UR Institute for Human Health and the Environment

09/04/2026

This photoessay in The Guardian highlights microplastics research being done by Katrina Korfmacher, Jacques Robert, and our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center.


RIT Collaborative for Plastic and the Environment
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to reduce waste

08/28/2026

Dr. Becca Lauzon from our community engagement team lead a workshop for the Smoking and Health Action Coalition and Uplift Irondequoit about microplastics in ci******es and va**ng products.

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08/27/2026

08/24/2026

These FREE online workshops are open to all Genesee and Orleans county teachers, counseling staff, nurses, and administrators.

08/12/2026

Congratulations to IHHE faculty member Dr. Francisco (Paco) Cartujano-Barrera for receiving a $2.2 million NIH grant to study the use of a text-messaging program to encourage Latino adults to stop smoking and increase physical activity. 🎉

The NIH awarded a $2 million grant to a Wilmot Cancer Institute team for this project.

08/05/2026

Teachers explored microplastics and health at our workshop yesterday at the University of Rochester - Warner School of Education.

07/22/2026

07/22/2026

New journal article by IHHE faculty member Dr. Lisa DeLouise. 📢
"Examining the immunomodulatory role of nanoparticles on mast cell activation"

Recent studies reveal that inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) can alter allergic skin reactions in a contact hypersensitivity (CHS) mouse model. Specifically, negatively charged silica (SiO2) NPs suppressed the response whereas manganese doped titanium dioxide (mTiO2) exacerbated it. Mast cells are criti...

07/17/2026

Our community engagement team works with researchers, clinicians, and community partners to create materials about environmental health risks in our area – including air pollution, heat, and sun exposure. Click below to see our resources on outdoor air quality.

URochester Medicine / EHSC / Community Engagement Core / Community Projects and Partnerships / Outdoor Air Quality Outdoor Air Quality Air Sensor StoriesThese materials and workshop were developed to help diverse audiences understand the potential of user-friendly air quality sensors to address comm...

07/16/2026

Our Summer 2026 edition of “Your Health and the Environment,” the Environmental Health Sciences Center newsletter, is now available! The newsletter highlights research on pregnancy and maternal-child health, the Capacity Building Project Program, efforts to expand air quality monitoring in Rochester, and more!

Check it out here: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/environmental-health-sciences/newsletter/summer-2026