Ami Zota
@amizota.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Envr Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Founding Director: @agentschangeej.bsky.social
Creating impact through disruptive innovation in environmental health sciences, justice, policy, scicomm
Founding Director: @agentschangeej.bsky.social
Creating impact through disruptive innovation in environmental health sciences, justice, policy, scicomm
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Ami Zota
@amizota.bsky.social
· Dec 15
This Carcinogen Keeps Cropping Up in Personal Care Products (Gift Article)
Benzene has been found in sunscreen, deodorants, acne creams and more. Here’s what to know.
www.nytimes.com
ICYMI: @nytimes.com did a good piece on the increasing presence of benzene, a known human carcinogen, popping up in our personal care products like sunscreen. I was quoted about the lack of regulatory safeguards in the personal care product industry. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/w...
Very excited to launch the next cohort of Agents of Change in Residence Program (@agentschangeej.bsky.social). We are pivoting to meet the moment and deepening our commitment to our senior fellows. Learn more about the program and the fellows, and stay tuned to see what we collectively create🔥
We are excited to announce the Agents of Change Fellows in Residence Program! Our reimagined fellowship is an effort to deepen our impact on decision-making and provide additional support to six senior fellows in their path towards creating more impactful research. www.ehn.org/agents-of-ch...
Agents of Change launches the Fellows in Residence program
Meet the senior fellows that will hone their communication and public engagement skills.
www.ehn.org
June 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Very excited to launch the next cohort of Agents of Change in Residence Program (@agentschangeej.bsky.social). We are pivoting to meet the moment and deepening our commitment to our senior fellows. Learn more about the program and the fellows, and stay tuned to see what we collectively create🔥
ICYMI: @nytimes.com did a good piece on the increasing presence of benzene, a known human carcinogen, popping up in our personal care products like sunscreen. I was quoted about the lack of regulatory safeguards in the personal care product industry. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/w...
This Carcinogen Keeps Cropping Up in Personal Care Products (Gift Article)
Benzene has been found in sunscreen, deodorants, acne creams and more. Here’s what to know.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 4:50 PM
ICYMI: @nytimes.com did a good piece on the increasing presence of benzene, a known human carcinogen, popping up in our personal care products like sunscreen. I was quoted about the lack of regulatory safeguards in the personal care product industry. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/w...
Reposted by Ami Zota
There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.
"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations"
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such
aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
www.pnas.org
November 27, 2024 at 1:55 AM
There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.
Contact Krystal Vasquez directly if you have suggestions for disabled/neurodivergent chemists for their starter pack
Oh! I'd love to hear suggestions or even directly from folks who would want to be included! I think that'll give me more confidence to actually create a disabled/neurodivergent chemists starter pack!
November 27, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Contact Krystal Vasquez directly if you have suggestions for disabled/neurodivergent chemists for their starter pack
Very informative thread by @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social, former head of OSHA and current prof at GW, on what may happen to #OSHA in the new administration.
November 21, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Very informative thread by @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social, former head of OSHA and current prof at GW, on what may happen to #OSHA in the new administration.
Reposted by Ami Zota
READ: Pradnya Garud, current fellow and an environmental health data equity strategist for Oregon Health Authority, writes about how the common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future in our latest essay. Read it here: www.ehn.org/labor-and-en...
November 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
READ: Pradnya Garud, current fellow and an environmental health data equity strategist for Oregon Health Authority, writes about how the common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future in our latest essay. Read it here: www.ehn.org/labor-and-en...
Good article by @nytimes.com about rise in chronic conditions in children w/quotes from Tracey Woodruff & Phil Landrigan, and mention of the NTP report on fluoride impacts on children's IQ: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/h...
Why Kennedy Sees an ‘Epidemic’ of Chronic Disease Among Children
Trends in child health are in fact worrisome, and scientists welcome a renewed focus on foods and environmental toxins. But vaccines and fluoride are not the cause.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Good article by @nytimes.com about rise in chronic conditions in children w/quotes from Tracey Woodruff & Phil Landrigan, and mention of the NTP report on fluoride impacts on children's IQ: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/h...