Abby, Kathy, Dan, and Branda Miller Give Frontiers in Biotechnology Seminar!

Abby, Kathy, Dan, and Branda Miller (RPI Professor of Arts and Sanctuary for Independent Media Arts & Education Coordinator) gave a presentation titled “Lead Poisoning and Environmental Justice” as part of the Frontiers in Biotechnology Seminar Series hosted by RPI’s Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies today. We discussed soil lead from four perspectives: (1) how gaps in science and policy make exposure to soil lead an invisible health threat, (2) how the Sanctuary for Independent Media in North Troy is working to bring attention to environmental injustice in our community, (3) how community-based soil testing can help people avoid lead exposures, and (4) the importance of collaboration between artists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists when tackling environmental health challenges.

A recording of the seminar can be found here.