Review on health in the built environment

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...

Publication on the urban microbiome

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...

BioBE heads to the UO SPICE Fair, Saturday April 13

This Saturday, April 13th, is the 2019 UO Science and Invention Fair, held on campus in Willamette Hall from 11 am to 3 pm.  The Fair is designed for children in grades K – 8 to meet local scientists, and develop an enthusiasm for STEM using hands-on activities...

Upcoming radio interview with Jefferson Exchange!

BioBE’s Sue Ishaq will be speaking with the Jefferson Exchange crew on their live radio show about microbiology in the built environment on March 11th, at about 8:30 am PST. If you are local to the west coast, you can find a station to tune into. Otherwise, you...