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HEI announces 2023 Walter A. Rosenblith awardees

2023

HEI is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Walter A. Rosenblith Award: Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, Columbia University, Project Title: What's in the air? Engaging Native American youth in the Northern plains to reduce air pollution and Dr. Rachel Nethery, Harvard University, Project Title: Designing optimal policies for reducing air pollution-related health inequities.

The Rosenblith Award provides 3 years of funding for early career investigators studying the health effects of air pollution. The award is named for Professor Walter A. Rosenblith (1913-2002), who served as the first Chair of HEI's Research Committee (from 1980 to 1989) and as a member of the HEI Board of Directors from 1990 to 1996.

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Be on the lookout, HEI will be releasing the forthcoming Rosenblith Request for Applications later this month. If you wish to apply, we encourage interested applicants to attend our webinar on December 19, 2023 at 11am (EST). During the webinar, we will help guide you through the application process and address any inquiries. 

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