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- January 14, 2021
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Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural Zambia
- New Stanford research finds installing piped water in rural Zambian homes frees up time in the daily lives of women and girls, promoting economic growth and food security.
- Faculty, Infrastructure, Water
- October 16, 2020
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CEE Alumna Dr. Tracy Mandel receives the 2018 Lorenz G. Straub award
- Dr. Mandel received the award for her 2018 PhD dissertation entitled "Free Surface Dynamics in the Presence of Submerged Canopies"
- Alumni, Awards, Water
- July 15, 2020
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A water expert discusses a dramatic shift in federal oversight
- Federal regulators have moved to delay assessment and action on chemicals that could contaminate drinking water. Richard Luthy explains the ramifications.
- Water, Faculty, Infrastructure
- June 08, 2020
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Stanford researchers design a more efficient and affordable desalination process
- A new device capable of turning desalination waste into commercially valuable chemicals could make the process cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
- Water, Infrastructure, Faculty
- May 11, 2020
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Less water could sustain more Californians if we make every drop count
- As climate change and population growth make drinking water costlier, here are six strategies to quench the state’s thirst without busting its budget.
- In the News, Water, Infrastructure
- December 03, 2019
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Perry McCarty Enshrined Into Engineering & Science Hall of Fame
- Faculty, Water, Announcements
- October 29, 2019
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Q&A: How do we develop new sources of usable water?
- An ambitious research project looks to develop affordable devices to recycle most of the water we currently throw away.
- Water, Infrastructure, Faculty
- August 09, 2019
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A battery that harnesses energy from the mixing of freshwater and seawater
- Made from affordable and durable materials, this technology could make coastal wastewater treatment plants energy-independent and carbon neutral.
- Faculty, Energy, Water
- May 06, 2019
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Can a drone reveal the murky secrets of San Francisco Bay?
- Measurements of suspended sediment concentrations reveal a lot about the health of a waterway, but until now such data has been difficult to obtain.
- Faculty, Students, Water
- December 21, 2018
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11 CEE Grad Students Honored in 2018 Big Earth Water Hackathon
- Water, Awards, Students
- October 12, 2018
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How do we cope with demands for water as we enter an era of scarcity?
- In addition to reusing water, we'll have to augment the supply from reservoirs with recycling, stormwater capture, desalination and other strategies.
- Water, Infrastructure, Public Health
- October 03, 2018
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Capturing and reusing urban storm water could be a boon for water-stressed cities—if we can find a way to clean it up
- In an interview with Environmental Health News, Dick Luthy discusses safe technologies for treating storm water runoff. His group is testing biochars for removal of organics.
- Water, Infrastructure, Public Health
- September 24, 2018
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In Africa, access to clean water isn’t just about pipes and pumps
- Equally important are the often-overlooked issues in infrastructure, including information flow, governance and accountability.
- Water, Public Health, Infrastructure
- September 19, 2018
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Last straw: The path to reducing plastic pollution
- Ocean experts discuss the limitations of bans on single-use plastics, as well as potentially higher impact solutions.
- In the News, Water, Faculty
- September 10, 2018
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Could water utilities transform the way the electric sector did?
- A newly developed model looks at how updated regulations and financing options could help renew our aging water infrastructure.
- Water, Infrastructure, In the News
- August 16, 2018
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A new aerial technique maps coral reefs with unprecedented precision
- The use of drones and algorithms could equip scientists to more accurately model and predict how water flow, wave action and temperature affect the health of our oceans and planet.
- Water, In the News, Faculty
- May 15, 2018
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Old bacteria, new tricks: The future of water purification
- Today we treat water by using costly fans to pump air into pools of ordinary bacteria, but a new process based on anaerobic, or oxygen-averse bacteria could digest waste for less.
- Water, Public Health, Infrastructure
- May 08, 2018
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A field course exposes students to the complexities of creating energy
- Participants traveled to the Columbia River valley to understand the interplay between water, energy and human populations.
- Infrastructure, Cities, Water
