Environmental & Public Health

Fellow Story

Jo Anne Shatkin to lead workshop on health and environmental risks of nanotechnology and nanomaterials

On December 4, 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina, CLF Ventures CEO Jo Anne Shatkin, PhD, will lead a one-half day workshop introducing participants to the topics of health and environmental risks of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, with Richard Canady, PhD, of the International Life Sciences Institute. The course is sponsored by the Emerging Nanoscale Materials Specialty Group of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) and is held in conjunction with the 2011 SRA Annual Meeting.
November 21, 2011
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Kendra Klein

2011 Fellow
Kendra is a writer, researcher, and advocate whose work focuses on the nexus of sustainable food systems and public health. She is currently Staff Scientist in Agroecology & Environmental Health at Friends of the Earth. She is also a...
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Jessica Shade

2011 Fellow
Dr. Jessica Shade is a National Program Leader at USDA NIFA, in the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability, Division of Plant Systems – Production. In this role, she directs programs helping food and agriculture stakeholders...
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Andrea Bogomolni

2011 Fellow
Andrea was previously a research associate at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science at the University of Connecticut. Her research on disease and health...
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Laura Bozzi

2011 Fellow
Dr. Laura Bozzi is the Director of Programs at the Yale University Climate Change and Health Initiative and a lecturer in Environmental Health Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. Prior to this role, she led the Climate Change...
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Sarah Smith

2011 Fellow
Most recently, Sarah Smith served as Chief of Programs at Clean Air Task Force. In this role, she provided leadership for CATF’s global programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s broader strategy and vision. She fostered...
Foundation News

Contaminated Drinking Water in California's Central Valley - March 2011 Retreat

Polluted aquifers in the San Joaquin Valley deprive dozens of communities of safe tap water. Switzer Fellow Carolina Balazs is working with local residents to help understand and address the problem. Produced by 2003 Switzer Fellow Jim...
April 15, 2011
Fellow Story

Contaminated Drinking Water in California's Central Valley - March 2011 Retreat

Polluted aquifers in the San Joaquin Valley deprive dozens of communities of safe tap water. Switzer Fellow Carolina Balazs is working with local residents to help understand and address the problem. Produced by 2003 Switzer Fellow Jim Downing. (See related post.)
April 15, 2011
Leadership Grant Grant

Clean and Just Solar Energy Initiative, Year 3

Dustin Mulvaney will continue his research into the safety and sustainability of the solar photovoltaic industry for a third year. Dustin and Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) will build on the momentum of the past two years of Dustin...
December 22, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Chemicals Policy and Green Chemistry Program Development, Year 2

Dr. Michael P. Wilson received a second year of funding to continue his role as a public interest research scientist in chemicals policy at UC Berkeley. Mike will serve in his new role as Executive Director of UC Berkeley’s new Center for...
June 18, 2010