New York City's Cap on Number of Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Fuel a Renewed Look at Public Transportation, Help Taxi Drivers, Says IU Expert
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In the last week, Facebook disclosed a campaign by foreign interests – likely from Russia -- to disrupt the 2018 midterm elections and announced dramatic spending increases on improvements to data privacy and security. Cybersecurity expert Scott Shackelford shares what the company should do next
Michelle Fanucchi, Ph.D., is a public health expert who specializes in air and water pollution.
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University professors offer expertise for journalists seeking interviews in a variety of subjects related to Ebola. Topics include infectious disease control and treatment, vaccine development, clinical trials, global health security, and international health regulations. To schedule an interview, please contact Karen Teber at km463@georgetown.
While opposition to manufacturing a gun using a 3D printer has focused on the safety of others, a West Virginia University forensic science expert says that the initial risk falls on the person firing a 3D printed weapon.
West Virginia University expert Simon Haeder says the massive increases in food recall over the last five years-- 92.7 percent for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and 83.4 percent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (according to a study by the Stericycle Recall Index)-- could be attributed to alterations in agency regulations. Another WVU expert, Jacek Jaczynski, said it’s simple to avoid illness by washing hands and thoroughly cooking food.
With new and compelling evidence for water existing beneath the south pole of Mars, a West Virginia University professor says this underground lake is likely to be extremely salty and more acidic than battery acid. Life forms that can survive in extreme physical and geochemical conditions are found in abundance in acid salt lakes such as those in Chile and western Australia, she said.
Mark Zeidel, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, clears up the myths and facts around sparkling water.
University of California, Irvine Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Amir AghaKouchak is available for media interviews on how heat waves and drought are supercharging the wildfires currently ravaging Greece.