 2 PM ET | Learn how early intervention, tele-triage & case mgmt. can cut costs, reduce recordables & protect workers. 🔗 Register: ohsonline.com/webcasts/202... #WorkplaceSafety #InjuryPrevention
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Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined: Save Costs, Boost Productivity, and Reduce Recordables -- Occupational Health & Safety
This free Executive Q&A webinar invites you to join Examinetics to learn how early intervention and proactive injury management can lower costs, reduce incidents, and improve OSHA compliance and workf...
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 16/06/2025
Harvard Chan School’s Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans and to scientific and health research across the country. hsph.harvard.edu/news/federal...
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Federal funding cuts jeopardize research on veterans and ALS | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Chan School's Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans, and to scientific and health research across the country.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
‼️It bears repeating ‼️ Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters.
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Must read interview about the costs of gutting NIOSH Q: What was the state of worker health and safety in the US before the OSHA Act? A: I have to say, before 1970, it was like the Dark Ages.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health poses irreparable damage to the #health and #safety of #workers across the U.S #SaveNIOSH hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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What's lost with NIOSH cuts: Q&A with David Christiani | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In a recent interview, Dr. David Christiani explained the history of the ERC, the history of NIOSH and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and the critical importance of the field of...
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Our latest 👇
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 20/05/2025
Harvard Chan scientists participate in a rigorous application process for federal grants to conduct their vital health research. The government has now terminated nearly every single one of those grants.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 16/05/2025
With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 14/05/2025
Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Sick Agenda" is throwing community health centers into chaos, gutting life-saving research, and spreading vaccine misinformation during a measles outbreak. Read their stories at markey.senate.gov/MakeAmericaS...
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Stories from Trump & RFK Jr's first 5 months
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Congratulation @joeallenjoe.bsky.social! Well deserved! 👏🏻🎉
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Harvard Chan Environmental Health @harvardenvhealth.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
NIOSH—which oversees safety for coal miners, firefighters, and workers across the country—lost more than 90% of its staff due to federal layoffs. Dr. Greg Wagner shares with @Guardian “...the consequences of the loss of the agency I think will be felt for years." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’
Agencies protecting coal miners from hazards such as ‘black lung’ among those gutted by government cuts
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Don't miss our last #OSH seminar of the academic year on Friday, 5/9, 1:10–1:50 pm! Our guest will talk about human #exposure to airborne #pathogens and secondary contaminants associated with germicidal UV lights disinfection. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Occupational Health & Safety Magazine @occhealthsafety.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Leaders are driving #safer #jobsites through teamwork, planning, and daily engagement. ohsonline.com/articles/202... #constructionsafetyweek
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Construction Safety Week 2025 Rallies Industry Around Shared Responsibility and Safer Jobsites -- Occupational Health & Safety
Leaders are driving safer jobsites through teamwork, planning, and daily engagement.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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Trump cuts demolish agency focused on toxic chemicals and workplace hazards
The Trump administration has decimated an agency responsible for carrying out much of the research and prevention efforts to curb exposure to dangerous substances and situations in the workplace.
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A short yet compelling and insightful read in the May issue of Commercial Fisheries News about the crucial role played by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in protecting #workers in #fishing #communities. #SaveNIOSH
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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NIOSH cuts threaten worker health and safety, say experts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Cuts at NIOSH, a federal agency focused on workplace health and safety, could make workers across the U.S. less safe, slow research about how to prevent worker illness and injury, and shrink the pipel...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Join us for a special seminar on Tuesday, May 6, 1:10–2 pm. Our former #trainee Wei Jie Seow will give a talk on understanding #LungCancer in #Asia from a #Singapore perspective. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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ERC Alumni Seminar: Enhancing our understanding of lung cancer in Asia — A Singapore perspective | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Great read, very insightful #SaveNIOSH American workers deserve better than to lose their safety watchdogs thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Join us for a new #OSH seminar on Friday, May 2, 1:10–1:50 pm. Our guest speakers will discuss #work-related #injuries and #illnesses among public sector #workers in #Massachusetts. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The Trump Administration ended enrollment for the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer
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Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) @harvardchanerc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The impending eradication of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will negatively impact all #occupational #SafetyAndHealth facets. Here are some highlights of our #ERC's #education, #research, and #outreach efforts from the past year. #SaveNIOSH
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