Happy #ProfessionalEngineersDay from the National Academy of Engineering! Learn about some of the trailblazing engineering professionals who played pivotal roles in shaping our future in NAE’s Conversations with Engineering Pioneers series. Watch here: ow.ly/WpYB50SRlfS

Today was a first. We recorded a podcast in Spanish for the Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists! Many thanks to my good friend, Vinio Floris, for serving as our moderator. I did my best to hablo un poco espanol, pero yo entiendo mas que puedo hablar. Check out this pic - all smiles! Our guests,

"The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics implemented strict rules to limit the spread of COVID, including regular testing, social distancing and near-constant mask wearing.. The Paris Games drop all previous COVID protocols, instead approaching the

To add to Larry Brilliant MD MPH FACPM 💛💙's caution against dismissing the possibility of respiratory transmission of MPXV, #mpox is caused by an orthopoxvirus, closely related to #variola, the cause of #smallpox. Both are respiratory viruses. Smallpox was highly airborne

U Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy (Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy) is hiring a faculty member with expertise in environmental racism, social inequity, and public policy. Part of a cluster hire on anti-racism and health and social equity. Apply through 10/1: apply.interfolio.com/150983

Reminds me of Lewis Mumford's quip that "building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity."

Wonderful to celebrate women in STEM by noting that environmental engineering and science lead the (currently recognized) STEM professions in female representation (>50%)! A special shoutout to Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists President Wendy Wert, PE, BCEE, P.E., BCEE!!!

Registration is now open for the 2024 NAE Annual Meeting! The theme, “Reimagining Supply Chains for National Resiliency”, represents a call to action for the nation’s top #engineers to come together and reimagine next-generation supply chains. Learn more: ow.ly/f2la50T70Hy

SRA 2024 Annual Meeting registrations are now OPEN!! ✨Register now to save $100! ✨ Login for early-bird registrations: xcdsystem.com/sra/attendee/i… #sra #annualconference #texas #riskanalysis

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

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I have seen many strange things during my 71 years in this world, but the strangest of all, without question, is seeing nearly everyone around me choose to carelessly dismiss the clear, self-evident danger posed by the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19.

Reminding people of rare catastrophic hazards.

Join us for this interactive meeting TOMORROW at NOON Eastern to sit down with our Executive Director, Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE, BCEE, BCES so you can learn all about becoming #BoardCertified with the AAEES! aaees.org/everythingyoun… #environmentalengineer

CDC examined what happened when 113 folks with mpox took commercial flights They found ZERO secondary cases Just because mpox theoretically can spread through the air doesn't mean it DOES spread that way All the evidence to date? mpox spreads through prolonged, close contact

Federal antitrust lawsuit filed against 6 academic publishers (inc. Elsevier and Wiley) alleging a conspiracy to unlawfully appropriate billions of dollars that would otherwise have funded scientific research. lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/acad… Ooh, baby, I am here for this!

LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in. I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool) Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)

So about that Swedish pandemic response…

AAEES Members… Join us for our AAEES Autumn Summit Thursday Oct. 17th 9 am - Noon Pacific / Noon - 3 pm Eastern. The theme of the 3-hour virtual event is Evidence-Informed Practice: Translating Research into Practice to Solve Cross-Cutting Challenges.   aaees.org/autumnsummit

For the wastewater folks working on H5N1: Would you pick up e.g. expression plasmids with H5 sequences on it or would that not be detected by the techniques used? Marc Johnson