Tag: malaria

Climate and Society Students ‘Develop’ Research for NASA, IRI

by | 4.12.2013 at 2:07pm
Satellite image courtesy NASA Goddard

Two Climate and Society students are working on a NASA DEVELOP project at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. Learn about the research and visit their virtual posters.

Visualizing Malaria from Space

by | 11.30.2012 at 5:42pm
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Public health professionals are increasingly concerned about the impact climate variability and change can have on infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and bacterial meningitis. However, in order to study the relationships between climate and …

Malaria and the Mason-Dixon

by | 2.2.2012 at 1:10pm
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium - Photo by Lukas.S

When push came to shove, it was a microscopic virus that would draw the frontiers of a nation, and help to decide the life and livelihood of millions upon millions of the Americans who came to live there.

Mosquito Traps for the Future

by | 9.29.2011 at 9:34am
Asian Tiger Mosquito. Source: smcann on flickr.

The New York Times reported yesterday on a new, simple approach to mosquito control that—if accurate–could be a game changer in the world’s efforts to eradicate mosquito-borne diseases.

Integrating Treatment for AIDS and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases

by | 6.8.2011 at 8:15am | 1 Comment
Schistosomiasis can be treated with just one pill per year. Source: globalnetwork.org

Thirty years after AIDS was first reported, the United Nations will meet today to discuss next-steps toward controlling the disease. Developing countries in Africa are still the hardest hit by AIDS, but progress is being made through the framework of the Millennium Development Goals, which calls for a reversal of the spread of HIV/AIDS in [...]

Preventing Malaria in the Millennium Villages

by | 7.29.2010 at 1:44pm | 1 Comment
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I work at the Malaria Program of the Earth Institute’s Center for Global Health and Economic Development. The bulk of our work takes place at the Center for National Health Development in Ethiopia, which supports national malaria control programs in ten African countries and contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Ethiopia. [...]

Student Researchers Past and Present Share their Work on Sustainable Development

by | 6.16.2010 at 12:54pm

On Friday, April 23, 2010, the Earth Institute hosted its annual Student Research Showcase. More than 25 students shared their cutting-edge research on environmental and sustainable development through short presentations, followed by a poster session that gave participants the chance for more detailed discussions with the presenters. The student researchers represented a wide range of [...]