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Author Archive for Paula Williams

CEET TREES Student Wins a Presidential Award from the EPA

Posted by Paula Williams 
· Monday, April 27th, 2020 
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Lea, a 10th grade student who during the summer of 2019, was granted the opportunity to conduct research through the CEET’s Teen Research and Education in Environmental Science (TREES) program, won the Presidential Award for research focused on “Effective Repeated Filtration of Amoxicillin from Wastewater Using Activated Charcoal Filters”. For more information, click the link below.

https://www.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award-peya-winners

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South Philly Refinery, a Big Polluter, Shut Down More Than 6 months ago. So, Do We have Cleaner Aair?

Posted by Paula Williams 
· Monday, March 23rd, 2020 
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Dr. Marilyn Howarth, Director of the CEET’s Community Engagement Core, talks about the closing of the South Philadelphia refinery and its impact on air quality and health. Copy and paste the link below for more info.

https://www.inquirer.com/business/energy/philadelphia-air-quality-pollution-refinery-pes-curious-philly-20191226.html

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CEET Seminar – Rising Waters: Public History and Environmental Health in Philadelphia’s Coastal Neighborhood

Posted by Paula Williams 
· Monday, March 23rd, 2020 
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As a part of the CEET’s monthly seminar series, Dr. Bethany Wiggin, Founding Faculty Director, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, recently presented on connections between environmental humanities, public health, and toxicology. Copy and paste the link to find out more.

https://preview.mailerlite.com/i6o9l2

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Dr. Marilyn Howarth Gives Talk on Oil Refinery in South Philadelphia

Posted by Paula Williams 
· Monday, March 23rd, 2020 
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Dr. Marilyn Howarth, Director of the Community Engagement Core for the CEET, recently spoke at the Futures Beyond Refining Event, coordinated by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. The focus of the program was to bring together stakeholders who have the common goal of making the South Philadelphia community which surrounds the oil refinery site clean and healthy for residents. Copy and paste the link below to find out more about the event and to hear Dr. Howarth’s presentation.

https://ppeh.sas.upenn.edu/index.php/experiments/futures-beyond-refining

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Could a Blood Test Determine if You Will Get Cancer from Asbestos?

Posted by Paula Williams 
· Monday, March 23rd, 2020 
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Dr. Ian Blair, who is the Vice Chair of Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania and also head’s the Environmental Exposures and Cancer Thematic Area for the CEET, was recently featured on NBC Philadelphia for his work on asbestos detection and testing. Dr. Blair’s research focuses on how blood tests can be used to detect if a person has been exposed to asbestos and the probability that they will be diagnosed with cancer, years in the future. For more information and to view the actual television segment, click the link below.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/could-a-blood-test-determine-if-youll-get-cancer-from-asbestos/2308935/

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