BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HBCU Sustainable Community Initiative - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hbcusci.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for HBCU Sustainable Community Initiative REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230517T153432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T192626Z UID:10000020-1721116800-1721149200@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Mentoring Session DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-mentoring-session-9/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-mentoring-sessions.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230424T012631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T202431Z UID:10000012-1716278400-1716310800@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Success Webinar #6 - Concious Leadership: Leadership And Learning Are Indispensable To Each Other DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-success-webinar-4/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-success-mentor-banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230517T153234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T153337Z UID:10000019-1713340800-1713373200@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Mentoring Session DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-mentoring-session-8/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-mentoring-sessions.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230424T012302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T202334Z UID:10000011-1708416000-1708448400@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Success Webinar #5 - Creating Life Balance: Self-Care Is Imperative To Your Well-Being DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-success-webinar-3/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-success-mentor-banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230517T152706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T152852Z UID:10000018-1704873600-1704906000@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Mentoring Session DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-mentoring-session-7/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-mentoring-sessions.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230705T125812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T162116Z UID:10000022-1697554800-1697562000@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:HBCU SCI Ignite Annual Kickoff Event DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/hbcu-sci-ignite-annual-kickoff-event/ LOCATION:Clark Atlanta University\, 223 James P Brawley Dr SW\,\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30314\, United States CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HBCU-SCI-IGNITE-webbanner-1728x864-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T190000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230925T211520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T215515Z UID:10000033-1697137200-1697137200@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/the-greater-jackson-water-quality-study-past-present-and-future-2-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Sustainability & Social Justice Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sustainability-Social-Justice-Even-Banner-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230907T205231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T161707Z UID:10000031-1696532400-1696532400@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Bridging the Path to Sustainable BIPOC Communities: A Comparative Analysis of HBCU Town and Gown and Beloved Community Models DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/bridging-the-path-to-sustainable-bipoc-communities-a-comparative-analysis-of-hbcu-town-and-gown-and-beloved-community-models/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Sustainability & Social Justice Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sustainability-Social-Justice-Even-Banner-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T190000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230907T204420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T161620Z UID:10000030-1695927600-1695927600@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Researching the Role of Race in Communities and Environments DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/researching-the-role-of-race-in-communities-and-environments/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Sustainability & Social Justice Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sustainability-Social-Justice-Even-Banner-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230424T011311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T202235Z UID:10000010-1695110400-1695142800@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Success Webinar #4 – Preparing For Life After College: What's Next? DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-success-webinar-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-success-mentor-banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T180000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230907T195015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T003105Z UID:10000029-1694714400-1694714400@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Heat\, Health\, and Housing: From risks to resilience in a rapidly warming world DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/heat-health-and-housing/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Sustainability & Social Justice Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sustainability-Social-Justice-Even-Banner-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T180000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230906T232918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T192323Z UID:10000028-1694109600-1694109600@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Green Built Environment: Toward a Sustainable Future DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/green-built-environment-toward-a-sustainable-future-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Sustainability & Social Justice Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sustainability-Social-Justice-Even-Banner-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230517T152308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T152621Z UID:10000017-1690358400-1690390800@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Mentoring Session DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-mentoring-session-6/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-mentoring-sessions.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T170000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230424T002952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T131114Z UID:10000009-1684310400-1684342800@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:Student Mentoring Session DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-mentoring-session/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-mentoring-sessions.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T190000 DTSTAMP:20260523T035037 CREATED:20230423T181419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T202110Z UID:10000008-1684256400-1684263600@hbcusci.org SUMMARY:HBCU-SCI Academic Workshop #3: Understanding Your Brand/Social Media Footprints DESCRIPTION:Join HBCU SCI for the fifth event in our 2023 Sustainability & Social Justice series with Dr. Erica Brown\, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health for an impactful session entitled “The Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, Past\, Present\, and Future.“ \nThe water crisis in Jackson\, Mississippi\, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe. This has had a major impact on residents’ public health and well-being. In this conversation\, Dr. Brown will discuss our work to date and share some of her team’s preliminary findings. We will also discuss how the water crisis has impacted public school attendance rates and the implications of these findings. Attendees will be introduced to the Greater Jackson Water Quality Study\, a longitudinal public health study examining the environmental impacts that water pollution but additionally noise\, air\, and soil pollution may have on the health and well-being of the city’s most vulnerable\, its children. The session will also discuss the mobile tap water testing laboratory\, environmental health literacy toolkit\, and other environmental monitoring campaigns currently underway in Jackson. These campaigns include air\, noise\, soil\, and visual pollution measurements. \nErica Brown\, PhDDr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. She has extensive experience with environmental exposure assessments\, environmental exposure modeling\, community surveying\, and community engagement. She also runs the Community Noise Lab at Brown University. The lab’s primary aim is to explore the relationship between community noise and health\, holistically\, by working directly with communities to support their specified noise issue using real-time monitoring and exposure modeling; the smartphone app\, NoiseScore; community noise surveying via the National Environmental Quality Survey; laboratory-based experiments\, and community engagement activities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Presenter\nErica Brown\, PhD. RGSSAssistant Professor of EpidemiologySchool of Public HealthBrown University \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\n \n \n \n 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST\n \n \n \n Virtual\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register for this meeting \n \n \n\n\n\n \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\nSustainability and Social Justice Series\n\n\n\n\nThe HBCU SCI Sustainability & Social Justice Series is an interactive learning experience focused on engaging students in thoughtful and intentional conversations with a diverse group of practitioners from the sustainable and social justice fields.Students discuss and learn about issues\, real-world scenarios\, concepts\, and examinations around corporate social responsibility and its impact on everyday life. URL:https://hbcusci.org/event/student-success-webinar/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:HBCUSCI-Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hbcusci.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hbcusci-success-mentor-banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="HBCU SCI":MAILTO:info@hbcusci.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR