A group of University of Delaware students and researchers spent New Year's in an unconventional way—installing sanitation systems in India.
Engineering
Jan 8, 2015
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"Lovers built the Taj Mahal for their love. But I couldn't build a loo." So says Keshav, the lead character of a new Bollywood movie, after his wife leaves him for failing to build a toilet in their home. The film, Toilet: ...
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2017
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5
Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, miles away, with only a jerrycan to carry the precious liquid. You brave scorching heat or heavy rain, while trying ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2023
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One of the most pervasive and common forms of gender discrimination experienced daily by girls and women around the world is their inadequate access to private toilets, according to a new paper by researchers at Columbia ...
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2018
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In November last year, Nigeria declared that its water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector was in crisis. This was partly prompted by the fact that the country has struggled to make progress towards ending open defecation.
Environment
Jun 5, 2019
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So many people Seth Marder spoke to didn't see the hand sanitizer crisis brewing. The country was going to run dangerously short if someone did not act urgently.
Materials Science
Jun 16, 2020
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An activist speaking out about inadequate waste and water sanitation in rural America, an author of young adult and children's literature reflecting the world's diversity, and a neuroscientist who used mathematics to study ...
Other
Oct 6, 2020
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A new analysis is the first to apply a novel metric for evaluating improvements in sanitation across individual countries between 1990 and 2015, surfacing insights that could inform further progress. Julia Zimmerman of the ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2022
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Every time a toilet flushes, a gallon and a half of clean, treated water is wasted.
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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A Griffith-led study has found that traditional and digital social networks are key to improving community water management and sanitation in the Pacific.
Environment
May 31, 2023
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