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March 10, 2021 | Stanford King Center on Global Development
Stanford researchers try to figure out how to successfully implement industry upgrades that can save lives.
January 13, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Decades after the industrialized world largely eliminated lead poisoning in children, the potent neurotoxin still lurks in one in three children... Read More
November 12, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
A little known virus may have a lot to teach us about dealing with COVID-19. Discovered 20 years ago, Nipah virus can spread from bats or pigs to... Read More
November 12, 2020 | Program on Water, Health & Development
Stanford postdoctoral scholar Laura Kwong rethinks public health interventions for diarrheal disease by looking at life through a child’s eyes.
September 24, 2020 | Stanford News
Seventeen seed grants have been awarded to faculty pursuing a broad scope of sustainability research as part of the efforts of a Long-Range Vision... Read More
April 22, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 20, Stanford researchers reflect on environmental success stories.
September 24, 2019
Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with a bright yellow color prized for curries and other... Read More
August 8, 2019
An automatic chlorine dispenser installed at shared community water points reduces rates of diarrhea in children. The researchers hope the technique... Read More
May 9, 2019
The deadly Nipah virus, which is carried by bats and occasionally infects people, is more likely to be transmitted from person to person when the... Read More
