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Completing NSF I-Corps and Looking Ahead
2026-04-23 18:58
The Plastic-Free Pals team (w Effy Zhiyuan Yu, PhD, RN, CNE) has successfully completed the NSF I-Corps program, an intensive experience in customer discovery, market validation, and translating resea...
Earth Day Reflections: From Research to Public Impact
2026-04-22 18:55
Look ma, I'm on TV!
This Earth Day, the Samantha McBride Lab’s work on microplastic detection was featured on CBS Philadelphia. It's exciting (and a little surreal) to see our research highlighted on...
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)'s take on Microplastics
2026-04-02 18:53
As close as this is to April Fool’s Day, this is no joke—we have some big news!
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...
Many Perspectives, One Shared Challenge: Water Security
2026-03-26 18:49
It was a great morning at the Global Water Alliance conference, listening to diverse voices and perspectives addressing some of the most pressing water security challenges, both nationally and globall...
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