Press
Research isn’t meaningful if people don’t know about it! Check out how work in the CAHL has received local and national attention.
2022
Apple Podcast: The Health and Environmental Impacts of the Foods We Eat
KTVB 7: New research on pesticide exposure aims to help protect Idaho farmworkers
Boise State University News: Multidisciplinary research team receives grant to study pesticide exposure among Idaho’s Latinx farmworkers
2021
Breast Cancer UK: Pesticide Action Week: Pesticides and breast cancer risk
2020
Idaho Press: BSU researchers find Latina farmworkers face workplace hazards, lack of health, child care
Idaho News 6: Research finds Latina farm workers in Southwest Idaho face long work hours, exposure to pesticides
Idaho Environmental Forum: Forum Short 004: Latina Farmworker Well-being
2019
Boise State University: App Makes Data Collection Easier for Researchers and Study Participants in Health Sciences
Boise State University: Two Graduate Students Earn Awards to Present Research at National Conferences
HuffPost: Organic Food’s Health Benefits Have Been Hard To Assess. But That Could Change.
The Conversation: Organic Food Health Benefits Have Been Hard To Assess, But That Could Change
Idaho Statesman: Months after Idaho workers were sickened by pesticides, still more questions than answers
Boise State Public Radio: Does an Organic Diet Make You Healthier?
KIVI Boise 6 On Your Side: Boise State University Researchers Study Effects of Organic Produce on Pregnant Women
Boise State University News: Long Term Organic Diet Intervention Reduces Pesticide Metabolites in Pregnant Women
PBS: What You Need To Know About a Popular Weed Killer’s Alleged Link to Cancer
NBC News: Popular Weed Killer’s Alleged Link to Cancer Stirs Widespread Concern
Kaiser Health News: Q&A: Popular Weed Killer’s Alleged Link to Cancer Spreads Concern
Philly Voice: Popular Weed Killer’s Alleged Link to Cancer Spreads Concern
Boise State University News: Faculty & Staff In Action: Cynthia Curl
2018
Bloomberg: How Much Herbicide Can You Tolerate in Your Food, and for How Long?
Boise State University News: Cynthia Curl Awarded NIH Grant to Study Herbicide Levels in Pregnant Women
Collaborative on Health and the Environment: Pesticide Exposure in Vulnerable Populations: New Horizons for Evaluating Sources and Health Outcomes
NEWSWIRE: 20 Pinoeers Under 40 in Environmental Public Health
The New York Times: These Goldfish are 70 Percent Organic
Boise State University News: Mojtaba Sadegh, Jen Pierce, Nancy Glenn and Cynthia Curl Co-Author Article Titled “Will Clean Air Fade Away?”
2017
Boise State University Update: Cynthia Curl helped produce paper recently named the “Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper of 2017”
University of Washington PNASH: Recognizing and Reducing Hazards in Pacific Northwest Potato Production
Consumer Reports: An Easy Way to Remove Pesticides
Civil Eats: Can Organic Food Prevent a Public Health Crisis?
Bloomberg: How Organic Produce Can Make America Less Healthy
2016
Boise State University News: Does long term exposure to air pollution contribute to the development of heart disease?
Boise State University News: Drs. Cynthia Curl and Dale Stephenson Present Research at the International Society of Exposure Science in Utrecht, Netherlands
Boise State University News: Jessica Porter Presents Research Proposal at the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety’s 2016 Conference
Life Reimagined: Live Cleaner, Eat Cleaner by Friday
Gimlet Media’s “Science Vs” Podcast – In the most recent season of the podcast titled “Science Vs”, Wendy Zukerman interviews Dr. Cynthia Curl as part of her investigation of Organic vs. Conventional Food science. (Dr. Curl’s part in the interview begins at 12:50)
University of Washington: ITHS Research Scholar Looks at Role of Organic and Conventional Diets During Pregnancy
KID News Radio (590AM/921FM) – Interview about USDA Funded Study of Methyl Bromide on Eastern Idaho Farms:
Transcription of KID News Radio Interview
TakePart: Non-Organic Foods Have Pesticide Residue – But Is It Bad For You?
2015
TIME: Eating Organic Produce Exposes You to Fewer Pesticides, Study Says
Huffington Post: The Hidden Ways Manipulated Science Harms Our Health, From Measles To Organics
NPR Boise State Public Radio: Boise State Professor Crowdfunding for New Study on Organic Food
Civil Eats: New Science Confirms: If You Eat Organic You’ll be Exposed to Fewer Pesticides
Fast Company & Inc.: Scientists Can Predict Your Pesticide Exposure Based On How Much Organic Produce You Eat
The Organic Center: Cynthia Curl, Boise State University
Boise State University News: Cynthia Curl Publishes Pesticide Exposure Study in Environmental Health Perspectives
Boise State University Update: Researchers Begin Study on Organic Consumption by Pregnant Women
Boise State University Update: Study Helps Predict Pesticide Exposure in Diet
Boise State University Update: Say Hello to New Staff and Faculty Faces on Campus
Boise State University News: Cynthia Curl Continues to Receive Recognition for Pesticide Study
NPR Boise State Public Radio: Boise State Researcher Could Change How We Study Pesticides
2013
University of Washington’s School of Public Health: Magnuson Scholar Seeks Answers on Pesticides, Food and Health
2010
Huffington Post: Could Organic Produce Be the New Ritalin?
2003
New York Times: When Young Children Go Organic
NBC News: New Reasons for Eating Organic?