Dr. Mostafa Mohamed has been accepted into the Cancer and Aging Research Group Leadership Program. This highly competitive yearlong program includes leadership development, mentoring, and a collaborative capstone project. #URochesterResearch #CancerResearch

Read about how the IHHE helped support Uplift Irondequoit with their new vape take-back initiative. www.whec.com/top-news/nat...

National Prescription Drug Takeback Day gives people places to drop off old medication and more

Saturday marks National Prescription Drug Takeback Day, and Uplift Irondequoit took part in it.

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Read about research by IHHE faculty member Dr. Margot Mayer-Proschel on how iron deficiency during pregnancy leads to long-term functional changes in the brain of offspring. #URochesterResearch #brain #neuroscience #neurodevelopment www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publica...

Prenatal Iron Deficiency Leaves Lasting Changes in the Developing Brain

University of Rochester Medicine researchers find new evidence that changes in the brain caused by iron deficiency during pregnancy cannot be fully rescued with supplements.

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Jeffrey Ramos-Santiago, a postdoc with Francisco (Paco) Cartujano-Barrera, is the recipient of the @urmed.bsky.social Postdoctoral Award for Community Impact and Advocacy. Congratulations to Jeffrey for this recognition of his commitment to advancing Latino health! 🎉 #URochesterResearch

Come meet the Tree Ambassadors at this event that we are sponsoring with the Rochester Ecology Partners. 🌳🌲

Dr. Katrina Korfmacher presented her research at the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada. #URochesterResearch #ISES2026

Rosebell Onuma, a Toxicology PhD student in Jacques Robert’s laboratory, joined 125 participants from 32 countries for 2 weeks at the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Microplastics in Campinas, Brazil. #URochesterResearch #microplastics

October 8 is Children's Environmental Health Day! Join us on Wednesday, October 7 at 12:00 pm for the Finger Lakes Children’s Environmental Health Center’s webinar on Youth Environmental Health Advocacy. Register at: urmc.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #CEHday

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/

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.”

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...

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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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

This photoessay in @theguardian.com highlights microplastics research being done by Katrina Korfmacher, Jacques Robert, and our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center. #URochesterResearch @urochester.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @ritcpe.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it

From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to reduce waste

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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

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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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...

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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Teachers explored microplastics and health at our workshop yesterday @urochesterwarner.bsky.social #microplastics

New journal article by IHHE faculty member Dr. Lisa DeLouise. 📢 "Examining the immunomodulatory role of nanoparticles on mast cell activation" #URochesterResearch www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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...

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

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

Microplastics and Health

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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...

"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/...

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...

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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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...

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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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...

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...

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

What's the big deal about microplastics? Check out @wxxirochester.bsky.social Connections to learn about microplastics from Dr. Katrina Korfmacher! #microplastics #URochesterResearch www.wxxinews.org/show/connect...

What's the big deal about microplastics?

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 6/15/26, did you know that Rochester is a hotbed for microplastics research? Our experts tell us what they've learned to help us protect our heal...

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