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HEAVY METALS IN OUR FOOD ARE MOST DANGEROUS FOR KIDS

Embargoed for Release Until December 12, 2023, 11:15 a.m. Two new studies on dietary exposure to heavy metals clarify their connections to cancers and other serious illnesses. WASHINGTON, DC, 2023, December 12, 2023 – The problem of foodborne metal contamination has taken on new urgency, thanks in part to a 2021 US Congressional Report detailing […]

Webinar: Pandemic Communication

By Dr. David Berube Please join us for the first webinar of 2022 on February 23rd at 4:00 pm to learn about Pandemic Communication by Dr. David Berube. Registration is free but required at https://tinyurl.com/4h8zekdz

SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS RELEASES RISK ANALYSIS QUALITY TEST

The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) has launched a Risk Analysis Quality Test (RAQT), a battery of many one-question tests, as an innovative approach to evaluate the quality of risk analyses supporting risk management decisions. SRA encourages risk analysists, decision makers, experts and non-experts, to apply this battery of tests to evaluate all aspects of […]

SRA Elections: 2021 Council

Below you will find the bios and goal statements for each of the nominees for next year’s Council. Please take a moment to review each of the documents before casting your vote. Please check your email for access to the ballot. President Elect Ragnar Löfstedt | Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson Secretary Amanda Boyd | Janet Yang […]

Late Breaking Abstract Submission is Open

Submissions for poster presentations at this year’s virtual meeting are now being accepted.  The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) invites your late breaking abstracts for poster presentations at the 2020 SRA Annual Meeting, December 13-17.  This year’s meeting will be virtual and we will be accommodating any presenters who need to pre-record their presentations due to time zone conflicts. This […]

The Health Risks of Being Employed Are Changing in the U.S. and Globally

Nov. 12, 2018 While most large corporations take responsibility for occupational risks, many partake in transferring these risks to smaller companies and the informal sector, where health risks are unrecognized and under-reported. More than half of the workers in many developing economies work in the informal sector where there are few, or no, workplace health […]