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DuPont Facing Dilemma
The Cincinnati Enquirer—July 24, 2007
Article featuring
Michael Borchers,
PhD, Department of Environmental Health
After half a century of existence, the DuPont chemical
plant along the Ohio River in North Bend faces a pivotal
decision about its future: either buy tens of millions
of dollars worth of equipment to reduce the pollution it
spews into the atmosphere or shut down the plant
Department of Environmental Health had eleven PhD.
Students hooded last week at Graduation Commencement
Bingham
Appointed to NIOSH Review Committee
Eula Bingham, MD, professor of environmental health, has
been appointed to the review committee of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Health Hazards Evaluation Program. The program evaluates
new and unusual workplace hazards, including
chemicals, biological agents, work stress, heat stress,
noise, radiation and ergonomic stressors. For more
information, visit
www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/HHEprogram.html.
Center for Environmental Genetics
Awards Pilot Grants
The Center for Environmental Genetics at
UC has named recipients in this year’s Pilot Project
Grant awards program. The center awarded $85,000 in
research grants for projects involving the
gene-environment interaction. Charles Vorhees, MD,
department of neurology, will study genetic
susceptibility to
polychlorinated biphenyl-induced developmental
neurotoxicity. Krista Medina, PhD, psychology, will look
at the interaction between
catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype and
nicotine exposure on neurocognition in young adults.
Scott Wesselkamper, PhD, environmental health, will
investigate immunogenetic factors of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) susceptibility. Dennis McGraw,
PhD, environmental health, will research epigenetic
dysregulation of airway epithelial cell gene expression
in the pathogenesis of smoking-induced COPD.
UC Environmental Health Chair Recognized Nationally for
Urologic Research Excellence
Shuk-mei Ho, PhD, professor and chair of UC's
environmental health department, recently became the
second person to receive the Women in Urology Award for
Excellence in Urologic Research. The award is presented
jointly by the Society of Women in Urology and the
Society of Basic Urologic Research. |