by mnobrega | Dec 18, 2017 | CRECE Team
On December 12th, 2017, News@Northeastern featured the article “Co-op in Puerto Rico Expands Student’s Interest in Environmental Health,” which detailed the ROUTES experience of former scholar Alejandro Rovira. The story highlights Alejandro’s explorative...
by mnobrega | Dec 11, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Highlighted Outreach
In order to give readers a full-perspective on the work CRECE has been completing in Puerto Rico since the hurricanes, this article provides updates to a piece posted on this site on October 19th, 2017. Since Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit Puerto Rico in late...
by mnobrega | Nov 16, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Environmental Health News
CRECE and PROTECT Co-Director José Cordero and PROTECT Project 4 Leader Ingrid Padilla were featured in the November 16, 2017, issue of Nature describing Puerto Rico’s struggles to assess the hurricane’s health effects. The article reports on PROTECT’s and CRECE’s...
by mnobrega | Nov 8, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Human Subjects Core, Project 3
CRECE team members attended the 2017 NIEHS/EPA Children’s Centers Annual Grantee Meeting held on October 24-25 in San Francisco, CA. The jointly-funded EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers Annual Meeting serves as an opportunity for researchers working with Children’s Centers...
by mnobrega | Oct 19, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Highlighted Outreach
Since Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit Puerto Rico in late September, the CRECE and PROTECT Centers have been collaborating with outside groups to ensure the safety and welfare of team members, community health center partners, and members of the surrounding associated...
by mnobrega | Oct 4, 2017 | CRECE Team
On September 20th, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm, made landfall in Puerto Rico, nearly immediately rendering the island’s power grid, cellphone towers, and even its banking system inoperable. Puerto Rico’s director of safety and public protection, Héctor...
