SETAC: Still Dawning After All These Years
Charles Menzie, SETAC Executive Director
In the 1970s, no forum existed for interdisciplinary communication among environmental scientists—biologists, chemists, toxicologists—as well as managers, engineers and others interested in environmental issues. The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) was founded […]
Progress Toward Instituting a Global Certification Program in Environmental Risk Assessment
John Toll, SETAC North America Immediate Past President, and Karel de Schamphelaere, SETAC Europe President
2018 has been a year of great progress in establishing a global certification program. The new global program will certify professionals in environmental risk assessment. It […]
SETAC Helsinki: What’s Up?
Kari Lehtonen, SETAC Helsinki Co-Chair; Rebecca Bundschuh, SETAC Europe Education Project Manager; and Delphine Delire, SETAC Europe Communications Manager
As we plan and then implement our plans for the SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting, which will be held from 26–30 May […]
2018 SETAC Global Award Winners
William Stubblefield and Graeme Batley, Global Awards Committee Chairs; and Rebecca Bundschuh, SETAC Europe Education Project Manager
Each year, the SETAC awards program recognizes individuals, or groups of individuals, who have made outstanding contributions consistent with the goals of SETAC.
SETAC Founders […]
Status of the Global Horizon Scanning Project in Brazil
Tatiana Furley, SETAC Latin America President and Helena de Assis, SETAC Latin America Immediate Past President
Since the publication of the article Towards Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for Latin America, in which the Global Horizon Scanning Project (GHSP) […]
Why Are Judges Important to SETAC?
Michelle Bloor, SETAC Europe Awards Chair, and Rebecca Bundschuh, SETAC Europe Education Project Manager
This past year, 204 students and young scientists competed for the Best Platform and Best Poster Presentation Awards at the SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting in […]
WiOW Symposium 2018 Post Conference Report
Kathryn Hassell, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The WiOW: What’s in Our Water 2018 Symposium was recently held at the CSIRO Discovery Centre from 29 October–1 November in Canberra, Australia. It was the sixth event in a series that has been […]
Thank You for Your Support in 2018 and Happy Holiday Wishes
Bill Goodfellow and Tim Canfield, SETAC Globe Co-Editors in Chief
As we take the opportunity to reflect on the SETAC Globe for 2018, we find a lot of exciting accomplishments. The most significant activity was that the Globe ushered in a […]
Thanks to All Who Helped Make SETAC North America Stronger in 2018
John Toll, SETAC North America President
One of the most gratifying things that the president of the SETAC North America Board of Directors gets to do is award Presidential Citations. I am going to use my valedictory column to recognize […]