Research in Action for Healthier Communities

This month, UL Research Institutes’ Chemical Insights highlights an upcoming webinar on community health, recent conference engagements, and new learning opportunities grounded in our science. Explore insights and resources that can help turn environmental health research into knowledge and action.

Don't miss our next webinar on protecting community health

We invite you to join us on November 11, 2026, at 1 p.m. EST for the next webinar in our 2026 series, Chemical Safety for Individual and Community Health. The session, “Protecting Community Health in a Changing Climate,” will feature Mike Bergin, Ph.D., Timothy Nurkiewicz, Ph.D., and Diana Hamer, Ph.D., in a discussion on environmental health concerns stemming from climate change and how research can be applied to safeguard affected communities.

Register now to save your spot and learn how these experts are turning research into action.

Sharing our research at ISES

Chemical Insights was proud to join the 2026 International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) Annual Meeting in Vancouver earlier this month. We served as a platinum sponsor, sponsored the opening reception, and shared research across a broad program of presentations, posters, a symposium, and other programming. The conference created a valuable opportunity to connect and discuss collaborative research opportunities with the global exposure science community.I

We’re continuing that conversation over the next few weeks with a series of blog posts hosted at the link below, revisiting the research our scientists shared. The series starts with a look at a new dataset focused on chemicals identified in consumer products.

ISES 2026 Research Highlights

New research-based resources

Explore new learning opportunities that bring Chemical Insights research and guidance to life.

A new video from the TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness Emergency Response) Seconds Count program, “Clearing the Air: Wildland Fire Preparedness Starts with You,” shares practical information from one of our toolkits to help communities understand wildfire smoke and reduce exposure.

“Counterfeit Vape Devices: Dangers, Science, and Prevention,” a new eLearning course from the International IP Crime Investigators College, draws on our SERVICE guidance and contributions from members of our team.

Whether you’re interested in protecting indoor air quality during and after a wildfire or understanding emerging product safety concerns, resources like these make it easier to navigate the science and apply research-based insights.

Publications & Events

Recent Publications

Upcoming Events

  • SETAC North America 47th Annual Meeting, November 2-5, 2026:
    • Presentation | “A Workflow for Harmonization of Non-Targeted Analysis Data in Support of Downstream Analytics”
    • Panel Presentation and Discussion | “Advancing Non-Targeted Analysis: Integrating Analytical Rigor, Informatics Innovation and Risk Assessment for Exposure Characterization”
    • Panel Presentation and Discussion | “Beyond the Usual Suspects: Exploring Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Uncommon Systems
    • Workshop | “Advancing Risk-Based Decisions Through Exposure and Dosimetry Modeling
    • Workshop | “Tiered Application of HTTK Methods to Large Chemical Inventories”
    • Poster | “Temperature and Relative Humidity as Drivers of Volatile Organic Compound and Aldehyde Emissions from Flooring Materials and Their Installation Systems”
  • Chemical Insights’ Chemical Safety for Individual and Community Health Webinar Series, November 11, 2026, “Protecting Community Health in a Changing Climate: Research on Wildfires, Extreme Heat, and Chemical Exposures”
  • IFMA World Workplace 2026, November 17-20, 2026:
    • Podcast | “Lithium-Ion Battery Safety: What FMs Need to Know”
    • Panel Presentation and Discussion | “When Natural Disasters Become Normal: FM Readiness, Response and Recovery” 
    • Panel Presentation and Discussion | “Charged and Unprepared: Lithium-Ion Battery Risk, Response, and Recovery”