{"id":17728,"date":"2024-11-18T18:14:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/?page_id=17728"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:30:11","slug":"newsletter-2024-issue-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/news-events\/newsletter-2024-issue-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 2024 Issue 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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STEEP Newsletter 2024 Issue 2<\/h1>\n

Voices from STEEP<\/h1>

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWhat do dental floss, firefighting foam, and tap water all have in common? PFAS! Listen to learn about the health effects of these \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 that accumulate in the human body, and things we can do to protect ourselves from further exposure.\u201d <\/em>                          <\/p>\n

STEEP Project 3 lead Angela Slitt was featured on a podcast episode for The Regimen, where pharmacists, pharmacy students, and their guests discuss the latest public health issues and their solutions. Listen in<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n

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Welcome to My [PFAS] Home<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"A collaboration between STEEP and DWELL<\/a>, led by Madison Jones, PhD at the University of Rhode Island, developed the PFAS Kitchen<\/a>, an interactive augmented reality experience in which viewers can explore a virtual kitchen filled with everyday household items that may contain PFAS. Available on both iOS and Android devices, this accessible tool aims to raise awareness about PFAS and promote safer alternatives. Try it today!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lohmann Receives Fulbright Specialist Award<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board awarded STEEP Director Rainer Lohmann a Fulbright Specialist Program. In October, Lohmann completed a project around aquatic contaminants at the University of Iceland, exchanging knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within Environmental Science. Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Grandjean Featured in Forever Chemicals Podcast<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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STEEP lead Philippe Grandjean was recently featured in a series of episodes on the podcast, FOREVER CHEMICALS<\/em><\/a>. From the creators of Outdoor Minimalist<\/em>, a new ten-part series sets out to investigate the origins, rise, and now phase out of the forever chemicals PFAS.<\/p>\n

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Grandjean was featured in episodes exploring:<\/p>\n