The University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Exploratory Research Center (CERC) has been awarded a $900,000 U.S. Department of Human Services grant aimed at improving the lives of residents in the territory. CERC will receive $300,000 a year, for a three-year period, to conduct two human services research studies and to establish an accessible and comprehensive ongoing research infrastructure. A news release is available from the Media Section of the UVI website – http://www.uvi.edu – and from this direct link.