By Briana Bernstein, Summer Research Intern, Levin Lab Despite being a Carolina undergrad, I entered “enemy territory” this summer to intern with Dr. Ed Levin’s lab at Duke. My passion for neuroscience pushed me past the fierce sports rivalry and into the world of toxicological research. I began examining how […]
By Helina Asrat, Summer Research Intern, Levin Lab My name is Helina Asrat and I am a senior chemistry major at Berea College. After previous internships with the Berea College farm store where I focused on organic methods of pest management, and with a neuroscience lab, I have grown curious […]
By Emily Barefoot, Summer Research Intern, Meyer Lab Close your eyes. Place yourself back in high school, in your freshman biology class. You may be drooling, half asleep, or possibly wondering “When will I EVER need this information in the ‘real world?’” You glance up at the projector screen showcasing […]
From May 19-22, nine Duke Superfund Center researchers representing research projects 1-4 participated in the 20th symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms (PRIMO20), in Charleston, SC. This was the first time Charleston hosted PRIMO, and the close proximity meant our researchers were active in all aspects of the conference. […]
By Maddie Valier On April 12th, Duke Superfund faculty, trainees, and staff, along with MEM students from the Nicholas School took part in a full-day, immersive workshop led by two expert facilitators from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. The facilitators were James Rea, a communications coach and consultant […]
By Sam Cohen On March 21, we convened stakeholders from across North Carolina in Raleigh to discuss how fish consumption advisories are set and communicated, and how to improve the process to best protect public health. NC Fish Forum attendees focused on known risks like mercury, and emerging contaminants such […]
By Catherine Kastleman The CEC joined several community health educators at the Cape Fear River Watch’s annual StriperFest Education Day as part of the “Stop, Check, Enjoy” campaign. The event was funded by the CEC and also supported by an EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving grant. StriperFest was held Saturday, […]
Duke Superfund Center’s CEC seeks to increase understanding, inform decision-making, and ultimately change behavior related to exposure to contaminants in fish, particular mercury and PCBs, among subsistence fish consumers in the Northeast Cape Fear River, with a special emphasis on reducing early life or developmental exposures for children and pregnant […]
By Sam Cohen and Steven Yang Over the past year, the Duke University Superfund Research Center’s Community Engagement Core (CEC) has partnered with community gardens across North Carolina to test for soil contaminants, consider potential sources of contamination, and discuss gardening best practices.You can learn more about the CEC’s […]