by Mira | Sep 3, 2021 | News, Research
COVID seems like it is here to stay, and as we move into an endemic era, we need reliable and cost-effective solutions to support safe indoor congregation. If air contamination levels can be examined in buildings, we may be able to better control and identify COVID-19...
by sueishaq | Jul 15, 2019 | News, Research
Hot off the press, a new review on health in the built environment is available today! The article is found here, but an open-access, view-only version is available here. It’s part of the Healthy Building special issue from the Journal of Exposure Science...
by sueishaq | Jul 15, 2019 | News, Research
Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach published one of the chapters from her dissertation, on evaluating bacteria found in air from vegetated or paved areas in an urban setting! Mhuireach, G.Á., Betancourt-Román, C.M., Green, J.L., Johnson B.R. 2019. Spatiotemporal controls on the...
by Mira | Feb 13, 2019 | Informative, Media, News, Research
Written by Mira Zimmerman and Fiona Curliss At BioBE, we strive to produce scientific research that is clear and understandable to any audience, not only for interdisciplinary collaboration, but also for scientific education. Those unfamiliar with the language and...
by Mira | Dec 13, 2018 | Informative, Media, News, Research
After reading this, you might think twice about hand washing after your workout. Dr, Erica Hartmann, of Northwestern University, and Dr. Ashkaan Fahimipour, of BioBE, have been heading a study on the relationships between gyms, anti-microbial chemicals, and antibiotic...
by sueishaq | Oct 19, 2018 | Informative, Research
Written by Mark Fretz, Sue Ishaq, and Mira Zimmerman Light is as necessary to the perfect growth and nutrition of the human frame as are air and food; and, whenever it is deficient, health fails, and disease appears… Artificial is but a very bad substitute for natural...