PROTECT Center News
Aug 21, 2024
Exploring Silevitch’s Northeastern Legacy
For more than 40 years, Michael B. Silevitch, Robert D. Black ECE Distinguished Professor, has had a profound impact at Northeastern as an innovative leader of several groundbreaking initiatives such as SENTRY and ALERT, and as an inspiration to faculty, students, alumni, and members of industry.
Aug 15, 2024
Chemicals in Personal Care Products Can Cause Health Problems
Bouve/CEE Assistant Professor Julia Varshavsky’s research from a study she led in Puerto Rico in affiliation with the PROTECT Center was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. It shows chemicals like phenols and parabens in products such as sunscreen and makeup can result in long-term health problems for both the woman and fetus.
Sep 13, 2023
Patent for New Methods of Treating Contaminated Water
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Global University Campus Akram Alshawabkeh was awarded a patent for a “Robust flow-through platform for organic contaminants removal.”
Mar 23, 2020
PROTECT Research Center: Continuing a Bold Mission for Environmental Health
This week, the PROTECT multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research center, led by Akram Alshawabkeh, Director of PROTECT, and Snell Professor of Engineering and Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, was awarded a five-year $10.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue and expand its work. This next phase of PROTECT research will include the study of an additional 1,000 pregnant women and look at a mixture of chemicals beyond the initial two suspect chemical classes.
Dec 14, 2018
PROTECT Researchers evaluate Hurricane Maria’s Impact and suggest a ‘Visionary Rebuilding’ plan for Government Institutions
The PROTECT Center, led by CEE Professor Akram Alshawabkeh, studies exposure to environmental contamination in Puerto Rico and its contribution to preterm birth. It is funded through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research Program. Source: PROTECT The impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the island is massive, with over a thousand […]
Sep 12, 2018
$13.2M NIH Award for Environmental Influences of Child Health Outcomes in Puerto Rico
CEE Professor Akram Alshawabkeh has been awarded $13.2M over five years from the National Institutes of Health to lead a renewal of the multi-institutional and interdisciplinary research project, entitled, “Environmental Influences of Child Health Outcomes in Puerto Rico (ECHO-PRO).
Dec 13, 2017
Determining the Environmental Health of Puerto Rico
Alejandro Rovira, S’19, spent his co-op working with the Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) and the Center for Research on Early Childhood Exposure and Development (CRECE), led by CEE Professor and COE Associate Dean of Research Akram Alshawabkeh, to determine the environmental health of those in Puerto Rico.
Oct 05, 2016
PROTECT and CRECE to Take Part in National Study on Children’s Health
PROTECT and CRECE will be taking part in a new national study led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which aims to investigate the ways in which early exposure to a range of environmental factors influence the short- and long-term health of children.