by campus | Oct 20, 2013 | Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team
PROTECT trainee Norma Torres (UPRM, Project 4) has won a scholarship from the Puerto Rico Society of Engineers, the first ever of its kind for an environmental engineer. She will formally receive the award during a ceremony on November 24, 2013. Congratulations...
by campus | Oct 17, 2013 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), Project 2 (Toxicology), Project 3 (Non-targeted Analysis), Project 4 (Fate & Transport), Project 5 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Events and Presentations
21 members of PROTECT (trainees, administrators and faculty) attended this year’s SRP meeting in Baton Rouge. In addition to presenting posters, PROTECT director Akram Alshawabkeh and trainee postdoc Kelly Hogan co-moderated the session on “Risks of...
by campus | Oct 12, 2013 | News on Environmental Health, News on Premature Birth
A recent study has linked air pollution to high blood pressure in pregnant women. High blood pressure is one cause of premature birth. While the work is not yet conclusive, it points to further indications of the impact of environmental health on pregnancy. Learn...
by campus | Oct 8, 2013 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research
In September, the PROTECT article “Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors” was accepted for publication in Environment International. The paper documents recent...
by campus | Oct 7, 2013 | Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Events and Presentations
The PROTECT team is at SACNAS 2013 in San Antonio TX! In addition to Training Core Executive Director Kristin Hicks, UPRM students Angel Anaya, Irmarie Cotto and Norma Torres are also attending (pictures of Norma and Irmarie are below.)
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