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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…

Searching For Cancer Treatments In Harmful Algal Blooms
Maureen Langlois
A new collaboration by researchers at Ohio State, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Biosortia Pharmaceuticals will explore the potential for cancer treatments in…

Farmers, Consultants Needed For Major Initiative To Update Fertilizer Guidelines
Maureen Langlois
April 27, 2016
It’s been 20 years since agronomists have developed fertilizer recommendations in Ohio.
But now, Ohio State…

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…

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…

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…

EVENT: Mayor To Present Columbus GreenSpotLight Awards At Ohio State
Maureen Langlois
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 7:45am – 10:30am Location: Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center The Ohio State University and the SENR Environmental…
EVENT: GWI’s Jay Martin On The Solution Space For Harmful Algal Blooms
Maureen Langlois
Tackling harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie and other freshwater bodies is no easy challenge–but GWI Senior Faculty Lead Jay Martin and others have some ideas for how to…

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…