Dipping into Sri Lanka's rural wells to investigate a cluster of chronic kidney disease cases

As an undergraduate chemistry major at Union College, Jake Ulrich studied abroad in Vietnam, where water wasn't safe to drink straight from the tap—it either had to be boiled first or bought. An internship with a local non-governmental organization that studied and reported on the water quality of the lakes within the city of Hanoi piqued his interest in environmental systems. He wanted to learn more.