2013 News and Events Archive

STAR Researchers Find BPA exposure may raise risk for Asthma
STAR grantees at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health have reported that exposures to biphenol A (BPA) by pregnant women and young children may cause an increased risk of asthma in children. (CFDA: 66.509)
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Climate Models Show Bermuda High can Impact Surface Ozone Levels
STAR grantees in Maryland are studying climate models to see how global climate affects US air quality.  They have found that changes in the “Bermuda High” can vary ozone levels across some regions in the US. (CFDA: 66.509)
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STAR Research Finds Three Risk Factors for Developing Childhood Asthma
STAR Research at Columbia’s Center for Children’s Environmental Health, shows a joint effect between pre term exposure to PAH’s and post term exposure of young children to cockroach allergens. (CFDA: 66.509)
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Joint EPA/NSF Nanotechnology Research Center Receives Prestigious Award
EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grantees with the University of California - Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC-CEIN) were awarded the California Governor's Environment and Economic Leadership Award Program (GEELA) in the Green Chemistry category. (CFDA: 66.509)
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STAR Research Helps Protect Chesapeake Bay from Nutrient and Steriod Runoff
STAR grantees at the University of Maryland Wye Research Center have shown the value of tilling poultry fecal litter into the soil to reduce runoff impacts. (CFDA: 66.509)
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EPA & National Science Foundation Support Research for Safer Chemical Design
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced two funding opportunities for up to ten grants totaling up to $32 million for research on the design of safer chemicals. (CFDA: 66.509)
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EPA Awards Almost $700,000 to Student Teams in Sustainable Technology Competition
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded grants to 45 college teams in phase I of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) annual student design competition. Each grant, totaling up to $15,000 per team, for an overall amount of $675,000, is applied toward designing and developing sustainable technologies to help protect people’s health and the environment while promoting economic development. (CFDA: 66.509)
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EPA Awards More Than $5.3 Million for Research Fellowships
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $5.3 million in research fellowships to 126 students pursuing degrees in environmental studies. The 39 Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) fellows and the 87 Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellows exemplify the agency’s efforts to improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. (CFDA: 66.509)
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