Environmental Sciences and Engineering News
Communities without access to municipal water are at greater risk of having lead in their drinking water
February 25, 2019
In the study’s test area, 28 percent of households had lead in their kitchen tap water at concentrations above the U.S. EPA's health-based limit of 15 parts per billion, which is similar to the risk in Flint, Mich., during the 2015 water crisis.
Characklis elected to CUAHSI board
February 25, 2019
Dr. Gregory Characklis was elected to the board of directors of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences Inc. He will serve until 2021.
Low doses of formaldehyde not likely to increase risk of cancer in humans
February 6, 2019
Dr. Kun Lu led a recent study that examined the cancer-causing potential of inhaled formaldehyde and found that the risk of developing cancer is significantly lower than expected previously.
Improved training, learning opportunities would help to meet UN’s ambitious water, sanitation, hygiene goals
January 14, 2019
New research from doctoral student Karen Setty and Dr. Jamie Bartram could benefit the WaSH community by engaging multiple parties to develop a set of common global research priorities. Photo by Shawn/Creative Commons.
ESE student wins TriCEM fellowship
January 9, 2019
Alyssa Grube has received funding from the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine for her project, 'Lessons From the Environmental Resistome in Galápagos: A One Health Perspective.'
Outreach on private well and septic-system maintenance crucial to water quality in ‘underbounded’ communities
December 21, 2018
Many private well owners in areas that have been excluded from municipal water and sewer services are not informed appropriately about the guidelines or importance of routine water testing, according to recent research from faculty members and students at the Gillings School.
Top 25 hits in 2018: The year's most-read news stories
December 21, 2018
What news topics interested our readers in 2018? A look at our most-read articles suggests that our followers are interested, above all, in people’s stories and the good work they do.
A tribute to Professor Charles Weiss (1918-2018)
December 19, 2019
Professor Emeritus Don Lauria recalls some highlights from Charles Weiss' career.
Charles Weiss, longtime faculty member, benefactor, cultural enthusiast, dies at 100
December 19, 2018
Weiss and his wife Shirley established the Weiss Urban Livability Fellowship, a graduate fellowship that provides funding and an interdisciplinary environment in which students can engage with issues related to urban living.
Richard Besser, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO, will speak at the Gillings School’s May commencement
December 10, 2018
"We are proud of our association with the UNC Gillings School and its work to make public health a top priority in America," Dr. Besser said.
