NIEHS Director Rick Woychik presents strategic plan priorities Watch Video

Woychik gave a lecture at the Chan School on September 9, 2024, titled “Planning Future Directions for Environmental Health Sciences.” After sharing the NIEHS’s approach to environmental health as outlined in its FY2025-2029 Strategic Plan, he invited the audience to share bold predictions on how implementing the plan could change global human health in the next 5-10 years.

"The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers" Read More

The New York Times Magazine highlights Center Deputy Director Dr. Tamarra James-Todd’s research into the negative health outcomes—cancer and adverse reproductive conditions—linked to ingredients in chemical hair relaxers and other hair products. These chemicals have caused harm to generations of Black women.

"Clean Air Helps Everyone. It Helps Black Communities a Lot." Read More

The New York Times published an article featuring research led by Center Member Francesca Dominici that shows that implementing stricter limits on fine particulate matter could reduce mortality rates by up to 7 percent for Black and low-income Americans over 65 who are already exposed to some of the dirtiest air in the United States.

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