June 9, 2017
7:00 pm / 2:30 am
Room 1357, UCLA School of Law | 385 Charles E. Young Drive East Los Angeles, CA 90095
TOXICS in EVERYDAY LIFE
Friday June 9th, 2017
8:00am – 4:30pm
Click here to watch via Live-Stream
and submit online Questions here (event code: TOX)
In this day of learning and discussion, we will explore core questions such as:
- What are “toxics”?
- Where can they be found?
- How are you affected as an individual or worker?
- What can consumers do to protect themselves?
- What are businesses and advocacy groups doing to change things?
– SCHEDULE –
Breakfast & Sign-In | 8:00 – 9:00 am
1- OVERVIEW of TOXICS – 9:00 – 10:20 am
Opening Remarks
Michael Jerrett, Ph.D.
Director, UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
Chair, UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Department
Overview of Science on Toxics: Keynote
Bernard Goldstein, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Emerging Issues in Toxicity
Patrick Allard, Ph.D.
UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
UCLA Institute for Society & Genetics
Beyond Regulation
Timothy Malloy, J.D.
UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
UCLA School of Law
Refreshment Break & Student Project Posters | 10:20 – 10:40
2- CONSUMERS, WORKERS & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS – 10:40 – 12:00
Intuitive toxicology– how consumers and others make sense of toxicity.
Barbara Harthorn, Ph.D.
UC Santa Barbara NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society
Toxic Beauty: Adverse Impacts to Salon Workers
Teni Adewumi-Gunn, M.S.
UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Department
Flame Retardants in Furniture and Children’s Products: Policies and Implications
Avery Lindeman, M.Sc.
Green Science Policy Institute
Panel & Audience Discussion
Lunch | 12:00 – 1:15
3- BUSINESSES & TOOLS to reduce exposures – 1:15 – 2:05
Safer Chemicals & Materials: It’s Just Good Business
Ann Blake, Ph.D.
Ann Blake Environmental & Public Health Consulting
Tall Tales from a Toxicologist: Promoting Use of Toxicology Tools to Eliminate Toxics
Margaret H. Whittaker, Ph.D., M.P.H., CBiol.
ToxServices
Panel & Audience Discussion
Refreshment Break & Poster viewing | 2:05 – 2:20
4- ADVOCACY GROUPS & TOOLS aimed at protecting the public – 2:20 – 3:45
Using Policy, Market Leadership, and Technology to Reduce Harmful Chemical Exposures
Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D.
Environmental Defense Fund
Endocrine Disruptive Technology
Katie Pelch, Ph.D.
TEDX
Healthy, Toxic-Free Communities
Martha Argüello
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles
CHANGE
Kathryn Alcantár
Californians for a Healthy & Green Economy
Panel & Audience Discussion
5- FINAL PLENARY SESSION: WHAT’S NEXT – 3:40 – 4:25
Closing Reception | 4:30 – 5:30
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Arrival Information
UCLA School of Law, Room 1357
385 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Directions to UCLA School of Law: https://law.ucla.edu/about-ucla-law/directions/
The UCLA School of Law building is located in the northeast section of the UCLA campus.
PARKING ($12.00/car – cash only) UCLA Lot 2 (602 Charles E. Young Dr. East):
Visitors should plan on entering campus at the Westholme entrance off Hilgard Avenue, then drive up to the Lot 2 kiosk and pay the attendant for parking in UCLA Lot 2. See map here.
PARKING ($12.00/car – credit card) UCLA Lot 2 (602 Charles E. Young Dr. East):
Pay-by-Space parking by machine is available at the south entrance. See map here.
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Virtual Attendance Information
Click here to watch via Live-Stream
and submit online questions prior to and during the event (use event code: TOX)
For questions, please contact Christina Batteate at: cbatteate@ucla.edu
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