Academic Year 20-21
Fall 2020 Schedule
Dropping the "Ego-Lingo": People-Speak on How Science is Used in Environmental and Human Health Decision Making.
Speaker: Mary Reiley (Reiley Ridge Consulting and EPA retired).
Date: Oct 22, 2020.
Learn more about Mary and her talk. You can also view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
Environmental Health Studies on Navajo Lands.
Speaker: Jani Ingram (Northern Arizona University, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department).
Date: Nov 5, 2020.
Learn more about Jani and her talk. You can also view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
Microplastic Pollution: Structural Pollutant Meets Endocrine Disrupting Contaminant.
Speaker: Peter Ross (Coastal Ocean Research Institute).
Date: Nov 19, 2020.
Learn more about Peter and his talk. You can also view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
Contaminants of Concern for Human and Environmental Health.
Speaker: Nancy Denslow (University of Florida, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology & Department of Physiological Sciences).
Date: Dec 3, 2020.
Learn more about Nancy and her talk. You can also view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
Winter 2021 Schedule
Next‐Generation Tools to Prioritize Chemicals and For Environmental Management: EcoToxChip
Speaker: Markus Hecker (University of Saskatchewan, Toxicology Centre and School of the Environment & Sustainability)
Date: Jan 14, 2021.
Learn more about Markus and his talk. You can view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
Puerco River Water Quality Project: How Grassroots Organization and Community Members Obtained a Potable Water Supply for Sanders, Arizona
Speaker: Tommy Rock (Inclusive Community)
Date: Jan 28, 2021.
Learn more about Tommy and his talk. You can view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
A Regulatory Approach to Safer Products for the State of Washington
Speaker: Marissa Smith (Washington State Department of Ecology)
Date: Feb 11, 2021.
Learn more about Marissa and her talk. You can view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
The Environmental Injustice of Toxic Waste Sites
Speaker: Michelle Chow (Washington Environmental Council)
Date: Feb 25, 2021. 11. Co-sponsored by the Salish Sea Institute.
Learn more about Michelle and her talk. You can view the recorded presentation on-demand through the WWU Alumni website.
Living With and Ending Parkinson's Disease
Speaker: Dr. Michael Okun (University of Florida Health Neuromedicine and Author of Living with Parkinson's Disease and Ending Parkinson's Disease)
Date: March 11, 2021.
Learn more about Dr. Okun and his talk. You can view the recorded presentation on-demand. You can also buy copies of Dr. Okun's books at our designated and local bookstore, Village Books in Fairhaven.
Spring 2021 Schedule
Developing New Windows to Understand How we can Protect Children from Environmental Impacts
Speaker: Elaine Faustman (University of Washington, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and the Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication)
Date: March 25 2021. 11-12 pm (PT).
Learn more about Elaine and her talk. A recording of this presentation is available on the WWU Alumni Association website.
Were There Excess Fetal Deaths from Waterborne Lead Exposure During the Flint Water Crisis?
Speaker: Siddhartha Roy (Virginia Tech)
Date: April 8, 2021. 11-12 pm (PT).
Learn more about Sid and his talk. A recording of this presentation is available on the WWU Alumni Association website.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Speaker: Kate Moore (Author)
Date: April 22, 2021. 11 -12 pm (PT).
Learn more about Kate and her talk. A recording of this presentation is available here.
Visit Village Books, our designated bookstore, to purchase copies of Kate's books.
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Indigenous Communities, Toxics, and Environmental Injustice in the Great Lakes Region of North America
Speakers: Jessica Koski (University of British Columbia Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Bureau of Indian Affairs Midwest Region, and member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula)
Date: May 6, 2021. 11-12 pm (PT).
Learn more about Jessica and her talk. A recording of this presentation is available here.
Challenges of Treating PFAS, the Forever Chemical
Speaker: Michelle Crimi (Clarkson University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Date: May 20, 2021. 11-12 pm (PT).
Learn more about Michelle and her talk. A recording of this presentation is available here.
The Perils of PFAS
Speaker: Linda Birnbaum (currently Scientist Emeritus and former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Toxicology Program (NTP))
Date: June 3, 2021. 11-12 pm (PT).
Learn more about Linda and her talk. A recording of this presentation is available here.
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