UNC Superfund Research Program News
UNC SRP CEC and collaborators recommend improvements to North Carolina well policy in new white paper
North Carolina has the largest number of households served by private wells in the United States. A new white paper from the UNC SRP Community Engagement Core (CEC) and the... Read more »
Well Empowered program expanding to Robeson County
The UNC SRP Community Engagement Core (CEC) is expanding the Well Empowered research study to Robeson County, NC and the surrounding area. The CEC is collaborating with the Lumbee Tribe... Read more »
Local health departments use NC ENVIROSCAN to incorporate environmental health data into community health needs assessments
A new collaboration between UNC SRP and North Carolina county health departments will help counties more easily incorporate environmental health and environmental justice perspectives into their community health needs assessments.... Read more »
NIEHS highlights outstanding environmental health career of Fry
September 27, 2024 Dr. Fry collaborated with researchers in Thailand to investigate how in utero exposure to arsenic from abandoned tin mines affects gene activity in infants.
Congratulations graduating trainees!
Congratulations to all our 2024 UNC SRP graduates! We were fortunate to have 11 wonderful SRP trainees earn their Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees this past year. We will miss... Read more »
Summer opportunities provide high school students and undergraduates a chance to work with SRP
Over the summer, UNC SRP supported several programs that engaged high school and undergraduate students in research, with principal Investigators from across UNC SRP hosting and mentoring students in their... Read more »
Mindfulness workshop introduces SRP trainees to new tools for mental health
RETCC sponsored a workshop for SRP trainees on self-compassion, managing stress, habit formation, and resources. The workshop was co-led by UNC PhD candidate Danielle Williams, founder of Infinite Gratitude, LLC... Read more »
UNC SRP annual retreat fosters team building and collaboration
UNC SRP held their annual retreat this May as a way to connect, collaborate, and be forward-thinking in their research. Attendees included current members of each project team and core,... Read more »
NC ENVIROSCAN tool shared with environmental professionals interested in environmental justice
UNC SRP Community Engagement Core’s Dr. Andrew George, and the Administrative Core’s Dr. Lauren Eaves demonstrated use of the NC ENVIROSCAN tool with environmental professionals at the 2024 North Carolina... Read more »
SRP trainees learn from NC DEQ staff about Superfund site assessment process during short course
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) staff from the Division of Waste Management (DWM) visited UNC in May 2024 to connect with UNC SRP trainees around the Superfund site... Read more »