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• May

  23

  BME Seminar Series: Edward Nardell, PhD

  McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department

  4:00 PM L361, Technological Institute

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  Edward Nardell, PhD
  Professor of Environmental Health and Immunology and Infetcious Diseases
  Harvard University

  "Climate change is increasing TB transmission - and what can be done about it"

  With temperatures in Indian megacities regularly reaching 40C, use of AC in India is skyrocketing. The same is true is many other warming parts of the world - most of which also have a high risk of TB - an exclusively airborne disease. When AC is turned on, windows must be closed for efficient use, immediately and dramatically increasing the fraction of air that is rebreathed by occupants, with a parallel increase in risk of TB and other airborne infections (influenza, measles). This rapid environmental change is easily demonstrated by measuring ambient CO2 levels in rooms with AC and closed windows compared to outside. Severe outdoor air pollution is another reason that windows are being closed. Similar conditions have long existed in cold climates like Russia and FSU countries, accounting for hyper-transmission of drug resistant TB. What can be done? Selective use of AC is one approach, realizing that heat-related illness should be avoided, especially among the very young, very old, and those with underlying illnesses - essentially all hospitalized patients. When natural ventilation is not possible, 3 other approaches to air disinfection are used: mechanical ventilation, room air cleaners, and upper room germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) fixtures. Of these 3, it will be argued, the only practical and cost-effective approach in very hot and cold climates is upper room GUV. Advances and barriers to safe and effective GUV application will be discussed, including critical sustainability.

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  TIME Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  LOCATION L361, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Deborah L Cundiff    deb@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick - Biomedical Engineering Department

• May

  8

  Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity

  Block Museum of Art

  6:00 PM Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh

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  The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.

  Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.

  This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.

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  TIME Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  LOCATION Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh    map it

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  CONTACT Block Museum of Art    block-museum@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Block Museum of Art

• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  9:00 AM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena   

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Jun

  10

  Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

  McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

  2:00 PM Welsh-Ryan Arena

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  McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

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  TIME Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  LOCATION Welsh-Ryan Arena   

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  CONTACT Amy Pokrass    amy.pokrass@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science