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From this month's NIOSH newsletter... - Ralph NIOSH presents University Safety Award NIOSHís collaboration with the American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Chemical Health and Safety resulted in funding the second annual national College and University Health and Safety Award among university chemical laboratories. This yearís $1,000 award was equally shared between two universities ñ the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Nevada-Reno. The two recipients of the safety award were Louis DiBerardinis representing the MIT Environmental Health and Safety Office and Steven Oberg representing the UN-Reno Environmental Health and Safety Department. Mr. DiBerardinis presented a paper entitled ìBuilding and Implementing an Environmental Health and Safety Management System in an Academic Environment,î and Dr. Obergís paper was entitled ìIntegration is a Key to University Lab Safety Program Success.