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Drs. Gary Silverman (left) and Hailu Kassa
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BGSU program to help counties combat lead poisoning
The dangers of lead poisoning in aging, urban homes have been well documented, but the problem is equally severe in rural
homes, say Drs. Gary Silverman and Hailu Kassa, College of Health and Human Services. A new, $228,000 grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency will enable BGSU to expand its lead-abatement efforts to counties in northwest Ohio that have
not had sufficient resources to address the issue.
Silverman and Kassa will oversee the formation of a network among local health districts, beginning with Erie, Huron, Williams
and Wood counties, with three other counties potentially joining later. By preparing public health officials to deal with
lead prevention and poisoning recognition and intervention, the benefits of the project should endure well beyond the one-year
term of the grant, said Silverman, director of BGSU’s Environmental Health Program.
Lead poisoning, which primarily results from exposure to flaking, lead-based paint, is particularly dangerous for young children.
Inhaling or ingesting the lead particles can cause developmental, neurological and other acute problems. “Babies crawling
across the floor in these older homes pick up dust, and then they put their fingers or their toys in their mouths. That dust
is where the lead is,” explained Silverman.
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BGSU Lake Erie research featured on radio, television
Christopher Winslow, an instructor and doctoral student in biology, is featured in two programs—a report on WOSU, a National
Public Radio station in Columbus, and a four-part series produced by WKYC television in Cleveland titled “Lake Erie: Beyond
the Surface.”
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Danish artists share their perspective in BGSU exhibit, visit
Elsa Ploug Isaksen and Bodil Sohn, two of the seven artists in the exhibit “2-D or Not 2-D: Danish Artists Flirt with Space,”
were in Bowling Green recently, learning about small-town, Midwestern life and connecting with students and faculty in the
School of Art.
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Labbie book reframes work of psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan
A new book by Dr. Erin Felicia Labbie, English, examines the work of famed Freudian psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.
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BGSU to host Diamante Awards
The 18th annual Diamante Community Awards, recognizing Hispanic contributions to the Toledo area, will be presented Sept.
14 in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
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