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WashU engineers make microwave-size bird flu detector amid outbreak (Links to an external site)
Researchers in the lab of Rajan Chakrabarty, PhD, professor, McKelvey School of Engineering, & public health faculty scholar, built a biosensor that can detect the presence of bird flu particles within minutes.
WashU Expert: The disruptions of daylight saving time (Links to an external site)
As we “spring forward,” & move the clocks ahead one hour there are health issues that arise with the change. Biologist & public health faculty scholar Erik Herzog, gives an update.
Zacks installed as Edgar James Swift Professor (Links to an external site)
Public Health Faculty Scholar Jeffrey Zacks, PhD, chair of the Dept of Psychological & Brain Sciences, & a professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, has been installed as the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences.
New biosensor can detect airborne bird flu in under five minutes (Links to an external site)
Researchers in the lab of Rajan Chakrabarty, PhD, professor, McKelvey School of Engineering, & public health faculty scholar, developed a biosensor to improve the speed and sensitivity of bird flu detection.
Will Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 make daylight saving time permanent? What to know (Links to an external site)
Public health faculty scholar Erik Herzog, PhD, professor of biology, is quoted in an article about whether states want to permanently stay on daylight saving time.
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