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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New journal article by IHHE faculty member Dr. Irfan Rahman. 📢 "Deposition of polyethylene micro- and nano-plastics is associated with accumulation of cadmium in lungs of smokers: A pilot study" #URochesterResearch #microplastics 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42717440/

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's a wrap! Our Environmental Health Sciences Center hosted the 2026 Annual Meeting of NIEHS P30 Environmental Health Science Core Centers, “Translational Impact of Environmental Health Sciences: From Bench to Broad Street.”

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The World Trade Center research is part of a long legacy of environmental health research at URochester, where scientists have worked for decades to understand how environmental exposures—including air pollution and other airborne toxicants—affect human health. www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/2...

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25 Years Later, Studying the Health Effects of 9/11

What began with researchers studying World Trade Center dust has evolved into 25 years of environmental health research, occupational medicine, and clinical care for those exposed during the 9/11 resc...

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Günter Oberdoerster for receiving the Fuchs Memorial Award, the premier international prize in aerosol science. It is presented every four years at the International Aerosol Conference, which was held 8/30-9/5 in Xi’an China. 🎉 #URochesterResearch

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Dr. Becca Lauzon from our community engagement team lead a workshop for the Smoking and Health Action Coalition and Uplift Irondequoit about microplastics in cigarettes and vaping products. #microplastics #vaping #SciComm

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Science Take-Out @sciencetakeout.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Science of Vaping Workshop Series Explore the science behind the health risks of vaping with these FREE online workshops for NY educators in Genesee and Orleans counties. Open to all Genesee and Orleans county teachers, counseling staff, nurses, and administrators. conta.cc/3UvRnSI

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The Science of Vaping Workshop Series

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Congratulations to IHHE faculty member Dr. Francisco (Paco) Cartujano-Barrera for receiving a $2.2 million NIH grant to study the use of a text-messaging program to encourage Latino adults to stop smoking and increase physical activity. 🎉 #URochesterResearch www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/r...

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Researchers Study the Two-for-One Benefits of Boosting Physical Activity While Quitting Smoking

The NIH awarded a $2 million grant to a Wilmot Cancer Institute team for this project.

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our community engagement team works with researchers, clinicians, and community partners to create materials about environmental health risks in our area – including air pollution, heat, and sun exposure. Click below to see our resources on outdoor air quality. www.urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta...

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Outdoor Air Quality - Community Projects and Partnerships - Community Engagement Core (CEC) - URochester Medicine

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our Summer 2026 edition of “Your Health and the Environment,” the Environmental Health Sciences Center newsletter, is now available! www.urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta...

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Summer 2026 - EHSC Newsletter - Environmental Health Sciences Center - URochester Medicine

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Science Take-Out @sciencetakeout.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Read about our kit, The Problem With Microplastics, and about our collaborations with the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center and @urochester.bsky.social Life Sciences Learning Center to create educational materials that explore the possible health effects of microplastics. #SciComm conta.cc/4vv2MiG

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Microplastics and Health

Email from Science Take-Out Explore the possible health effects of microplastics Science Take-Out kits are ready-to-go with no prep and no lab equipment required. Convenient, engaging, and cost-eff

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Improperly disposing of medications by flushing them can allow pharmaceutical compounds to enter waterways, potentially impacting wildlife and causing drinking water contamination. See our website for information about environmentally safe medication disposal. www.urmc.rochester.edu/institute-fo...

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Science Take-Out @sciencetakeout.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"The Life Science Learning Center has put together a nice collection of activities related to the study of microplastics in the environment and the human body." Read about the microplastics activities created by our @urochester.bsky.social partners. online.ucpress.edu/abt/article/...

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The Problem With Microplastics

In recent years, the presence and impact of microplastics have become a topic in both ecology and human health studies. Many reports have shown how these microparticles enter into our drinking water a...

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Elaine Hill for being selected for the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship. 🎉 The ELAM fellowship prepares women for senior leadership roles in medicine, dentistry, public health, and pharmacy. www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/e...

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Elaine Hill Selected for Prestigious Leadership Fellowship

The latest in the growing list of University of Rochester Medicine faculty selected for the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship is Elaine Hill, PhD.

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Science Take-Out @sciencetakeout.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Microplastics are small but how much smaller are nanoplastics? This activity from our partners at @urochester.bsky.social Life Sciences Learning Center helps students visualize the scale of very small particles. Microplastics and Nanoplastics: How Small is Small 🔗 urmc.rochester.edu/life-science...

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Problem with Microplastics - Lessons - Resources - Life Sciences Learning Center - URochester Medicine

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Explore these One Health lessons created by Dr. Dina Markowitz and her group at the @urochester.bsky.social Life Sciences Learning Center. The hands-on activities are easy to prepare and use inexpensive supplies. #OneHealth #SciEd www.urmc.rochester.edu/life-science...

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One Health Lessons - Outreach Programs - Life Sciences Learning Center - URochester Medicine

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Science Take-Out @sciencetakeout.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Shout out to our partners from @urochester.bsky.social @ur-ihhe.bsky.social Life Sciences Learning Center for their One Health activities about the importance of bees and other pollinators. 🐝🦋🐞 #PollinatorWeek #SaveTheBees www.urmc.rochester.edu/life-science...

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Activities for Community Settings - One Health Lessons - Outreach Programs - Life Sciences Learning Center - URochester Medicine

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We are excited to announce that the NIEHS P30 grant that supports our Environmental Health Sciences Center was renewed for another 5 years, spanning years 51-55. This is one of the longest standing grants at @urochester.bsky.social. 🎉 #URochesterResearch www.urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta...

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Environmental Health Sciences Center - URochester Medicine

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Posters and socializing at our Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium, held yesterday at the @magrochester.bsky.social. #microplastics #URochesterResearch

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The "Meet the Plastics" fact sheets created by our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP) are a featured material for the NIH Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Resource Center. www.urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta... @urochester.bsky.social @ritcpe.bsky.social

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Francisco Cartujano-Barrera for receiving funding from the Orleans County Health Department as part of the NY State JUUL Settlement Fund. His project will assess a vaping prevention comic book "The Villainous Vape". 🎉 #URochesterResearch www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/11236...

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Francisco Cartujano Barrera, M.D. | URochester Medicine

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. It forms the centerpiece of the University of Rochester’s health research, teaching and patie...

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Dr. Scott McIntosh was awarded a 5-year contract from the NY State Department of Health to continue funding the Center for Tobacco-Free Finger Lakes (CTFFL). 🎉 The CTFFL assists health care providers with identifying and treating nicotine addiction. www.urmc.rochester.edu/public-healt...

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Center for Tobacco-Free Finger Lakes - Research - Public Health Sciences - URochester Medicine

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Join us for Public Health Grand Rounds on Friday, May 1 from 12:00-1:00pm. "From National Model to Local Impact: The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Change Program (LCP) in Action"

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"Don't Fear Your Furnace" Dr. Katrina Korfmacher and Madeline Holodnik from our IHHE engagement team created a video and @nchh.org blog article to help people understand why and how to change their furnace filters to improve their home’s health. nchh.org/2026/04/dont... #HealthyHomes

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Don’t Fear Your Furnace

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Join us on May 7 for a special Public Health Grand Rounds. Details and registration: www.urmc.rochester.edu/community-he...

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Join us on April 16-17 for a Climate Havens Symposium. This symposium will examine the concept of “climate havens,” particularly the Great Lakes region as a site of relative environmental resilience. @urochester.bsky.social @rittigers.bsky.social events.rochester.edu/event/humani...

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Climate Havens Symposium: Humanistic Perspectives on Resilience, Migration, and Resources

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Meet the Plastics of LOMP! Our researchers from the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP) are studying many types of plastics. These fact sheets provide information about some of these plastics and why LOMP researchers are studying them. urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta... #URochesterResearch

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Nicotine is highly toxic to young children. There were 134,663 nicotine ingestions among children younger than age 6 years reported to US poison centers between 2010-2023. Most were among children younger than age 2 years (76.2%) or occurred at a home (98.5%). doi.org/10.1542/peds...

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Nicotine Ingestions Among Young Children: 2010–2023

10.1542/6372811472112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2024-0705226372811472112OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study is to investigate the characteristics and trends of nicotine ingestions among young children r...

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

IHHE faculty member Dr. Matt Rand is leading a NIEHS-funded research study on how pregnancy and the gut microbiome may help the body eliminate mercury from fish, potentially reducing exposure to the developing fetus. 🐟 #URochesterResearch www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/s...

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Study Examines How Pregnancy May Help the Body Eliminate Mercury from Fish

New research examines whether pregnancy and the gut microbiome help eliminate mercury from fish and naturally protect the developing fetus.

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Congratulations to Jeffrey Ramos-Santiago PhD, a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Francisco Cartujano-Barrera for receiving a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Ramos-Santiago will develop an online intervention for smoking cessation among Latinos.🎉 #URochesterResearch

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Congratulations to Irfan Rahman and Matt Rand on their new grants from NIEHS! 🎉 #URochesterResearch

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Last call! Register for our Spring 2026 Research Symposium by March 9. Pregnancy: A Critical Window for Maternal-Child Health redcap.urmc.rochester.edu/redcap/surve...

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Have you changed your furnace filter? It's easier than you think and you can do it yourself! Our Engagement team created a video that walks you through the steps of changing your furnace filter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzCX...

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Furnace Filter Replacement

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Dr. Philip Hopke had his 1,000th manuscript accepted for publication. Yes, 1000! This is a truly remarkable career achievement. 🎉 "Spatially varying source contributions to ambient consumed VOCs driven by sea-land breeze recirculation in a coastal city" doi.org/10.1016/j.jh... #URochesterResearch

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Join us on Thursday March 5 for a seminar presented by Dr. Peter Thorne from University of Iowa. “Pattern Recognition Signals and the Hygiene Hypothesis: Bridging Toxicology and Population Health" #toxicology

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UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment @ur-ihhe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Submit your abstract for the Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium by March 2. Join other researchers and scholars in a poster session or present a short talk. 🔗 redcap.urmc.rochester.edu/redcap/surve...

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