University of Montana ranks top 10 in national health grants

If a person heard two different syllables, “gah” and “cah,” and couldn’t distinguish between them, it may be because of exposure to lead. If a person heard two different syllables, “gah” and “cah,” and couldn’t distinguish between them, it may be because of exposure to lead.

This is according to the research of Diana Lurie, University of Montana associate professor of Neuropharmacology. She hopes to continue to study the effects of lead in the nervous system, especially in children, through a National Institutes of Health grant.

Fortunately for her, she works at the sixth-ranked university in the country when it comes to receiving NIH grants, according to a list of 92 similar schools.

Contributed by Danny Bobbe

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