The Aquatic Research and Environmental Assessment Center (AREAC) has secured a $2.7 million award under the CUNY Challenge Grant program to Brooklyn College for lab renovations. The main tank room will get new electrical, plumbing, air, and filtration systems, and the analytical spaces will be updated with benchtops and new laboratory fixtures throughout. This will be the first major renovation for AREAC since its inception over 25 years ago and will help ensure that AREAC will continue to serve its research and educational mission.