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News Category: Environmental Health

• noise pollution

  Boston 25 News

  BU Researcher Develops App to Track Fireworks in Boston — quotes Erica Walker, postdoctoral associate in environmental health

  Published on June 29th, 2020 Tagged mental health, noise pollution

• coronavirus

  Scoop Whoop

  And Next on 2020 Apocalyptic Edition Is a Massive ‘Godzilla Dust Cloud’ Taking over US Skies — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health 

  Published on June 29th, 2020 Tagged asthma, coronavirus, covid-19, Environmental Health, infectious disease

• coronavirus

  Hindustan Times

  ‘Godzilla Dust Cloud’ Travels 5,000 Miles from Sahara to Us, Engulfs Florida, Texas — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health 

  Published on June 29th, 2020 Tagged asthma, coronavirus, covid-19, Environmental Health, infectious disease

• coronavirus

  Reuters

  ‘Godzilla Dust Cloud’ Drifts over U.S. Southeast, Raising Health Concerns — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health 

  Published on June 29th, 2020 Tagged asthma, coronavirus, covid-19, Environmental Health, infectious disease

• coronavirus

  NBC News

  Saharan Dust Cloud Hits Southern States in U.S. Already Struggling with Coronavirus Surge — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health 

  Published on June 29th, 2020 Tagged asthma, coronavirus, covid-19, Environmental Health, infectious disease

• dementia

  Professor Receives $6 Million in NIH Grants to Study Air Pollution, Noise, and Dementia Risk

  

  Jennifer Weuve received two grants from the National Institute on Aging to study the impact of air pollution and community noise on one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

  Published on June 26th, 2020 Tagged aging, alzheimer's, alzheimer’s/dementia, Awards, dementia, population aging, population health, school news

• coronavirus

  Psychology Today

  Racial and Economic Disparities during COVID-19 — interview with Matthew Raifman, doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health 

  Published on June 26th, 2020 Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, health disparities, income and health, infectious disease, social justice

• coronavirus

  NBC News

  Coronavirus-Stricken U.S. Faces Another Problem: A Massive Dust Cloud from Africa — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health  

  Published on June 25th, 2020 Tagged climate, climate change, coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease

• climate

  US News & World Report

  Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health 

  Published on June 24th, 2020 Tagged climate, climate change, urban health, urban populations

• climate

  Futurity

  Heat May Kill Way More Americans Yearly Than We Knew — quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health 

  Published on June 22nd, 2020 Tagged climate, climate change, death, urban health, urban populations