…2022 Women In Science Incentive Prize. Garima Raheja remembers growing up in New Delhi, India, where air pollution was part of daily existence. She’d come home from school, wash her…
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Using Supercomputers and Wearables to Monitor Air Pollution
…air pollution science. “I’m one of a handful of women of color in the air pollution side of things,” she says, “and would like to do more motivational speaking to…
Meet the Winners of Our 2022 Women In Science Incentive Prize
…of air pollution – especially in disadvantaged communities. (Credit: Garima Raheja) Garima Raheja Garima Raheja remembers growing up in New Delhi, India, where air pollution was part of daily existence….
Flying Over L.A. to Study the Dirtiest Air in America
…The Story Exchange’s 2022 Women In Science Incentive Prize. Air pollution is a public health crisis that impacts almost every single human on the planet. Yet, it is still a…
Saving Our Oceans, One Load of Laundry at a Time
Sometimes, a problem “screams at you.” That’s how Rachael Z. Miller felt when she learned about microfiber pollution. Now, Cora Ball and Rozaliap Project co-founder Rachael Z. Miller is on…
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Resilient Cities and Resilient Women
…cities worldwide are facing is air pollution. Air pollution kills more than 3 million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization, and the majority of these deaths…
Monitoring the Risks of Salt Lake Valley’s Dust
In Utah, Kerry Kelly, a professor of chemical engineering , is developing low-cost tools that measure pollution exposure. (Credit: Courtesy of Kerry Kelly) Editor’s Note: Kerry Kelly is a winner…
She Was Tired of Dealing With Awkward Tampon Disposal – So She Created a Solution
…at my Mother-in-Laws, or my new bosses house? I will have to do the handbag smuggle? Now where did I leave my handbag?! FabLittleBag, as well as preventing aquatic pollution…
As Extreme Heat Ravages Globe, This Startup Aims to Improve Air Quality. New York Is Betting $8 Million on Its Tech
…monitor air pollution and greenhouse gases in 10 low-income areas that the state deems overburdened by environmental pollution. “It’s a massive undertaking,” Herzl said in an interview. “Nothing like this…
Solar Lantern Designer on Clinton Series ‘Gutsy’ Lights Way for Other Entrepreneurs
…it,” Chun said. For Chun, the problem started back when her son was born 18 years ago with asthma. After researching, she found that “the air pollution in New York…
This Entrepreneurial Young Woman Combined Two Loves — Art and Ocean
…caused to the beach by the hurricane, and the continuing damage inflicted through pollution, Okshteyn was inspired to combine her love of dance with an effort to clean up and…
Apply for $25,000 Award for Women in Science Working on Water Crisis
…pollution, global warming, storms, droughts and decaying infrastructure are all colliding to make it more urgent than ever to address the threats to our water resources through innovative science and…
In New York City, Sepia-Toned Days Drive Home Climate Change Realities
…routine. But as we settled into a game together, the librarians announced that the facility would be closing due to the ongoing air pollution situation – immediately – and we…
Sleuthing for Microplastics in Michigan
…shifted her focus dramatically – to microplastics. “Knowing that climate change will bring about more instances of air and water pollution and mass pollutant events,” Clough says, “was a catalyst…
The Climate is Right for New Inventions That Help the Environment — All Made By Women
…who created a mobile air quality sensor network that raises awareness about personal exposure to pollution. Her “open-seneca” model also develops pollution maps that can be used to inform policy…