KEYWORD

environmental health

Robert Phalen (left), Michael T. Kleinman (right)

UCI Public Health adds the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory as key research center

Interdisciplinary research scope expanded to cover a wide range of environmental exposures

Jun Wu, Ph.D., professor of environmental and occupational health at the UCI Program in Public Health

UCI-led study links air pollution exposure while pregnant to higher gestational diabetes risk

Suggested interventions include better air regulation and health screenings