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29 January 2010 Save the Dates for Ramazzini Days 2010 > October 22-24 Fellows are invited to mark their calendars now for the 2010 edition of Ramazzini Days, to be held in Carpi, Italy from Friday, October 22nd to Sunday October 24th. Ground transportation will be provided from Bologna International Airport (BLQ) and Modena Centrale Train Station to the Hotel Touring in Carpi on Friday, October 22nd. Return transfers will be organized on both Sunday, October 24th and Monday, October 25th. Questions about the event may be directed to Conference Manager Federica Scagliarini events@ramazzini.it.
18 January 2010International Conference Preventing Emerging Occupational and Environmental Risks in South Asia and Beyond, New Delhi (India), 17-19 December 2009 The International Conference Preventing Emerging Occupational and Environmental Risks in South Asia and Beyond was held in New Delhi (India), 17-19 December 2009. The meeting, organized by the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) of the Maulana Azad Medical College (New Delhi, India) in collaboration with the Collegium Ramazzini (Italy) and the Drexel University School of Public Health (Philadelphia, USA), saw the participation of more than 400 attendees. Among them, 10/12 Fellows of the Collegium Ramazzini, more than 50 international delegates and more than 300 local participants.
15 October 2009Death of Dr. Dusan Djuric, Emeritus member of CR from Serbia Dr. Djuric, Emeritus member of the Collegium Ramazzini passed away September 11, 2009. Born in Belgrade in 1926 he worked as toxicologist in the Serbian Institute of Occupational Health almost his whole life. He had a PhD in toxicology and was involved in laboratory, field work as well as research. Among his numerous distinguished publications, he was the author one of the first publications on molecular toxicology.
Dusan was continuously being invited as WHO and ILO expert in Occupational Toxicology, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygiene and Safety to assignments in different developing countries. One of his contributions was a leading, organizing and managing as a director of eight consecutive International Courses of Occupational and Environmental Toxicology for Developing Countries held in Belgrade. Dr. Djuric is one of the earliest members of the Collegium Ramazzini, elected in 1988.
22 September 2009Fellow David Michaels nominated by President Obama to head US OSHA Collegium Ramazzini Fellow David Michaels has been nominated by President Obama to head the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Michaels is the Director of the Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy and Research Professor and Interim Chairman of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. The New York Times calls the decision "wise" and describes Michaels as "a champion for workers' safety. Michels is awaiting Senate confirmation. Read here the NYT Op/Ed August 5, 2009.
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