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Hot Button Issues: Climate Change

January 7, 2013

The School of Public Health (SPH) recently published a feature in Findings magazine on ‘hot button issues’ with perspectives from the SPH community.  Several Risk Science Center members and collaborators were featured, and we are grateful to Findings for allowing us to re-post these articles as a six-part series in Risk Sense. Marie O’Neill on Climate Change: The Issue: Despite scientific consensus [...]

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Hot Button Issues: Motor Vehicles and Personal Technology

January 4, 2013

The School of Public Health (SPH) recently published a feature in Findings magazine on ‘hot button issues’ with perspectives from the SPH community.  Several Risk Science Center members and collaborators were featured, and we are grateful to Findings for allowing us to re-post these articles as a six-part series in Risk Sense. Peter Jacobson on Motor Vehicles and Personal Technology: The Issue: [...]

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Hot Button Issues: Chemicals Management

December 14, 2012

The School of Public Health (SPH) recently published a feature in Findings magazine on ‘hot button issues’ with perspectives from the SPH community.  Several Risk Science Center members and collaborators were featured, and we are grateful to Findings for allowing us to re-post these articles as a five-part series in Risk Sense. Greg Bond on Chemicals Management: The Issue: Chemistry is [...]

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Hot Button Issues: Nanotechnologies

December 7, 2012

The School of Public Health (SPH) recently published a feature in Findings magazine on ‘hot button issues’ with perspectives from the SPH community.  Several Risk Science Center members and collaborators were featured, and we are grateful to Findings for allowing us to re-post these articles as a five-part series in Risk Sense. Diana Bowman on [...]

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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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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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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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Just Temperature

March 29, 2012

Richard Rood is a professor at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering and faculty within Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. He also writes for Wunderground.com, where this article was originally posted. The U.S. has just experienced an intense heat event with many records falling in the eastern half of the U.S. Here is Chris [...]

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Risk Science Center Fellows 2012: Introducing Natalie Sampson

March 26, 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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Drama Over Red Meat and Death: A Case Study in Academic Complexity

March 23, 2012

Last Monday, stories about a new study linking red meat consumption to death began popping up all over the internet. As much as this seems frightening to those of us who are prone to enjoying a nice bowl of chili con carne or cheeseburger every now and then, the attention this study has garnered among [...]

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Mind the Science Gap: Stress: Shrinking Your Brain and Risking Your Health

March 20, 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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Egg Freezing: Taking a Closer Look at the Experimental Label

March 17, 2012

This post is a guest post by  Sona Makker. Sona works with the Center for Genetics and Society, a nonprofit information and public affairs organization working to encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of the new human genetic and reproductive technologies. She graduated with highest honors from UC Berkeley and intends to pursue a J.D. [...]

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One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

March 13, 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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What Do Artificial Wombs Mean for Women?

March 7, 2012

A guest blog by RHReality Check and Huffington Post writer Soraya Chemaly. Soraya Chemaly writes about gender and culture for The Huffington Post, RHReality Check, The Feminist Wire, BitchFlicks, Fem2.0 and Alternet among other online media. This article was originally posted at RH Reality Check What happens when women, like men, can be parents without bearing [...]

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Mind the Science Gap: It Came from the Black (Manure) Lagoon!

March 4, 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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Mind the Science Gap: What’s that smell? Worker exposures in nail salons

February 28, 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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Mind the Science Gap: Oil and Water…and Dirt

February 24, 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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Mind the Scienge Gap: Beach Bums! Gastrointestinal Distress from Sand?

February 22, 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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Mind the Science Gap: Why Don’t More Kids Get Flu Shots?

February 16, 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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Mind the Science Gap: The Science Influencing the CDC Panel Recommendation for the HPV Vaccine for Boys

February 15, 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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