University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute

Sustainability Now! | Natasha DeJarnett | Envirome Institute | Environmental Health | 9-22-25 This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is honored to be in conversation with Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Lou

ICYMI...Sustainability Now! host Justin Mog spoke with Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at UofL’s School of Medicine and a researcher with the Envirome Institute.

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Raise Some L is back Oct. 21-22! For 1,798 minutes, University of Louisville Cardinals everywhere will come together to support our students and programs.

Mark your calendar and get ready to give at RaiseSomeL.org. #RaiseSomeL

UofL scientist and physician discuss the health effects of e-cigarettes | UofL News Many people believe that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but research at the University of Louisville School of Medicine has shown that electronic cigarettes have a...

Recent interview about cardiopulmonary risks of vaping:

UofL scientist and physician discuss the health effects of e-cigarettes
Q&A with Alex Carll and Rodrigo Cavallazzi
@uoflenvirome.bsky.social @cardiometabosci.bsky.social @ciehs.bsky.social
www.uoflnews.com/section/scie...

Group photo from the Trager MicroForest tour on September 27, 2025. Group of about two dozen attendees stands on crushed stone path in front of Trager MicroForest sign with trees, city buildings and a bright blue sky in the background.

David Toda and Morgan Dunay from Gresham Smith presenting their work on the Trager MicroForest. Both are seated at the front of a conference room with a PowerPoint presentation on a large screen behind them.

Patrick Piuma, director of the Envirome Institute’s Urban Design Studio, speaks to a group in front of the Trager MicroForest sign.

Sunlight streams through the plants and trees at the Trager MicroForest with the tour group in the distance.

We had a great group for the Trager MicroForest tour on Saturday morning. Thanks to the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability for the opportunity to connect with the Louisville community about this fantastic project!

Spatial Disparities in Louisville’s Bike and Pedestrian Safety

The Envirome Institute's Urban Design Studio investigates how residential #segregation has affected the built environment in Louisville. This time they examine disparities in bike & pedestrian safety btw historically disinvested areas and more well-off areas.

Learn more at:
tinyurl.com/sedj7yjs

We look forward to having you, @morganwatkins.lpm.org, and your fellow panelists join us for this great event on communication & science!

If you live in Louisville, join us this evening at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage!

5:15pm - Reception w light refreshments
6pm - Panel begins

Given the high disease prevalence, this project highlights how cholera surveillance in this densely populated camp can serve as a strong model for scaling up wastewater and environmental surveillance in other humanitarian contexts.

Five people standing side by side on a grassy lawn in Malawi, Africa with green trees and buildings in the background. From left to right: Gerald Chiganda (Malawi Ministry of Homeland Security, Dzaleka Camp Manger), Ernest Chilalika (the United Nations Refugee Agency), Petros Chigwechokha (Malawi University of Science and Technology), Joseph Bitilingubanga (Malawi Ministry of Health, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Deputy Director), Rochelle Holm (University of Louisville).

The Envirome Institute's Dr. Rochelle Holm presented findings from the cholera surveillance project conducted from community pit latrines at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa. @uoflmedicine.bsky.social

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

This is figure 3, which shows the association of genetic risk scores with disease outcomes in the UK Biobank.

Genotype-phenotype data from over 450,000 people was analyzed to discover 205 genomic loci where an allele associated with increase adiposity was associated with a lower cardiometabolic disease risk to an individual, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/4pDuTKP #medsky 🧬 🧪

Sustainability Now! | Natasha DeJarnett | Envirome Institute | Environmental Health | 9-22-25 This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is honored to be in conversation with Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Lou

This week on Sustainability Now!, host Justin Mog is in conversation with Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at UofL’s @uoflmedschool and a researcher with the Envirome Institute.

Listen at:
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Congratulations to Dr. Nong for his contributions to this new collaborative review article published in iScience. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #cardiosky

Yesterday, we celebrated the recent success of Dr. Marcin Wysoczynski, who was awarded a five-year NIH R01 grant to study how specific types of neutrophils shape the wound healing response after MI. This award marks the start of a new chapter in our understanding of the failing heart.

Communication & Science event flyer with the following information: The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute invites you to participate in this important discussion about how communicating scientific information raises public awareness, creates interest and informs policy. Panelists: Tawana Andrew (WAVE 3) James Bruggers (Inside Climate News) Dr. Nick Paliewicz (University of Louisville) Dr. Wayne Tuckson (KET) Morgan Watkins (Louisville Public Media) Moderator: Dr. Natasha DeJarnett (University of Louisville) Date: Thursday, September 25 Location: Kentucky Center for African American Heritage - 1701 W Muhammad Ali Blvd Reception begins at 5:15 pm Panel begins at 6:00 pm Register at: http://shorturl.at/qdwSk

📣 We're kicking off the "& Science" event series!

Communication is our first topic. A panel of experts will discuss how communicating scientific info raises public awareness & informs policy

Where: KCAAH
When: 9/25; reception @ 5:15, panel @ 6

Register: shorturl.at/qdwSk

Flyer for 9/27 Trager MicroForest event shows image of trees, a pathway and the retaining wall of the Trager MicroForest above information about the event, which reads: Join us for a tour of the TRAGER MICROFOREST Saturday, Sept 27 at 10:00 a.m. Learn more about the study, plant list and methodology, how to volunteer and more! Coffee and snacks provided, courtesy of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute. Followed by logos for the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Gresham Smith and the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability.

Want to learn more about the Trager MicroForest? 🌲🌳

Join us for a presentation followed by a walking tour.
🍩☕️Donuts and coffee will be provided!☕️🍩

When: 10am Saturday 9/27
Where: 427 W Muhammad Ali Blvd

Everyone's welcome!
Let us know you're coming: bit.ly/4n6hn0i

New publication from the Sansbury lab. This study shows that the ALX/FPR2 signaling axis is necessary for red blood cell homeostasis and that LXA4 activation is important for red pulp macrophage response to acute erythroid stress.

Tracking County-Level Measles Cases in the US This case series explores an online data collection and sharing infrastructure that centralizes tracking of measles cases from counties across the US.

Nice local level measles data reporting infrastructure and database detailed here...

🛟😷 medsky health policy sociology idsky

‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse Scientists write papers to share their results – and gain prestige and advance their careers. In this competitive field, selection can favor AI-written papers, citation cartels, paper mills and more.

The “publish or perish” culture in academia creates its own kind of evolutionary pressure.

A scholar who studies human behavior through a cultural evolutionary lens explains how the relentless drive to publish can shape – and sometimes undermine – the quality of research.

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You can have fast streets, or you can have safe streets.

The current USDOT is clear about its priorities.

How the seeds of environmental racism were planted in the Progressive Era Africatown, the only U.S. community established by West Africans who survived the Middle Passage, reveals a longer history of environmental injustice.

How the seeds of environmental racism were planted in the Progressive Era.

Africatown, the only U.S. community established by West Africans who survived the Middle Passage, demonstrates the long roots of environmental injustice.

grist.org/race/africat...

#Race #Racism #Climate #Justice

The Envirome Institute's Center for Healthy Air, Water and Soil was represented on this panel by Lauren Anderson who spoke about the health impacts of pollution in the Ohio River Basin.

@eesionline.org, thanks for inviting us to be part of this discussion about the health of the Ohio River.

Extreme heat is forcing farmers to work overnight, an adaptation that comes with a cost Farmers and fisherfolk across the world are shifting into nighttime work to escape perilous heat.

The Night Shift.

With extreme heat making it perilous to work during the day, farmers and fisherfolk worldwide are adopting overnight hours. That comes with new dangers.

grist.org/food-and-agr...

#Heat #India #Agriculture #Food #Climate #Environment #Farms #Farming #Night

Join us on the Ohio The Ohio River is one of our region's greatest resources — and also one of its most threatened. There's a lot of energy around the Ohio as groups of people and organizations pull together big initiati...

I'm on @lpm.org's talk show, On Track, this week talking about forever chemicals (aka PFAS) in Kentucky. (Or, as @michelletyrene.bsky.social calls these substances, P-FUNK). Listen: www.lpm.org/podcast/on-t...
You'll also hear about a cool event KyCIR's hosting Sept. 24, all about the Ohio River!

The Ohio River: Resilient and Healthy River Communities Series YouTube video by eesionline

Envirome's Lauren Anderson spoke in DC this week at an Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) & Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA) briefing on how policymakers and community stakeholders can help restore the Ohio River. @eesionline.org

Catch the replay here:
www.youtube.com/live/b_dOvao...

Resistance training may strengthen your gut microbiome People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of bacteria in their gut

People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of bacteria in their gut

This is figure 1, which shows global and regional PM2.5 pollution from the 2023 Canadian wildfires.

Around 354 million people in North America and Europe are likely to have been affected by fine particulate matter pollution from the 2023 Canadian wildfire season, a paper published in Nature suggests. go.nature.com/42iffKC ⚒️ 🧪

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Through our support of @dogagingproject.bsky.social and similar studies of companion dogs, we strive to improve healthy aging by promoting research, providing funding, and educating the public.

🔍Learn more about us at dogaginginstitute.org

#companiondogs #HealthyAging #SupportResearch

The Oil Majors Fueling Heat Waves Today’s newsletter looks at a new study connecting emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies to extreme weather events. You can read the full story on Bloomberg.com. For unli...

The Oil Majors Fueling Heat Waves - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Scientists Tally Oil Majors’ Climate Damage With Eye on Courts New research breaks down economic losses from global warming and attributes them to individual companies. It could bolster lawsuits against big emitters.

Scientists Tally Oil Majors’ Climate Damage With Eye on Courts - Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

'The calculus of calories: food environments and body weight… McCullum Award from the American Society for Nutrition, the Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from The Obesity Society, and the Guyton Award for…

Come and join us on 1 October to hear from @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. Professor Hall will be talking about body weight regulation and how our food environment(s) effects our biology.

Booking and more details: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-c...

What Should Kids Eat? Ultra-Processed Foods & Children's Health - NAM Don't miss the next event in the Health in the Headlines series! Regulating a "Miracle Drug": GLP-1 Costs, Access, & Safety takes place October 8.

I was honored to participate in this webinar discussing ultra-processed foods with @meganranney.bsky.social, @cgardnerphd.bsky.social, Susan Mayne, and Fatima Cody Stanford hosted by @nam.edu. If you missed it, a recording is now available in the link below!

nam.edu/event/what-s...