Over a year has passed since my first email to join a lab for Laidlaw Scholars. I thought I knew what to expect entering the research field at the college level because of my previous experiences in high school. However, my experiences with the Leveraging Environmental Epidemiology for Equity (LEEFE) Read more…
As a Community Health major at Tufts, one of my major requirements has been to complete an internship in a public health-related field, approved by the Tufts CH department. Through campus tours and conversations with other Tufts students, something I wanted to do in my Tufts career has been to Read more…
Food safety, defined as the conditions and practices that prevent food-borne illnesses and contamination, is vital to the maintenance of sustainable agriculture, economic development, and global health. Economic Drivers of Food Safety Regulation Food safety is of high regulatory interest as unsafe foods pose considerable public health risks as well Read more…
Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply lower limits New Delhi has had days with air pollution levels nearly 30 times the old World Health Organization guidelines. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images Laura Corlin, Tufts University Air pollution is the world’s fourth leading cause of death, contributing Read more…
Like all researchers, some questions or relationships greatly pique my curiosity and compel me to investigate. I am deeply interested in what makes people engage in environmental or civic actions. This interest in how people get involved has driven me to collect my own data on how emotions affect environmental Read more…
Written by Abigail Curtis Smoky days remind us that climate change affects all of us. The weekend of July 23rd was filled with a distinctive cloudy film that lay siege to streets all over New England. This smog was the side effect of the ongoing wildfire season ravaging Canada and Read more…