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2016 GAP Student Blog: Tanzanian Lunch Meeting at a Greek Restaurant…Wait, What?

Maureen Langlois

In true Fisher networking fashion, we landed a lunch meeting with a local water solutions manager – a tentative third degree connection to our group. Our first business…

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Ohio State Students Brainstorm Private Sector Water Solutions

Maureen Langlois

Ohio State students from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Business came together on April 21 to hear about innovative approaches to social…

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EVENT: Jianyong Wu On Water-Borne Disease In Bangladesh

Maureen Langlois

Untangling Risk Factors for Diarrheal Disease in Rural Bangladesh: Water, Land and Climate

Jianyong Wu,  Ph.D. Spatial Health Research Group & Water…

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EVENT: Unsectored Cbus Takes On Rural Water Development

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GWI will team up with Unsectored Cbus this Thursday, April 21 to brainstorm cross-disciplinary solutions for rural water access in developing countries. Unsectored Cbus brings…

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Ohio State Joins US Water Partnership In Commitments At White House Water Summit

Maureen Langlois

The White House Water Summit, held on World Water Day (March 22), gathered leading institutions with a stake in innovating sustainable solutions to mounting water safety…

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EVENT: Aysegul Kibaroglu on Transboundary Water Politics in the Euphrates Tigris Region

Maureen Langlois

Aysegul Kibaroglu, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at MEF University in Istanbul, Turkey, will give a keynote address on Thursday April 21,…

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EVENT: Christine Moe On The Water and Sanitation Crisis In Healthcare Facilities In Low-Income Countries

Maureen Langlois

Christine Moe, the Eugene J. Gangarosa Professor of Safe Water and Sanitation in the Rollins School of Public Health and the Director of the Center for Global Safe…

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43 Village Site Visits Concluding Ahead Of Tanzania Water System Rehabilitation

Maureen Langlois

Just in time for World Water Day, Ohio State and partners are wrapping up the first step in a major rehabilitation effort of broken rural water systems in Tanzania.…

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Ohio State Invited To Showcase Water Innovations At White House Water Summit

Maureen Langlois

As water issues continue to make headlines both close to home and far away, a White House Water Summit on March 22 will gather leading stakeholders that have innovative…