Silent Spring Institute

08/31/2026

We are proud to honor Dr. Monica Bertagnolli with the 2026 Rachel Carson Advocacy Award.

Monica Bertagnolli, MD, is a surgical oncologist with a distinguished career in cancer research, clinical care, and national health leadership. Throughout her career, Dr. Bertagnolli has been at the forefront of the field of translational oncology, working to advance cancer prevention and treatment. She was elected president of the National Academy of Medicine, a position she assumed in July 2026, becoming its first woman leader.

Join us as we celebrate her remarkable leadership and achievements on October 1.

RSVP by September 10 by visiting silentspring.org/gala.

08/25/2026

This year we are honored to recognize Tatiana Schlossberg with the Susan S. Bailis Champion Award.

An environmental journalist and author, Tatiana helped countless readers better understand the connections between our environment and human health. Her book, Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have, revealed how the choices we make in our everyday lives impact our planet, no matter how small. The book won the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award in 2020.

In her final piece of writing, a widely shared New Yorker essay titled “A Battle with My Blood,” Schlossberg offered a deeply personal account of her experience with cancer, inviting readers to witness the unthinkable—and increasingly common—experience of early-onset cancer from the inside.

Please join us as we celebrate her legacy on October 1.

RSVP by September 10 by visiting silentspring.org/gala.

08/24/2026

Love your morning coffee? Take a closer look at how you brew it. ☕

When hot water runs through your coffee maker, the plastic parts can leach endocrine disrupting chemicals like BPA into your coffee. BPA is an estrogenic chemical that's been linked with effects on fertility and child development, as well as reproductive cancers.

Try a French press or manual drip maker made with glass or ceramic—or a stainless steel percolator instead.

Small changes to everyday routines can help reduce unnecessary chemical exposures.

For more healthy living tips, download Silent Spring's free Detox Me app (detoxmeapp.org).

08/23/2026

Great post by the National Center for Healthy Housing on why TSCA matters for healthy housing. "Housing professionals regularly make decisions about flooring, paints, adhesives, furnishing, renovation materials... The standards governing chemical safety can directly influence what ends up in those products and, ultimately, in people’s homes. If healthy housing is about creating environments that support health, then the policies that determine which chemicals are allowed in those environments deserve our attention."

To learn more about chemical exposures in the home, check out Silent Spring's research: https://silentspring.org/our-science/household-air-and-dust

https://nchh.org/2026/08/looking-beyond-lead_what-we-learned-about-tsca-and-healthy-housing/

The National Center for Healthy Housing

08/21/2026

Early bird pricing ends tomorrow! 🐦

Just one day left to secure your tickets at the early bird rate for Silent Spring Institute’s Gala Celebration on Thursday October 1, 2026, at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Join us for an evening celebrating advances in cancer prevention science—and the urgent need to address the troubling rise in early-onset cancers that disproportionately impact young women.

Early bird ticket pricing ends tomorrow, August 21.

Learn more and reserve your tickets at silentspring.org/gala.

08/17/2026

Thank you to our individual sponsors for supporting Silent Spring Institute’s 2026 Gala Celebration on October 1. 💙

Our most innovative research is made possible thanks to dedicated supporters like you. Your partnership helps accelerate bold scientific breakthroughs for a healthier, safer world, and we are truly grateful for your commitment.

We look forward to celebrating with you at the Gala. Together, we can change the trajectory of cancer risk and protect future generations.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please visit silentspring.org/gala to learn more.

08/13/2026

Thank you to our community of corporate sponsors for supporting Silent Spring Institute’s Gala Celebration on October 1. Corporate sponsors make it possible for Silent Spring to advance groundbreaking environmental health research, educate communities, inform policies, and ultimately reduce exposures to cancer-causing chemicals.
When businesses invest in cancer prevention research, they invest in healthier communities for generations to come.

To learn more and become a corporate sponsor, please visit silentspring.org/gala.

08/11/2026

Too young. Too many. Time to act.

Join us for Silent Spring Institute’s Gala Celebration on Thursday October 1, 2026, at the Museum of Science, Boston. It will be an unforgettable evening celebrating our prevention science and shining a light on the rise in early-onset cancers disproportionately impacting young women.

We will come together to honor two extraordinary individuals whose compassion, courage, and unwavering commitment have made a lasting impact on the cancer community and beyond:
• Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, President of the National Academy of Medicine, 2026 Rachel Carson Advocacy Award
• Tatiana Schlossberg (in memory of), Environmental Journalist and Author, 2026 Susan S. Bailis Champion Award

Hosted by Katie Martell, the evening will also feature remarks from Silent Spring Executive Director Dr. Mary Beth Terry and a special performance by Manuela Sánchez-Goubert, a vocalist and producer who blends Jazz with Latin American folk music.

Together, we can change the trajectory of cancer risk and protect future generations. Join us in creating a healthier world where fewer people face cancer.

To learn more and buy tickets visit: silentspring.org/gala. The deadline to purchase early bird tickets is August 21.

07/30/2026

✨Behind the Scenes at Silent Spring: Meet Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Yuting Wang, PhD ✨

Dr. Yuting Wang joined Silent Spring Institute as a postdoctoral research fellow in July 2024. With training and experience in epidemiology, biostatistics, and data science, her research focuses on the health effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals, in particular PFAS in drinking water, using advanced statistical methods.

As part of the CDC/ATSDR PFAS Multi-site Study, Dr. Wang has been investigating how PFAS and PFAS mixtures affect blood pressure, with the goal of informing strategies to prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Wang is passionate about translating complex findings into practical tools for everyday life that can support healthier communities and inform disease prevention.

Dr. Wang has a Master of Public Health in global health epidemiology from the University of Michigan and a PhD in quantitative biomedical sciences from Dartmouth College.

07/28/2026

Healthy Living Tip 🌱

Burning candles and incense releases hazardous air pollutants into your home, including chemicals linked to asthma and cancer. So, the best thing to do is limit your use of candles and incense indoors.

When you do use candles, choose unscented varieties. These emit fewer chemicals than fragranced candles.

For more healthy living tips, download Silent Spring's free Detox Me app: detoxmeapp.org.