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April 2012

Risk Science Center goes European

April 26, 2012

You’ll have realized from Rick Neitzel’s post earlier this week that he has abandoned the delights of Ann Arbor this summer for those of Sweden (we’re just hoping we get him back before he gets a taste for the good life over there!).  Totally coincidentally as it turns out, he was the vanguard of a [...]

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Swedish pancakes and Nordic risks – Rick Neitzel settles into a Summer in Sweden

April 24, 2012

In an effort to further expand the international presence of the U-M Risk Science Center,  I’ve taken it upon myself to spend the next four months in Sweden to personally research a question that has plagued humanity for generations: exactly what is the health risk associated with a diet composed completely of Swedish pancakes?   Of [...]

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HazCom 2012: The new system for communicating about workplace chemicals

April 17, 2012

Information about chemicals in U.S. workplaces is regulated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Hazard Communication Standard (“HazCom” for short).  Starting in the 1980s, HazCom set up a chain of communication in which hazard information (in the form of labels and material safety data sheets) flows from chemical manufacturers to [...]

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Mind the Science Gap: Using banana peels to remove metals from polluted water: an aPEELING option

April 14, 2012

This article is cross -posted from Mind the Science Gap. Under the guidance of the Risk Science Center’s director Andrew Maynard, for ten weeks between January and April 2012, Ten Masters of Public Health students from the University of Michigan will post weekly articles, translating complex sciences into accessible science communication for a broad audience. [...]

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Pink Slime and ammonia consumption – the numbers

April 4, 2012

I‘ve been following the Lean Finely Textured Beef (aka Pink Slime) story with interest for a few days now, and have been struck by how tough it is to dig up hard facts on what the basis of the concerns are here – beyond an instinctive distaste over finding out what goes into today’s processed [...]

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Risk Science Center Fellows 2012: Introducing Lindsay Weir

April 2, 2012

The annual competition for Risk Science Fellowships provides summer stipend support for students from the School of Public Health (SPH). UMRSC fellowships enhance education and training in the risk sciences and prepare public health students to pursue careers in the field of risk analysis. These awards are made possible through generous support to the Risk [...]

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