Industrial Air Pollution in East Point
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core, with guidance from community partners and HERCULES scientists , created the following infographic summarizing the results from a HERCULES Pilot Project about...
Community-partnered Research
Soil Contamination and Community Gardeners’ Behavior
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core, with guidance from the Stakeholder Advisory Board and HERCULES scientists , created the following infographic and 1-page plain-language summary of research...
June 4, 2019
A Community-Engaged Pilot Study Leads to EPA Site Investigation
Emory University’s HERCULES Exposome Research Center funded a community-engaged pilot project investigating urban soil contamination in Atlanta. The study has led to an EPA site investigation and...
March 29, 2019
HERCULES Faculty Community Engagement Award: Dr. Dana Boyd Barr
Dr. Dana Boyd Barr serves as the Co-Lead of the HERCULES Integrated Health Sciences Facilities Core, and her lab provides Targeted Exposure Analysis for HERCULES scientists. Despite her busy lab and...
Proctor Creek Community Health Survey
Research study conducted by Samantha Eiffert and colleagues, including HERCULES scientists Melanie Pearson and Andrea Winquist and community partner Dr. Yomi Noibi, about environmental exposures...
June 12, 2017
HERCULES Community Engagement in the News
Local NPR station WABE 90.1 aired a continuing series on Atlanta’s Proctor Creek on “Morning Edition.” HERCULES SAB members Na’Taki Osborne-Jelks and Tony Torrence can be...
July 28, 2015
Proctor Creek Health Survey identifies potential health concerns
The Proctor Creek Collaborative Health Survey was funded in spring of 2014 as the first community-based pilot study for the HERCULES Center. The pilot project was a product of a strong collaboration...
August 19, 2014
HERCULES funds Proctor Creek Collaborative Health Survey
The Proctor Creek Community Collaborative Health Survey was funded by the HERCULES Center in the spring of 2014. This pilot project is a strong example of academic and community collaboration. The...