PROTECT/CRECE/ECHO Researchers Visit Community Health Centers & Clinic Partners in Puerto Rico - May 22, 2019
CEC Director Dr. Carmen Velez Vega & Research Coordinator Hector Torres Zayas Lead Report Back Workshop - May 8, 2019
Project 2’s Rita Loch-Caruso received the Mentorship Award at the 2019 Society of Toxicology Meeting - May 3, 2019
PROTECT Hosts the 2019 Annual Northeast SRP Meeting at Northeastern University - April 23, 2019
PROTECT’s Phil Brown presents at the Cambridge Science Festival -
PROTECT Participates in Environmental Justice Panel at CitSci2019 - April 22, 2019
Trainee Spotlight: Elana Elkin - April 16, 2019
PROTECT Project 2 Researchers receive awards, recognition, and praise at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting 2019. - April 12, 2019
PROTECT Report Back Team hosts community meeting with study participants in Arecibo, Puerto Rico - April 5, 2019
Trainee Spotlight: Kaleigh McAlaine - March 12, 2019
March Webinar: Dr. Leo Trasande, “Sicker Fatter Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future” - February 21, 2019
Data Core Leader Dave Kaeli Presents on PROTECT Database for EarthSoft Office Hours - February 4, 2019
PROTECT and Silent Spring Institute’s Report Back App deemed a model for future research at the PEPH Conference - January 8, 2019
Trainee Spotlight: Morgan Hines -
Project 5’s Long Chen Promoted to Associate Research Scientist - January 2, 2019
PROTECT Team Participates in 2018 Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting - December 19, 2018
PROTECT Project 4 Trainees Autum Downey & Jill Riddell Present at the Geological Society of America 130th Annual Meeting - December 4, 2018
Kelly Ferguson, Former PROTECT Trainee, Wins NIEHS Mentor of the Year - November 14, 2018
PROTECT Researchers evaluate Hurricane Maria’s Impact and suggest a ‘Visionary Rebuilding’ plan for Government Institutions - November 8, 2018
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among pregnant women may contribute to adverse birth outcomes - October 30, 2018
PROTECT Welcomes the 2018 Class of Student Researchers at Trainee Orientation -
PROTECT Study shows widespread presence of phthalates from multiple sources in karst aquifers in Puerto Rico - October 29, 2018
PROTECT and Silent Spring Institute Inaugurate a Mobile App to Provide PROTECT Participants their Research Results - October 23, 2018
PROTECT Project 5 Continues Partnership with e.THROUGH Project: Welcoming Professor Juan Manuel Paz, Celebrating the Research of Eduardo Mateus & Alexandra Ribeiro - October 18, 2018
How important are subsurface sediments to the overall function of karst aquifers? - October 17, 2018
Welton granted NIEHS Award to Study Impacts of Traumatic Experiences & Prolonged Recovery due to Hurricane Maria on Preterm Birth Outcomes - September 27, 2018
PROTECT Welcomes New Team Members, and Celebrates our Recent Departures’ Contributions & Future - September 20, 2018
One Year Later, PROTECT and CRECE Researchers Investigate the Health Impacts of Hurricane Maria -
PROTECT Center Holds Research Staff Team Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico - August 22, 2018
PROTECT Presents at the 2018 International Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment, at the National University of Seoul - August 14, 2018
PROTECT Trainee Norma Torres Featured in SRP Newsletter - August 7, 2018
Cave Sediments & Hurricanes: Digging into the Past - July 27, 2018
PROTECT Researcher Dorothy Vesper Elected as GSA Fellow -
PROTECT Team Members Attend the 15th “Sinkholes Meeting” - July 25, 2018
PROTECT Welcomes Eduardo Mateus & Alexandra Ribeiro to the Team -
PROTECT Trainee Stephanie Eick Receives KC Donnelly Externship - May 21, 2018
PROTECT Investigators Improve Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide for Groundwater Treatment - May 17, 2018
PROTECT Trainee Norma Torres Awarded Ford Fellowship - April 10, 2018
PROTECT Welcomes Hyldegaard, Guedes, and Corley to the Team - April 4, 2018
PROTECT Center Holds Annual Retreat in Atlanta, GA - March 6, 2018
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Delegates Visit PROTECT and CRECE in Puerto Rico - January 31, 2018
February Webinar: Fabienne Petit, “Assessment of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia Coli in Karst Hydrosystems” - January 16, 2018
Former ROUTES Scholar, Gregor, Publishes with Project 5 of PROTECT - January 4, 2018
Congratulations to recent PROTECT graduates: Nazari, Kalhor, and Wurth! -
PROTECT Project 4 Team Members Present at AGU Conference in New Orleans - December 21, 2017
Rovira, Former ROUTES Scholar, Discusses PROTECT Co-Op Experience in News@Northeastern - December 18, 2017
PROTECT Team Comes Together for Executive Meeting in Philadelphia - December 15, 2017
PROTECT Participates in and Supports Planning of 30th NIEHS SRP Meeting -
Padilla Presents PROTECT Research at International Society of Exposure Science Conference - December 13, 2017
Two months after Irma and Maria, PROTECT & CRECE Continue Efforts to Support the Community in Puerto Rico - December 11, 2017
Trainees: Apply to William L. Wilson Scholarship in Karst Science Scholarship by February 1st - November 29, 2017
2017 Winners Selected for PROTECT Trainee Individual Development Plan Awards -
Nature features Cordero and Padilla for PROTECT Research Efforts in Puerto Rico Post-Maria - November 16, 2017
Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health Links Pollution to Nine Million Premature Deaths in 2015 - November 8, 2017
Ferguson, Former PROTECT Trainee, Highlighted as Rising Environmental Health Leader - November 2, 2017
Lin and Rajic Present at AEHS Conference - October 31, 2017
PROTECT & CRECE Provide Community Support for Puerto Rico Following Devastation Caused by Hurricanes Irma & Maria - October 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Works to Recover from Impact of Hurricanes Maria and Irma - October 4, 2017
Cordero Receives APHA’s 2017 Sedgwick Memorial Medal - October 3, 2017
PROTECT Researchers Present at SRP-organized American Chemical Society Symposium -
November Webinar: Chirag Patel, “Building a search engine to identify environmental exposures in disease and phenotypes” - September 29, 2017
Brown featured in NIEHS “Grantee Highlights” Archive for work with PROTECT - September 13, 2017
Brown Leads Conference on Exposure and Health Issues Raised by PFASs - August 24, 2017
Padilla, Project 4 Leader, Presents at the University of Rouen, France - August 18, 2017
PROTECT Project 5 Researchers Visit West Virginia’s Karst Caves - August 15, 2017
PROTECT Project 5 Researchers Attend EREM2017 - August 14, 2017
PROTECT Trainee Nancy Cardona-Cordero Receives KC Donnelly Externship - August 9, 2017
Project 5 Researchers Mentor Students through Science Club for Girls - August 4, 2017
Project 5 Hosts Local High School Students through Young Scholars Program -
Berroa, Gregor, and Elbakri–Former ROUTES Scholars–Publish with Project 5 of PROTECT Center - August 2, 2017
National Pre-Term Birth Rates Rising - July 31, 2017
PROTECT and CRECE Team Members Present at Ibero-American Conference of Health-Promoting Universities in Spain - July 10, 2017
Vélez-Vega featured in NIEHS “Grantee Highlights” Archive for work with PROTECT -
PROTECT Executive Committee Joins for a Retreat in Boston - June 22, 2017
PROTECT Team Improves Modeling of Regional Groundwater Flow in Puerto Rico Using Drainage Features - May 23, 2017
Project 2 Leader Loch-Caruso Cited in News Article Discussing EPA Review of 1,4-Dioxane and other Chemicals - April 13, 2017
Northeast SRP Centers Meet at Northeastern University - April 12, 2017
NIEHS Director Joins PROTECT and CRECE in Puerto Rico for Community Environmental Health Forum - April 10, 2017
April Webinar: Dr. Kelly Bakulski, “Environmental epigenetics in early life: The placenta and beyond” - March 29, 2017
Visiting Scholar Wei Zhou Wins Second Place Prize for Poster Presented at MIT Water Night -
Alshawabkeh Co-Authors Op-ed Urging Legislators to Increase SRP Funding - March 16, 2017
PROTECT Trainee Kimberly Hetrick Receives KWI Wilson Fellowship - March 6, 2017
Trainee Elkin Presents on Award Winning Poster for NIEHS SRP Webinar - March 3, 2017
PROTECT and CRECE Centers Hold Joint Retreat in Puerto Rico - March 1, 2017
PROTECT and CRECE Honor Community Health Centers at Annual Retreat -
February Webinar: Dr. Lisa Jacobson, “ECHO-wide Cohort Data – Perspectives from the Data Analysis Center” - February 2, 2017
2017 Check-In: PROTECT Continues Successful Community Engagement in Puerto Rico - January 31, 2017
2017 Check-In: PROTECT Develops Deeper Understanding of Contaminant Transport in Karst Aquifers -
2017 Check-In: PROTECT Continues Strong Participant Recruitment -
Meeker Joins CDC’s NCEH/ATSDR Board of Scientific Counselors - December 23, 2016
Trainee Elkin Wins First Place Prize for Poster Presented at the Annual SRP Meeting - December 22, 2016
PROTECT Participates in NIEHS 50th Anniversary Conference - December 21, 2016
PROTECT Project 3 Featured in December NIEHS SRP Research Brief - December 9, 2016
Dr. Caroline Rouse Presents on Puerto Rico Preterm Birth for PROTECT Webinar Series - December 2, 2016
December Webinar: Brenda Rivera, “Zika Virus Emerging Disease in Puerto Rico: What Public Health Officers Need to Know” - December 1, 2016
Seminar by Former PROTECT Trainee Kelly Ferguson Highlighted by NIEHS - November 30, 2016
PROTECT Partner EarthSoft Hosts Office Hours with Data Core Leader Kaeli - November 22, 2016
November Webinar: Tom McElrath and Caroline Rouse, “Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico – A Changing Landscape” - November 17, 2016
Vélez Vega and Cordero Present at American Public Health Association’s Annual Conference - November 14, 2016
PROTECT Trainees Vilda Rivera and Norma Torres Present at IAH Conference in Montpellier, France -
PROTECT Team Members Publish on Phenol, Paraben Relation to Hormonal Changes in Pregnant Women -
Geary Schindel Presents on Karst for Fall PROTECT Webinar Series - November 4, 2016
Brown and Brody Serve as Guest Editors for Special Issue of New Solutions Journal - November 1, 2016
PROTECT Researchers Loch-Caruso and Cordero Present at NIEHS SRP Webinar - October 26, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE to Take Part in National Study on Children’s Health - October 4, 2016
PROTECT Kicks off Academic Year with 2016 Trainee Orientation - October 3, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE Members Conduct Training and Survey at Environmental Health Symposium for Speech-Language Pathologists - September 29, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE members attend ISEE Conference in Rome, Italy - September 23, 2016
PROTECT Trainee Reneé Wurth Receives KC Donnelly Externship - September 22, 2016
Karst Conference Mentioned in September Issue of Eos - September 15, 2016
October Webinar: Geary Schindel, “Karst Aquifers – Water Quality, Vulnerability, and Public Health in a Complex Groundwater System” - September 9, 2016
Dr. Huerta-Montañez Presents at Children’s Environmental U.S.-MX Border Symposium -
Puerto Rico Is Challenged by the Zika Epidemic -
Members of PROTECT and CRECE meet with Caribbean EPA Director - September 7, 2016
PROTECT Hosts Local High School Students through Young Scholars Program - August 31, 2016
Prof. Dave Kaeli Presents at NIEHS Spring Workshop - August 2, 2016
Winners Selected for PROTECT Trainee Individual Development Plan Awards - July 29, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE Participate in March of Dimes March for Babies Event in San Juan - July 27, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE Celebrate New Clinic Opening - July 22, 2016
NIEHS Director Visits Northeastern University - July 21, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE to Study Zika in Pregnancy -
Dr. Huerta-Montañez Meets with CDC to Discuss Zika - July 5, 2016
Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montanez Presents on Zika at CHPAC Meeting - June 16, 2016
Trainee Nerida de Jesus Presents at 10th National Monitoring Conference - May 31, 2016
Dr. Ingrid Padilla Appointed Member of Navy Research Advisory Committee - May 26, 2016
PROTECT Trainees Participate in Water Quality Monitoring Day - May 18, 2016
Curt Spalding, EPA Region 1 Administrator, Presents Webinar: “Innovation & Collaboration” - May 16, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE Open New Clinic in Puerto Rico - May 11, 2016
PROTECT Co-Hosts Northeast Superfund Research Program (NE SRP) Training Workshop - May 4, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE Provide Education on Zika Prevention - May 2, 2016
Dr. Vélez Vega and Trainee Colleen Murphy Present at 2nd Annual Rochester Global Health Symposium and UNYTE Scientific Session - April 29, 2016
Dr. Vélez Vega Presents at the 2016 Consortium of Universities for Global Health -
PROTECT Trainees Offer Water Quality Workshop to Children in Puerto Rico - April 15, 2016
PROTECT Project 5 Researchers Present at Boston Public School Science Fair - March 14, 2016
PROTECT’s Dr. José Cordero Appears on NPR to Discuss Puerto Rico’s Efforts Against the Zika Virus - February 5, 2016
PROTECT and KWI Conference: Karst, Groundwater Contamination, & Public Health -
PROTECT and CRECE Work With Local Physicians to Inform Participants About the Zika Virus in Puerto Rico - February 4, 2016
PROTECT Co-sponsors Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium at Northeastern University - December 17, 2015
December Webinar: Prof. Susan Schantz to present Novel Methods to Assess the Impact of Prenatal Chemical Exposures on Infant Cognition – Recording Now Available - December 7, 2015
Over 350 Participants Gathered for the 2015 Annual NIEHS SRP Meeting Hosted by PROTECT - December 2, 2015
PROTECT Presents at EPA Region 1 Superfund Research Program Meeting - November 23, 2015
November Webinar: Prof. Daniel Aldrich to present Networks in Crisis: Data on Social Capital and Resilience – recording now available - November 13, 2015
Giese receives $100K grant to improve testing for carcinogens in food - November 4, 2015
PROTECT adopts Equivalent Porous Media (EPM) approach to Model Groundwater Hydraulics and Contaminant Transport in Karst Aquifers - October 29, 2015
PROTECT Project 5 presents at UMass Amherst, MA -
EPA Prepares a Plan to Cleanup Pesticide Contamination in Manati, PR - October 13, 2015
PROTECT recruitment surpasses 1000 pregnant women! - October 7, 2015
PROTECT Project 1 Leader Meeker and Colleagues Receive $9.5M Grant to Advance Research on Child Health - October 1, 2015
PROTECT RTC-CEC Leader Phil Brown Presents at the EPA’s Environmental Justice Technology Integration and Information Branch Webinar - September 21, 2015
PROTECT Researchers Receive Big Data Grant from the National Science Foundation - September 18, 2015
PROTECT Participates in NIEHS and EPA CLU-IN Webinar - September 3, 2015
Puerto Rico Faces Many Challenges - August 7, 2015
PROTECT Wins the People’s Choice Award at the EPA Community Involvement Training Conference -
PROTECT Study Participants Get Involved - August 4, 2015
PROTECT Researchers Visit Health Clinic PRYMed -
PROTECT Researchers Partner with March of Dimes in San Juan - August 3, 2015
Introducing PROTECT’s first ROUTES scholar, David Berroa! - July 27, 2015
PROTECT Core D Leader David Kaeli Presents at NIEHS SRP Webinar - June 25, 2015
PROTECT Trainee Xiangyu Li Presents at ALLDATA 2015 - June 19, 2015
Landmark Conference on Social Science-Environmental Health Collaborations - June 10, 2015
PROTECT Project 5 Trainees Present at SWIM 2015 - June 2, 2015
Padilla Receives Distinguished Professor Award in Civil Engineering at UPRM - May 20, 2015
PROTECT Researcher Publishes Study Assessing Toxicity Risk of WV Chemical Spill - May 16, 2015
Phil Brown Wins NSF Grant to Study Perfluorinated Chemicals - May 11, 2015
Trainee González starts K.C. Donnelly Externship at the CDC - May 7, 2015
PROTECT Trainee Kelly Ferguson Presents at COW2015 and Meets Policy Makers at the EPA -
Trainee Carmona de Jesus Receives K.C. Donnelly Externship - May 5, 2015
PROTECT Represented at RISE2015 - April 28, 2015
PROTECT Researchers Study Sociodemographic Patterns of Household Water-Use Costs in Puerto Rico - April 22, 2015
First Time Mom with Kelsey Nixon – One Mom’s Story of Delivering a Preemie - April 21, 2015
PROTECT trainees attend tricholorethylene (TCE) vapor intrusion workshop - April 16, 2015
PROTECT participates in the Northeast SRP Training Workshop - April 13, 2015
Alshawabkeh and Suh receive a grant to increase participation of underrepresented minority undergraduates in environmental health research - April 7, 2015
March Webinar: NIEHS Director Birnbaum to present on Environmental Health Issues – recording now available - February 27, 2015
PROTECT researcher Gu talks toxicogenomics at Harvard School of Public Health - February 5, 2015
February Webinar: “EPA/ORD Contaminated Site Project and Ground Water Research” – recording now available - February 4, 2015
Over 60 attend 5th annual PROTECT retreat in Dorado, Puerto Rico - January 23, 2015
Prof. Phil Brown appointed to NIEHS Council - January 15, 2015
Prof. Kaeli, Core D Leader, named ACM Distinguished Scientist - January 14, 2015
PROTECT researcher Anzalota gives talk at Minority Health & Health Disparities conference - January 13, 2015
December Webinar – Camp Lejune: A Case Study, presented by Frank Bove, ScD (now available to download) - December 4, 2014
Community Engagement Core Advisory Committee convenes at the Manatí Medical Center - December 2, 2014
Phil Brown joins Scientific Advisory Panel of the Breast Cancer Fund -
PROTECT researchers and trainees gather at annual Superfund Research Program conference - November 20, 2014
PROTECT is hiring a Senior Research Scientist/Engineer -
PROTECT at the 2014 SACNAS Conference in Los Angeles - November 19, 2014
PROTECT at NU’s Pop-Up Open Lab Experience - November 4, 2014
PROTECT partner EarthSoft to host Office Hours with data core leader Kaeli - October 28, 2014
PROTECT trainees present their work in Amherst, MA -
PROTECT researcher Vesper presents to Pittsburgh Geological Society - October 20, 2014
PROTECT Orientation 2014 - September 22, 2014
PROTECT Center well-represented at the EPA Region 2 Caribbean Science Workshop - September 19, 2014
PROTECT researcher’s work published in Science - September 16, 2014
Congratulations to recent PROTECT graduates! -
PROTECT visiting scholar completes tenure at NU - September 6, 2014
PROTECT researchers quoted in Washington Post - September 5, 2014
September 2014 Spotlight: PROTECT trainees present at the 2014 ISEE conference - September 2, 2014
Cordero gives invited talk to trainees at SSR annual meeting - July 29, 2014
August 2014 Spotlight: “Born Too Soon” – PROTECT featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education - July 28, 2014
Alshawabkeh receives prestigious ASCE award - July 25, 2014
Trainee Gonzalez receives K.C. Donnelly Externship - July 14, 2014
July 2014 Spotlight: PROTECT Data Core Leader named Distinguished Professor - July 8, 2014
Puerto Rico Task Force for Preterm Birth honored by March of Dimes - June 18, 2014
June 2014 Spotlight: PROTECT awarded five-year renewal grant - June 4, 2014
Alshawabkeh presents invited plenary at IAP2014 in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands - May 29, 2014
May Highlight: Training Core’s Kristin Hicks receives NUCOE Outstanding Staff Award - May 14, 2014
May Webinar: “Environmental Metabolomics: A Dual-Platform Biomonitoring Approach to Assess Toxicant Exposure and Metabolic Response” - April 29, 2014
April Webinar: “Two Perspectives on Ethical Review of Research Involving Human Subjects” - April 23, 2014
March 2014 Highlight: Monica Ramirez Presents on Water Impacts - April 7, 2014
PROTECT researchers present at Manatí Medical Center conference to promote influenza vaccination during pregnancy - February 21, 2014
PROTECT researchers present EPA CLU-IN Webinar - February 10, 2014
PROTECT Trainee Mary Penny starting a co-op Opportunity in Environmental Field Testing - February 6, 2014
View photos from the PROTECT annual retreat in Puerto Rico! - January 24, 2014
January Webinar: “Spinning Community – University Partnerships” - January 14, 2014
PROTECT Trainees and Researchers Presented at the SETAC Annual Meeting in November, 2013 - December 16, 2013
November Trainee Highlight: Lily Rajic - November 4, 2013
PROTECT Trainee Norma Torres wins Scholarship from Puerto Rico Society of Engineers - October 20, 2013
PROTECT is hiring - October 4, 2013
Postdoc Position available at Northeastern’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute - September 19, 2013
PROTECT Trainee David Cantonwine joins Brigham and Women’s - September 16, 2013
Monica Ramirez-Andreotta promoted to Assistant Professor - September 9, 2013
Postdoc Kelly Hogan wins UMich Fellowship - August 12, 2013
PROTECT hosts high school students, teacher - August 3, 2013
John Meeker Appointed as Associate Dean for Research - June 2, 2013
David Kaeli Receives Award from HSA Foundation - May 31, 2013
PROTECT UPRM Trainee wins NSF Fellowship - April 12, 2013
PROTECT welcomes new personnel - February 4, 2013
PROTECT researcher at UMichigan awarded $1.4M grant from Preventing Preterm Birth Initiative - November 26, 2012
PROTECT Researchers win major grants - September 10, 2012
PROTECT Trainee Luis Rivera Defends Thesis - June 1, 2012
PROTECT Grad Student Cassie Korte wins Poster Awards -
Meeker gives talk on Endocrine Disruptors [VIDEO] -
PROTECT Trainees Secure Professorships -
PROTECT Trainee Cassie Korte wins poster award - May 12, 2012
PROTECT Trainee Lauren Tetz Defends Thesis - April 24, 2012
Hellweger wins EPA Environmental Merit Award - April 10, 2012
PROTECT Trainee wins Karst Scholarship - March 6, 2012
Alshawabkeh elected ASCE Fellow - March 5, 2012
Alshawabkeh appointed George A. Snell Professor of Engineering - December 1, 2011
John Meeker appointed Associate Chair of UMich Dept of Environmental Health Sciences - November 14, 2011
Akram Alshawabkeh funded under NSF earthquake research grant - September 15, 2011
PROTECT Graduate Student wins the KC Donnelly Externship award - August 4, 2011
Tom Sheahan appointed Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - June 10, 2011
Meeker paper recognized as one of NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month - February 4, 2011
Dorothy Vesper and student highlighted in WVU Magazine - December 3, 2010
Northeastern student working on SRP research highlighted - October 10, 2010
Jose Cordero nominated as candidate for APHA presidency -
Northeastern awarded $9.9 million NIH grant - April 15, 2010