Mortenson Center student Abigail Bradshaw presented on the process evaluation of the integration of household water filters into the community health club program in Rwanda.

Mortenson student Matthew Bentley and MCGE alumnus Joshua Kearns have a new article published in the J ournal of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Development  The publication is an open access, systematic review of WaSH literature and presentations, highlighting the importance of considering chemical contaminants in WaSH programming, which have been largely neglected in the WaSH sector. 

An excerpt from the abstract: 

Organic chemicals were addressed in only 2% of [JWASHDEV] articles and fewer than 0.7% of [UNC Water and Health] conference presentations. Geogenic contaminants arsenic and fluoride were only addressed in 2-3% of articles and presentation. The review concludes that a rapid, major effort to address toxic chemicals in WaSH is necessary to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals for universal access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030. 

Read the article:

Joshua P. Kearns, Matthew J. Bentley, Poorva Mokashi, Jennifer H. Redmon, Keith Levine;  Underrepresented groups in WaSH - the overlooked role of chemical toxicants in water and health

The second annual Research & Innovation Week will feature panel discussions on remote sensing and climate change, TED-style talks, poster presentations and more. Learn more and RSVP for events.

Attend and help generate collective ideas for how CU Boulder can impact the climate crises. This workshop is in conjunction with Research and Innovation Week and Global Climate Strike action opportunities and will open with a presentation about Project Drawdown and CU Boulder climate goals and needs. The ideas generated will be eligible for funding support as well as for consideration in the update to CU's Climate Action Plan. 

Legionnaires' disease has increased by over 500% since 2000 and has become the most commonly identified cause of drinking water outbreaks in the U.S. Dr. Mark LeChevallier, the principal and manager of Dr. Water Consulting LLC, will present an overview of the Legionella organisms, occurrence in water, factors contributing to growth and survival, sensitivity to disinfection, and their relationship to free living amoebae. Know what's next in the series.

There is still time to nominate a student, faculty or staff member for the Thomas Jefferson Award that honors those who advance the ideals of Thomas Jefferson and whose achievements reflect superior performance in their normal work or scholarship and notable participation in humanitarian activities. Nominate. 

The Cranfield Water Science Institute is hosting the 7th Conference of the UK Wastewater Network, which is supported by British Water and the Wastewater Network. The conference will have a international academic and industry leaders discussing challenges and innovations for wastewater treatment on current and longer term scenarios. Learn more and register.