What do commercial fishermen share in common with professional athletes like LA Lakers’ LeBron James and tennis ace Naomi Osaka? Find out in the first episode of the Fishing Forward Podcast, a new podcast for fishermen with a focus on health, safety and “staying shipshape”
Congratulations to our NIOSH AgFF Center colleagues for 30 years of excellent service, collaboration and camaraderie. Read about the history of the program on the NIOSH Science Blog. Congratulations, too, to NIOSH’s 50 years of work in occupational safety and health.
The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine (PLC) recently honored the Northeast Center with its Supporting Member Award for demonstrating an “unprecedented commitment to logging contractors in Maine.” “Supporting loggers through health research and practice has been a critical mission for us,” said Deputy Director Erika Scott,
Deadline for Submissions: July 7, 2021 Applications for the Northeast Center’s small grants program are currently available. Our 2021-2022 program will fund two $25,000 mini-grants for one-year research projects. We are looking for proposals that: Lay the groundwork for larger, multi-year projects. Identify emerging health