This two year study will follow 300 patients with Stage 1 CKDu  to evaluate correlations between disease progression, water quality in rice fields and well waters and other risk factors.

We were just awarded a grant by the Dominion Foundation to initiate a pCO2 time series at Avery Point to trach changes in water CO2. The time series will bededicated to undergraduate education and will provide unprecedented pCO2 data for the region.

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20160825/NEWS/160829963/1020?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=Energy%2BNews&utm_campaign=Thursday

Biodegradation and mineralization of isotopically labeled TNT and RDX in anaerobic marine sediments

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299356550_Uptake_and_fate_of_hexahydro-135-trinitro-135-triazine_RDX_in_coastal_marine_biota_determined_using_a_stable_isotopic_tracer_15N_-_RDX

Thivanka received the best platform presentation award at SETAC NE which comes with a $500 travel award to the national meeting this fall.

Vlahos (Academic Head)  & Warren (Entrepreneurial head) will be engaging in an NSF funded program for new CT startups spring 2016

Joanne successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on Dec. 4th 2015! Woohoo

Go JoJo

Vlahos & Whitney awarded SeaGrant Research Grant to study carbon and nitrogen exports from Long Island Sound