UNC SRP’s RTC science educator Dana Haine, MS was invited to lead a six-hour workshop titled Integrating Epigenetics into your Biology Curriculum for 24 high school science teachers at the July 2015 Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute hosted by the … Continued
On April 11th, the ERP participated in the 5th annual UNC Science Expo that is produced by UNC’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center as part of the North Carolina Science Festival. Approximately 700 people of all ages attended this year’s … Continued
The UNC Institute for the Environment—jointly with the UNC Superfund Research Program, Duke Superfund Research Center and the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources (IJNR)—is hosting 18 journalists from around the country March 3-8 on a learning expedition to explore … Continued
Dr. Mike Aitken presented an invited lecture, “Challenges in understanding and influencing the biodegradation of PAHs in contaminated soil,” at the 21st International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry in Wuhan, China. Dr. Aitken and his team in the UNC Superfund Research … Continued
A recent article published in the journal Epigenetics highlights the work of several UNC Superfund Research Program investigators and trainees interested in identifying how prenatal exposure to cadmium can influence newborn DNA and ultimately, long-term health. Cadmium is a known … Continued
ERP Director Kathleen Gray and Environmental Education Coordinator Sarah Yelton attended the 26th annual Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana through their work with the UNC Superfund Research Program‘s Research Translation Core. Ms. Yelton presented a research … Continued
Continuing a long-running collaboration, the UNC SRP Research Translation Core, UNC Institute for the Environment, and Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) partnered to conduct a professional development institute for NC science teachers focused on making connections between local water quality and environmental health.During … Continued
