Talk on PFAS exposure closes ethics lecture series

Dr. Courtney Carignan will deliver a talk Dec. 1 on “Disparities in PFAS Exposure and Health Impacts” as part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's Fall 2025 lecture series. The talk will start at 6 p.m. in the Putney Auditorium of the Fetzer Center.

Dr. Carignan's talk will explore the social, geographic and occupational disparities in PFAS exposure, highlighting how systemic factors, such as proximity to industrial sites, contribute to unequal burdens. The presentation will also consider strategies for addressing these inequities. Dr. Carignan is Assistant Professor at Michigan State University with a joint appointment in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations. For more information, visit the Ethics Center's website.