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Environmental Justice Science, Data, and Research Plan

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The Joyce Foundation hosted a webinar to discuss the recently released Environmental Justice Science, Data, and Research Plan report. The White House Office of Science and Technology released the executive branch’s first environmental justice research plan on July 24, 2024 to identify research gaps and provide recommendations for federal agencies to advance the goals of Executive Order 14096 on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All. Watch the recording of the webinar below. 

View the panelists' presentations through the following links:

  1. Dr. Melissa Smarr's presentation
  2. Dr. Daniel Morales-Doyle's presentation
  3. Skyler Kriese and Norrel Hemphill's presentation

Special thanks to the panelists:  

  1. Dr. Melissa Smarr, Program Director, NIH National Cancer Institute, and Writing Co-Lead for EJ Science, Data, and Research Plan 
  2. Dr. Daniel Morales-Doyle, Associate Professor, Science Education, University of Illinois Chicago.
  3. Skyler Kriese, Research Assistant, We The People of Detroit
  4. Norrel Hemphill, Legal and Public Policy Manager, We The People of Detroit 

The discussion was moderated by Joyce program officer Dr. Marisol Becerra.

About The Joyce Foundation

Joyce is a nonpartisan, private foundation that invests in evidence-informed public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region.

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