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Thrilled to be gathering together with our #EHSCC colleagues in Kentucky to share, learn, and collaborate. #EHSCC25
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We are excited to announce that the HERCULES Environmental Health Sciences Pilot Grants application process has opened! Faculty at Emory and the Emory-Georgia Tech Department of Biomedical Engineering may apply. Info Session: Nov 4, 12-1pm. Read more:
emoryhercules.com/news/pilot_i...
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Our Community Engagement Core presented the robust community engagement infrastructure we have built at HERCULES today at #ISES2025. It was great to see and share it with our National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences colleagues! @ises-epi.bsky.social #PEPH #NIEHS
August 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Our community partners Na’Taki Osborne Jelks and Darryl Haddock welcomed our #environmentalhealth and #exposurescience colleagues to Atlanta this week for #ISES2025!
August 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Attending ISES-ISEE in Atlanta next week? Make sure to check out a presentation or poster from one of our HERCULES members! See the full list below and at this link: bit.ly/3J9Qaem
#ISES2025 #Exposome @ises-epi.bsky.social @isee-global.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A HERCULES Pilot study found high levels of PFAS in North Georgia residents. emoryhercules.com/news/hercule...
June 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our Center Director, Dr. Carmen Marsit, was interviewed about how microwaving and freezing plastic not only increases your exposure to the chemicals the plastics are made of, it can also expose you to microplastics! Read the article here: www.health.com/just-how-bad...
Just How Bad Is It to Microwave or Freeze Plastic? Here's What Experts Say
Is it bad to eat food that's been microwaved in a plastic container? Here's what to know about microwaving, food, and exposure to microplastics and chemicals.
www.health.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We have had a busy spring! In March we partnered with the Atlanta Science Festival to host our Community Science for Change Event that brought over a dozen partners together to showcase their work - get a glimpse of the fun in this short video! vimeo.com/1081500604?s... #ATLSciFest
HERCULES Community Science for Change Event
Get a sneak peak at our 2025 Community Science for Change event in partnership with the Atlanta Science Festival!
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May 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We love seeing where our MPH students end up! 2024 graduate Alina now works for us as a Community Engagement Coordinator, and we had a surprise visit today from 2022 CEC student Maya who is now using her research translation skills in environmental health consulting! #GrowingEHLeaders
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
HERCULES is part of a national network of environmental health science research centers that address a variety of environmental health concerns in different communities across the country. Our Center is a thought leader in how we evaluate success across these diverse settings - Read more below.
March 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Join us at our Atlanta Science Festival Event: "Community Science for Change" on Saturday, March 15th!

Read more and register here: emoryhercules.com/events/hercu...
HERCULES Community Science for Change Event - HERCULES Exposome Research Center
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core is hosting an event as part of the Atlanta Science Festival with our community partners the SouthSide Environmental Justice Alliance.
emoryhercules.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Our Community Engagement Core had a great time teaching children in NPU-P’s Environment Club about how things outside of our bodies, including some common household products, can impact our health. after making their own less toxic laundry detergent one child declared “We are scientists!!”
February 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One of our HERCULES Pilot studies is helping residents of North Georgia learn about their possible exposure to PFAS. Read more here: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/02/07/r...

You can read about our Pilot Program here: emoryhercules.com/pilot-program/

#pfas #exposome #exposurescience
Residents await blood tests results to measure chemical exposure
Emory University’s study in response to Atlanta News First investigation discovering elevated levels of PFAS in residents’ blood.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our Environmental Health Data Science Co-Director has co-authored the new edition of the Systems Biology textbook with our previous Co-Director, Eberhard Voit! Congrats Melissa Kemp! Check out the book here: lnkd.in/dkXe_uez
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February 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM