During the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/11/26, our guests explain how a statewide program focused on addressing home-health concerns saves lives — but is at risk of being cut.

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Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology - Understudied PFAS precursors dominate household dust: insights from a pilot study in Rochester, NY

Public concern about microplastics and health has grown sharply over the past several years. Questions like “Are plastic cutting boards safe?” and “Should I drink out of plastic water bottles?” are pr...

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Our study using Xenopus carries substantial significance, raising developmental immunotoxicity (DIT) concerns not only for aquatic vertebrates but also for human health.

🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT ON MICROPLASTICS! 🚨 Dr. Jacques Robert, our faculty advisor, and Rachel Lombardo (Stegner), our co-director, published a report in The Company of Biologists on the health impacts o...

Jacques Robert1,2 and Rachel F. Lombardo2 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

Jacques Robert1,2 and Rachel F. Lombardo2 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

Nature Communications - Reversibility, regulation, and the community of development: the legacy of Sir John B. Gurdon

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.

“If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.

On Environmental Connections, host Jasmin Singer explores the climate-related topics affecting people in Rochester and beyond.

An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.

It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

The Trump administration directed federal health officials to pause external communications last week, which prompted the National Institutes of Health to cancel meetings used to determine which resea...

This is a potentially devastating event — not just for the scientific community, but for all Americans.

This is a potentially devastating event — not just for the scientific community, but for all Americans.