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Risk Factors Associated with Stillbirth in a Case-Control Study in Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2022-2023 | Sofia Pesantez, Ashley Styczynski, Allison Sherris, Seth Hoffman, Md. Zahid Hossain, Hafsa Hossain Atia, Shahana Parveen, Gary Shaw, Stephen Luby | 2025 Stanford Global Health Research Convening | January 29, 2025
Heavy Metal Pollution and Stillbirth in Bangladesh | Christlee Doris Elmera | September 1, 2023
Bangladesh Stillbirth Metagenomics | Seth Hoffman | June 26, 2023
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Water & Health
What Are the Tradeoffs When People Have to Choose Between Clean Air and Clean Water? | North Carolina State University News | May 12, 2025
Improving global health: A closer look at WASH interventions | Water Quality | Research | University of Michigan School of Public Health | January 28, 2025
POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area | Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, Richard G. Luthy | MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central | January 6, 2025
20x20 | Developing innovative clean water solutions | Woods Institute for the Environment | October 18, 2024
Atomizing Atomic Habits: The Fourth Law of Behavior Change | Alex Dahms | Hive Digital | July 22, 2024

Air Pollution
Inventive, Impactful, and AI-Driven: Students Showcase Bold Ideas at Demo Day 2025 [Ayako Kawano] | Stanford Graduate School of Business | June 11, 2025
Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prizes for 2025 [Ayako Kawano] | Stanford Libraries | June 3, 2025
Study: How bricks are stacked impacts air quality in Bangladesh | Jonathan Lambert | NPR: Goats and Soda | May 18, 2025
Study finds cleaner brick kilns practices cut emissions by 20%, energy use by 23% | United News of Bangladesh (UNB) | May 14, 2025
Improving practices at Bangladesh’s brick kilns: a win-win for business and the environment | Nina Brooks, Debashish Biswas, Sameer Maithel, Grant Miller, Aprajit Mahajan, Md. Rofi Uddin, Shoeb Ahmed, Moogdho Mahzab, Mahbubur Rahman, Stephen P. Luby, Naomi Frim-Abrams | VoxDev | May 12, 2025
Research guides Bangladesh toward cleaner brick production | Rob Jordan | Stanford Report | May 8, 2025
Q&A: Cleaning up brick kiln pollution without legally enforced regulations | Rob Jordan | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment | May 8, 2025
Simple, Effective Solutions Cut Emissions from Bangladesh’s Informal Brick Kilns | Scienmag | May 8, 2025
Innovative Approach Developed to Cut Emissions and Enhance Air Quality in Bangladesh’s Brick Manufacturing Industry | Scienmag | May 8, 2025
Clearing the air: Reducing pollution from coal-burning brick kilns in Asia | Rob Jordan | Momentum: Stanford Impact Labs | May 5, 2025

Emerging Infections
Innovative Solutions for a Healthier World: Announcing 16 new Stanford Global Health Seed Grants [Abraar Karan] | Stanford Global Health | June 13, 2025
Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts | CBS News | April 8, 2025
Why This Bird Flu Is Way Worse Than Before | So Expensive | Business Insider | April 3, 2025
Bird flu on the rise | The Lancet Voice | Podcast on Spotify | March 27, 2025
Expert insights on avoiding a bird flu epidemic | Jamie Hansen | Stanford Report | March 27, 2025
A prevention plan for avoiding a bird flu epidemic | Jamie Hansen | Scope | March 27, 2025
As dengue cases rise, research points to a simple solution: trash cleanup | Jamie Hansen | Stanford Report | January 13, 2025
Celebrating World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week | Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health | November 20, 2024

Child Cognitive Development
Strengthening MELIA: Insights from Cristiano Rossignoli (WorldFish) & Moogdho Mahzab (IFPRI) on CGIAR Evaluations | Cristiano Rossignoli, Moogdho Mahzab | IAES | CGIAR | March 24, 2025
Adopt renewable energy immediately for a better future: experts | The Daily Star | February 6, 2025
Health experts push for the elimination of a ‘remarkably harmful toxin’ | Rob Jordan | Stanford Report | November 5, 2024
20x20 | Combating lead contamination in a common spice | Woods Institute for the Environment | October 14, 2024
The world’s spending to fight global lead poisoning just doubled | Dylan Matthews | Vox | October 2, 2024
A lead poisoning mystery: How 2 detectives fingered a surprising culprit | Gabrielle Emanuel | NPR | September 23, 2024
We can protect millions of kids from a global killer — without billions of dollars | Samantha Powers, Alexander Berger | Washington Post | September 22, 2024

Preventing Human Extinction ~ Planetary Health
All hope is not lost in the fight against the climate crisis | Victoria Bermudez | Stanford Human and Planetary Health: HPH Voices | May 14, 2025
"Our Unhealthy Planet: Implications for Medical Research and Practice" | Medicine Grand Rounds | Stanford Department of Medicine | Stephen Luby | March 5, 2025
Accelerating agricultural growth through tech advancements ‘crucial’ | The Financial Express (Bangladesh) | February 23, 2025
Health Equity Symposium speakers stress partnerships in addressing disparities | John Sanford | Stanford Medicine | January 16, 2025
Stanford launches center focused on human and planetary health | Rob Jordan | Stanford Report | October 31, 2024
Study Design
Solutions-Oriented Research is a Badly-Needed Shift in Culture | Reema Saleh | Stanford Impact Labs | September 1, 2023
5 Questions with Dr. Seth Ari Sim-Son Hoffman, Global Health Postdoctoral Affiliate | Jamie Hansen | Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health | May 3, 2023
Five Lessons from a Scientist as Problem Solver: Stephen Luby & Cleaner Brick Manufacturing in Bangladesh | Sarah Jane Staats | Stanford Impact Labs | December 9, 2021
Dishonest Politicians and Public Goods Provision | Moogdho Mahzab | Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev2020), Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), UC Berkeley | March 14, 2020

Book Corner
Book References:
. One Health: Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach: Workshop Summary | Institute of Medicine (IOM) | September 2012
. P&G Study: Fundamentals of Water Security: Quantity, Quality and Equity in a Changing Climate | Jim A. Chamberlain, David A. Sabatini | John Wiley & Sons | 1992