Read Amelia Hass' new "From Research to Real Life" series article and find out more!

GBPSR's Jill Stein MD recently taped a 3-part, 1 1/2 hour lecture for a University of Delaware Nursing School course titled Healthy People, Healthy Planet, soon to be available on our web site.

More than a year after a Tennessee coal ash spill created one of the worst environmental disasters of its kind in U.S. history, the problem is seeping into several other states.

Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health are studying exposure to chemicals such as PBDEs in the indoor environment. Learn more about volunteering for FlaRE, the Flame Retardant Exposure Study.

Has nuclear terrorism become a bigger threat to global security than conventional nuclear weapons? Colonel Richard Klass (USAF, ret.) of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Dr. Ira Helfand of Physicians for Social Responsibility will be in Maine April 5 & 6 to provide medical and military perspectives on this question and other nuclear security issues.

Seattle, Washington

Registration is now open for the 8th annual Western Regional International Health Conference, April 23-25, 2010 in Seattle, WA

Seattle, Washington

Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference at www.wrihc.org, presented this year by the University of Washington, Department of Global Health and Physicians for Social Responsibility and is being organized by an interdisciplinary group of over 20 undergraduate, graduate, professional students!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5K Race/Walk, and Celebration of Youth will be held at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Portland, Oregon

Reserve your seats now for Oregon PSR's Annual Dinner featuring keynote speaker Dahr Jamail and winners of the second annual peace writing contest for high school students.

Seattle, Washington

PSR's new groundbreaking, "Code Black: Coal's Assault on Human Health" concludes that coal contributes to four of the top five causes of mortality in the U.S. This forum will examine the findings and health implications of the report, and lay out a vision to replace coal power with clean energy and examine how that will improve public health, reduce 10% of Washington’s climate pollution, and create tens of thousands of clean energy jobs for our state. Join us!