Fisk University Community Environmental Program

We would like to invite you, your colleagues, students, friends, and neighbors to participate in our Fisk University Environmental Program’s Community Workshop: “The Prevalence and Consequences of PFAS in our Community Drinking Water.” This workshop will be held at 10:30am-1:00pm on Saturday, March 28th, in the Appleton Room of Jubilee Hall. It can also be accessed by ZOOM.

Colleagues, friends, family, students, and neighbors join our very important Fisk University Community “Green Chemistry (Toxics Use Reduction) Workshop” from 10:30am-1:00pm, January 31, 2026, in the Appleton Room of Jubilee Hall on Fisk campus. It can also be accessed virtually by ZOOM.

The speakers for our workshop include:
Dr. Omar Villanueva, Chief Program Officer, Beyond Benign (Green Chemistry Education, https://www.beyondbenign.org/)
Dr. Kaci K***z, Assistant Professor, Fisk University (Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community)

To Register for this event. Contact Robert C. Wingfield Jr. Fisk University, [email protected], or 615-439-0274. See attached flyer for more information. There is no cost for registration. Lunch will be provided.

Robert Wingfield

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