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The Emerging Science of Risk Analysis

SRA publishes a series of foundational documents, including Core Subjects of Risk Analysis, advancing the science of risk analysis Dec. 10, 2018 Risk Analysis is an emerging science that touches nearly all facets of daily life – for governments, public and private sector organizations and individuals. Risk Analysis represents the framework of concepts, theories, principles, […]

Society for Risk Analysis Announces 2018 Winners for Best Journal Papers and Best Research Posters

Dec. 4, 2018 The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is pleased to announce the winners for best papers in Risk Analysis: An International Journal and the best research posters for 2018. The editorial staff of Risk Analysis selected the 2018 Best Paper award winners. These papers made the most significant impacts on the theory or practice of risk […]

Nine Honored by Society for Risk Analysis

Dec. 4, 2018 Today, the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) awarded six prestigious scholarly and service awards and named three new Fellows at its Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. These awards recognize nine individuals for their outstanding contributions to the society and to the science of risk analysis. The recipients were selected by a committee […]

Society for Risk Analysis Announces Its New 2019 Council

Dec. 4, 2018 During its Annual Meeting, the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) announced the addition of five new Council members and the rise of Katherine McComas, Ph.D., Cornell University, as the new President of its 2019 Council. McComas succeeds Terje Aven, Ph.D., University of Stavanger, Norway, who has completed his term and will continue […]

Can Rice and Flushing the Toilet be Slowly Poisoning You?

Rice and other popular dietary items, such as barbecued meat and tap water, can contain harmful toxins Nov. 16, 2018 Many of the substances that humans consume on a regular basis as parts of their basic diet actually contain harmful toxins. Rice, barbecued meat and drinking water all pose threats to human health as hosts […]

The Irrational but Predictable Consumer: Decision Making Based on Feelings Rather Than Facts

Nov. 16, 2018 Risk and benefit perceptions are crucial to people’s acceptance of a particular technology and therefore their willingness to become a consumer. It has been suggested that, due to resource restraints, consumers’ perceptions are frequently formed based on heuristics and biases, or other factors such as trust or affect. While some consumer behaviors […]

Being Employed Puts Your Health at Risk

Nov. 16, 2018 The modern workplace has undergone a transformation as workers move away from traditional industrial sectors, such as agriculture and manufacturing, into the service sector. This has resulted in the incorporation of new occupational risk factors. Regardless of the environment, work provides a unique opportunity for exposure to hazards and risk that the […]

Municipal Wastewater Holds the Key to Tracking Opioid Intervention Initiatives

Nov. 16, 2018 In 2016, opioids were the primary cause of more than 42,000 deaths in the U.S. Controlled substances (opioids and other drugs, such as marijuana) pose a threat to both human and environmental health. With the crisis showing no signs of slowing down, officials across the country are scrambling to implement effective intervention […]

Science Proves Vaccines are Helpful, Not Harmful, to Society

Nov. 16, 2018 As more and more parents buy into the belief that vaccines cause autism and refuse to vaccinate their children, previously eradicated diseases are making their way back into society. These beliefs are part of “post-truth” politics in which authority figures are making public assertions without any proof or factual basis and are […]

Human Exposures and Health Effects Associated with Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

Preliminary Findings from the Health Effects Institute’s Energy Research Committee Nov. 13, 2018 Development of oil and natural gas from shale and other unconventional geologic formations across the U.S. has expanded rapidly since the early 2000s and its development is projected to continue. The Health Effects Institute (HEI) convened an Energy Research Committee to help […]