Job Opportunities: EPA postdocs in a variety of fields
Just a quick note here to point out a number of EPA postdoc opportunities… some of which seem of potential interest to microBEnet folks.
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NAS Study released: #MOBEstudy “Microbiomes of the Built Environment: A Research Agenda for Indoor Microbiology, Human Health, and Buildings”
So this is the culmination of a huge amount of work by a large number of folks. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) just released a new report “Microbiomes of the Built Environment: A Research Agenda for Indoor Microbiology, Human Health, and Buildings”. This report was requested by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National …
EPA: Opportunity to comment on air and radiation issues – Executive Order 13777
(Thanks to Paula Olsiewski for passing on this information from the EPA) Dear Stakeholder, Consistent with Executive Order 13777, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) is hosting a public teleconference on April 24, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT to solicit input on specific air and radiation …
EPA Webinar Series: Preparing for FY17 Tribal Housing Funding Opportunities
(Webinar series of possible interest, text below from e-mail) U.S. EPA Indoor Environments Division and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals present Tribal Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Healthy Homes Webinar Series, Fall 2016 Preparing for FY17 Tribal Housing Funding Opportunities Learn about innovative green and sustainable building design and projects from tribal building experts. Learn …
EPA Webinar and Discussion: What Have We Learned about the Microbiomes of Indoor Environments?
Paula Olsiewski just pointed us to this upcoming webinar and discussion hosted by Brent Stephens. This presumably relates closely to his article on the same topic which is a must-read. What Have We Learned about the Microbiomes of Indoor Environments? Presented by: Brent Stephens, PhD, Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology Date and …
Videos of talks from “Microbiomes of the Built Environment: From Research to Application”
On April 11 there was a meeting in Washington DC that was part of an effort from a new study being conducted by the National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering on “Microbiomes of the Built Environment”. Videos and slides from the meeting have now been posted. I have compiled them below. In addition, I …
Deceptive lead testing, water utilities and the EPA vs. citizen scienceÂ
Just got done reading this article from the Guardian and it is distressing Guardian analysis reveals millions of customers were asked to used testing method condemned by the EPA which may flush out detectable lead content Source: Water utilities serving American cities use tests that downplay contamination | Environment | The Guardian by Jessica Glenza and Oliver Milman. The …
New EPA Report: Our Built and Natural Environments
A new report is out from the EPA: Our Built and Natural Environments: A Technical Review of the Interactions Between Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality 2nd Edition | Smart Growth | US EPA. This report has very little specifically about microbes but it does have a variety of things of relevance to the microBEnet community …