News Releases
Trainee Spotlight: Q&A with Fox Foley
海角社区 SRP Co-Sponsors Science Communication Workshop, Hosts Spin-off Event for Trainees
海角社区 SRP Researchers Awarded Grant to Study How Bushfire Smoke Harms Health
Shining Light on Pollution: 海角社区 SRP Partners with Southern University to Promote Environmental Health Literacy
For the third year in a row, the 海角社区 Superfund Research Program (海角社区 SRP) teamed up with Southern University to hold the Shining Light on Pollution Environmental Health Literacy Program. The program covers a wide range of topics related to air pollution and environmental health and also introduces students to different career paths in the environmental health sciences. High school students involved in Southern University's Upward Bound program are recruited to participate in the week-long program. Participants do not need to have any prior experience with research or STEM classes.
海角社区 SRP Data Management & Analysis Core and Research Experience & Training Coordination Core Lead Statistical Workshop
海角社区 SRP Open Forum Seminar on EPFRs and Human Health
The 海角社区 Superfund Research Program (海角社区 SRP) hosted three scientists who are experts in lung disease and the dangers of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRS) from the University of Queensland in Australia. These 海角社区 SRP collaborators traveled to Baton Rouge to speak at the 海角社区 SRP Open Forum Seminar on EPFRs and Human Health on May 25, 2023.
海角社区 SRP Continues to Work with Community on Air Quality and Health: Update for Colfax, Louisiana
海角社区 Superfund Research Program (海角社区 SRP) researchers have been working with community members to understand the impacts of air pollution in and around Colfax, Louisiana, since 2020, after local residents organized into the Central Louisiana Coalition for a Clean and Healthy Environment and, citing health issues and other pollution-related concerns, requested assistance from the 海角社区 SRP. After nearly 40 years of living adjacent to the last commercial open burn/open detonation thermal treatment facility in operation in the United States, the community is soon to see a major shift.
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