UHart Launches New Hydration Health Center
When water bottles rise to the level of pop culture trends, you might assume lots of people certainly drink enough H2O each day.
That’s not really the case, no matter how ubiquitous the travel mugs and tumblers are at work, on Zoom, and on social media. University of Hartford Professor Colleen Muñoz says most people’s water intake should be much higher than it is, as she works to elevate UHart’s reputation in the hydration research space.
Muñoz has just launched the Hydration Health Center at UHart with significant grant funding and ample opportunities for student research. The overarching goal is to determine how short- and long-term health is affected by drinking different amounts of water.
In fact, UHart is now known across the U.S. for its hydration expertise and capabilities, and for aiding other universities in tests and research. The new center, which will span a lab and under-renovation research space in Dana Hall, is one of just a few that exist at academic institutions.