Drexel Climate Change and Urban Health Research Center
Drexel University received a multi-million dollar grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish the Drexel Climate Change and Urban Health Research Center
Tag: research studies
USA Exposome Symposium: Children’s Health, Environmental Justice, and the Exposome
This meeting will bring together academic, government, and community partners to share research findings, discuss the use of computational analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in analyzing results of large, multi-dimensional data sets, and discuss translational interventions and policies needed to reduce the effects of environmental injustice on child health.
Exploring the Placental Origins of Health and Disease: From environmental drivers to solutions
Webinar featuring Rebecca Fry, PhD, Director of the Institute for Environmental Health Solutions and The Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Marisa Bartolomei gave the 2023 NIEHS Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture
As the invited speaker for the 2023 NIEHS Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture, Center member Marisa Bartolomei highlighted the contributions she and her research group at the University of Pennsylvania have made.
Dr. Marilyn Howarth was interviewed by the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health podcast
Our Center Deputy Director, Marilyn Howarth, MD, was interviewed by the Environmental Health Chat podcast on lead in Philadelphia.
Keeping Indoor Air Safe for Little Lungs: Webinar Recording
A discussion of best practices to improve indoor air quality at schools, daycare centers, childcare facilities, and at home.
Impacts of Heat on Health in Early Life: Webinar for Climate Week at Penn
This panel brings together health experts to discuss the alarming consequences of rising temperatures on human health, with a specific focus on the vulnerability of fetuses and newborns.
Lessons Learned from Community Translation Pilot Projects
A virtual discussion with 2 local nonprofits that each implemented a pilot project to improve children’s environmental health in the region.
PRCCEH receives NIEHS grant to add climate change as a focus
PRCCEH received a new 1-year NIEHS Administrative Supplement to add a fifth focus area: climate change!
Indoor air phthalates and volatile organic compounds in NY nail salons
Virtual seminar led by Dr. Inkyu Han of Temple University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics on community-engaged research.
15th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit
The 15th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit will explore a variety of ways in which we can address factors that drive asthma disparities.
$19 Million from NIH establishes Maternal Health Implementation Science Hub at Penn Medicine
Penn Medicine will serve a critical role in driving research to reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and promote maternal health equity through a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. The $19 million, seven-year grant funds the creation of an implementation science hub as part of the NIH’s new Maternal Health Research of Centers of Excellence initiative.
Chemicals and Pregnancy Complications: Findings from Nontargeted Analysis
Dr. Jessica Trowbridge and Dr. Tracey Woodruff will present the findings of their new study, Extending Nontargeted Discovery of Environmental Chemical Exposures during Pregnancy and Their Association with Pregnancy Complications—A Cross-Sectional Study.
‘Forever chemicals’ found in 76% of Pennsylvania streams sampled
Scientists with the USGS first set out in 2019 to sample 161 waterways as a way of finding potential sources of PFAS contamination from 33 different compounds of the “forever chemicals.”
Exploring the Placental Origins of Health and Disease: from environmental drivers to solutions
Monthly seminar of PRCCEH and CEET featuring Rebecca Fry, PhD, of UNC-Chapel Hill
Vape and Mirrors: Chemical exposure and potential health effects from e-cigarette use
Penn Medicine’s Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics Faculty Special Seminar
Keeping Indoor Air Safe for Little Lungs: A Children’s Environmental Health Day Event
A discussion of best practices to improve indoor air quality at schools, daycare centers, childcare facilities, and at home.
Center member, Inkyu Han, studies microplastics in Philadelphia’s air
Inkyu Han, PhD, one of PRCCEH’s newest members and an environmental health scientist with the Temple University College of Public Health was recently featured for his work on microplastics in the College of Public Health news.
The Qualitative Institute Fall 2023
The Qualitative Institute (TQI) is a comprehensive educational program. Attendees will learn new skills and expand on prior strengths in qualitative and mixed methods research. Join experts from: Jefferson, University of Pennsylvania, Temple, Drexel, & Vanderbilt.
A look back at our 2nd Annual Symposium
On Tuesday, July 18, the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health hosted its second annual Symposium. The goal of the Symposium was to bring together researchers, non-profit organizations, government agencies and the public to learn about the latest studies, experiments and programs focused on improving child health.
Impacts of Heat on Health in Early Life
A discussion on the alarming consequences of rising temperatures on fetuses, newborns, young children and birth outcomes.
Rowhomes Versus Refineries – Drexel’s Environmental Collaboratory
Story in Drexel Magazine about the Environmental Collaboratory and Center member Jane Clougherty
Announcing schedule for the PRCCEH 2nd Annual Symposium
Our annual symposium is set for Tuesday, July 18th with virtual and in-person attendance options.
Hearing the Clocks Talk: Circadian regulation of lung inflammation and repair – Webinar Recording
On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, Dr. Shaon Sengupta, neonatologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia gave a talk as part of the Center’s Spring 2023 seminar series on the impacts of changes to circadian rhythm to lung inflammation and repair.