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On July 20th- 22nd, the Network on Persistent, Emerging, and Organic PoLlution in the Environment (PEOPLE Network) and The LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (the LEADERS Program) co-hosted their second annual LEADERS & PEOPLE Virtual Symposium: Environmental Research and Career Training for Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP). The symposium was co-chaired by LEADERS program director, Dr. Stephen Brown, an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Chemistry at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´, and the PEOPLE Network director Dr.

The Contaminants of Emerging Concern-Research Excellence Network (CEC-REN) at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´, is an interdisciplinary research & innovation initiative. CEC-REN is focused on the detection & treatment of emerging contaminants in the natural and built environment, that pose environmental & human health risk. Currently, our affiliated research programs have received ~$20 million in funding, which is a substantial investment in environmental research which address the UN Sustainable Development Goals #6, 9 and 12. CEC-REN is the home of the LEADERS CREATE Program. 

We cordially invite you to join the LEADERS & PEOPLE 2021 Virtual Symposium on Environmental Research and Career Training, July 20 - 22nd. This is a joint virtual symposium co-hosted by the Network on Persistent, Emerging, and Organic PoLlution in the Environment (PEOPLE Network) and The LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (the LEADERS Program) for Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) training. This will be a good opportunity for our HQP to present their research, learn knowledge, get career advice, and enhance professional skills.

As part of the LEADERS & PEOPLE 2021 Virtual Symposium on Environmental Research and Career Training, we are offering a workshop on "Distinctive Ideas, of Value, Put to Practice: Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Impact in Water and the Environment."