I’m so honoured to have been chosen as the recipient of this award! Policy impact work is never easy but is incredibly important, so it’s amazing to be recognized for it

3. We are thrilled to see Andrea Sartorius emerge as the winner of the Rising Star Award in Policy Impact. Her work continues to push boundaries in environmental research, with her PhD uncovering risks from trace metal pollutants in food and water beyond mining site.🥳

We are thrilled to announce that @andreasartorius.bsky.social, Research Fellow at the School of Veterinary Medicine and @catherineprice.bsky.social, Research Fellow at the School of Geography are the two exceptional finalists for the Rising Star Award – Policy Impact! 1/2

It's #InternationalWomensDay! The forensic scientist Frances Glessner Lee created real crime scene dioramas to train homicide investigators in the 1940s/50s. She was troubled that patrolmen and detectives rarely knew how to secure a scene, or identify key evidence in a forensic investigation.

Good summary on microplastics and our health risks nymag.com/intelligence...

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵 Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7

As we start the new year, I would like to remind everyone that it is now almost 120 years since the US decided consumer protection - by which I mean regulation - mattered. Given the upcoming presidential inauguration, let's talk about how that happened - and why it's so important. (A thread)

This fall I was at a meeting of Midwest environmental regulators. They were deeply concerned about rising lead contamination of products sold in the U.S. See also cinnamon: www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...