Dec 2, 2025 | News on Environmental Health, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
New Project 1 Research Suggests Associations Between Maternal Bioactive Lipid Levels and Early Child Development PROTECT research published in Pediatric Research shows associations between maternal bioactive lipids and children’s neurodevelopment problems and...
Dec 10, 2024 | News on Environmental Health, Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Research Translation, Training Core
RETCC Lead and 2024 KC Donnelly Recipient Contribute to Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts in North Carolina In September, Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, causing unprecedented flooding and devastation in the state. Following the hurricane’s impact, RETCC Leader...
Sep 23, 2024 | News on Environmental Health, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
New PROTECT Paper Finds that Common Chemicals in Popular Consumer Products Can Impact Blood Pressure During Pregnancy A new paper led by Project 1 researcher Julia Varshavsky found that higher levels of phenols and parabens exposure during pregnancy may impact...
Nov 28, 2022 | News on Environmental Health, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, Research Translation
New Publication Co-Authored by PROTECT Researchers Establishes Approach to Identify PFAS Contamination A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters talks about a conceptual approach to map per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
Nov 19, 2020 | News on Environmental Health
In a recent publication, PROTECT researchers found that toxic and essential metals are present at higher levels in pregnant Puerto Rican women compared to those from the general US population. Researchers identified that diet, water sources, and smoking were...
Nov 17, 2020 | News on Environmental Health
Recently, PROTECT trainee Jill Riddell (Ph.D. candidate, West Virginia University) visited Butler Cave to study and characterize its karst sediments in terms of organic carbon, grain size, and elemental/mineralogical composition. The Butler Cave-Sinking Creek System...
