News

December 7^th-8^th, the Berkeley China Initiative hosted a conference at UC Berkeley concerning environmental health in China, where Chris Groves spoke about the work of the CEHP. The title of the conference was "China's Environment: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?" The conference was webcast in its entirety. Find out more at the official site of the conference.

November 2007:

On November 14^th, the CEF held a meeting about the CEHP's work, during which WKU's Chris Groves and IIRR's Amelia Chung presented their work in southern Yunnan: Water Water Everywhere... But None Within Reach; Resource Challenges in Southwest China's Karst Regions. View the CEF's summary of this event. A video archive of the live webcast of the talk will soon be posted on the CEF's site. Read a WKU news release about this event.

October 2007:

USAID CEHP Karst Hydrogeology Course took place at Southwest University of China, Chongqing from October 7th-14th, 2007.

• See photos from the workshop.
• Read a WKU news release about the workshop.
• Download the Trip Report from the workshop (.pdf).

September 2007:

Mr. Rick Fowler visited Southwest University of China, Chongqing to install the Shimudzu Spectrofluorophotometer. View some photographs taken during Mr. Fowler's visit.

China Environment Forum hosted the head of Greenpeace China at a talk at the Woodrow Wilson Center on September 19th, 2007. Click here to view a summary of this event, along with links to a powerpoint presentation and a video of the talk.

August 2007:

An article by Graham Lees in World Politics Review cites CEF's "Transboundary Air Pollution" CEHP research brief, written by Juli Kim. Click here to read Lees' August 15^th article, "Beijing Car Ban Experiment Highlights China's Environmental Woes."

June 2007:

The CEHP has been awarded a two-year, $100,000 grant from the ENVIRON Foundation. Click here to read a WKU news release about the grant.

April 2007:

Western Kentucky University news release about the USAID Asia's regional director's visit to CEHP sites: "Director of USAID Asia Regional Mission for Asia Visits WKU Environmental Health Project in China" Click here to read the whole story.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar's China Environmental Forum held a meeting in Washington, DC to discuss China's environmental health issues. Click here to read United Press International's coverage of the meeting on the issue of the widening Chinese healthcare gap.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar's China Environment Forum added a CEHP research brief to their website. The brief contains information concerning coal mining and environmental health in China. Click here to read this research brief.

January 2007:

Western Kentucky University's Echo talks about the work of the CEHP: "WKU: Responsible Citizens in a Global Society" by Tommy Newton Click here to read the whole story.

Western Kentucky University news release about a CEHP recent trip to China: "WKU Geoscientists Conduct GIS Software Training In China" Click here to read the whole story.

CEHP highlighted in China Watch story "China's Rural Residents See Hope for Safe Drinking Water" by Ling Li Click here to read the whole story.

November 2006:

CEHP researchers from Western Kentucky University and from Southwest University of China met with partners at the Woodrow Wilson Center to discuss the project. Click here to view the event summary.

October 2006:

Western Kentucky University new release about the CEHP: "China Environmental Health Project' Receives USAID funding" Click here to read the whole story.