Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO DISCOVER AND EXPOSE ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS TO PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE THROUGH INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND TO ENGAGE IN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. THE INSTITUTE PRODUCES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT DRIVES CHANGE AND INSPIRES SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
RESEARCH - THE INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS RESEARCH PROGRAMS LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE: HUMAN EXPOSURE, PLASTICS & MICROPLASTICS, CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GULF OF MAINE, AND CHEMICAL THREATS TO HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PLASTIC HEALTH COALITION; A NEW STUDY ON PLASTICS AND HUMAN HEALTH; MICROPLASTICS RESEARCH IN GULF OF MAINE MUSSELS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE; AND A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH SWEDEN - MEASURING GLOBAL RISKS TO MARINE MAMMALS ACROSS THREE OCEANS.
OUTREACH - SHAW INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS EFFECTIVELY TRANSLATED AND DISSEMINATED RESEARCH FINDINGS TO STATE AND NATIONAL POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
EDUCATION - INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACTS OF HARMFUL EXPOSURES TO PLASTICS, MICROPLASTICS AND TOXIC CHEMICALS; HUMAN AND ECOLOGIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WITH EMPHASIS ON POSITIVE ACTIONS AND SOLUTIONS. ACCOMPLISHED VIA LECTURES BY THE DIRECTOR AND EXPERT STAFF; THE INSTITUTE'S ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE SERIES, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA; AND INTERNSHIPS AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Susan D Shaw Dr Ph | PRESIDENT | 35 | $13,000 |
| Matthew Newton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Gallo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cosmo Fagundo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Dischinger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Sundberg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| H Richard Dietrich | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
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