Celia Chen, PI

Laurie Rardin, RTC Coordinator

Nancy Serrell, Senior Consultant

Research Translation CoreDartmouth Superfund Research

Program

Communicating to Broad AudiencesLecture for the Public

ARSENIC ON YOUR PLATE

Seminar by Andrew Meharg, Ph.D.University of Aberdeen

International Expert on Arsenic in Rice

Public ExhibitsChildren’s Room of the Howe Public Library

Marine Animals and Oil Spills

Freshwater Animals in the Connecticut River

Illustration as a Communication Tool

Website Redesign

>1000 hits on YouTube

Partnering with Government AgenciesTranslation of Arsenic Science

Promoting Private Well Testing:

www.InSmallDoses.org

Translation of Mercury Science

Public Meetings, Callahan Mine Superfund Site, Brooksville Maine, EPA Region 1

SRP RFA Language (Released 10/29/10)

 Community Engagement: All applicants are **required to include a Community Engagement Core (CEC)** to enhance the exchange of knowledge and to support the needs of the community with regard to the science emanating from the Center. **SRP also encourages applicants to include, as part of their Center, a community engagement research project. These hypothesis-driven research projects address science-based questions formulated by the community. **

SRP RFA Language (Released 10/29/10)

Research Translation: will facilitate and coordinate communication of the results, accomplishments, and implications of the Center’s research to stakeholders in a context that makes the research applicable to the target audience.  In addition, the SRP encourages project investigators to coordinate with the RTCs to translate their research products to end-users. 

Continue Annual (?) Meetings of Arsenic Consortium

Partnerships to formalize education and outreach to private well-owner community

Update well water Remediation Survey

Produce webpage (s) with additional detailed information on testing, remediation costs and follow-up for well-owners.

Next Steps for Translation and Engagement

Hiring Community Engagement Coordinator

Establish Community Engagement Advisory Comm.