by Mark Fretz | Oct 2, 2023 | Build Health, Events, News, Research
Our annual research consortium event, Build Health, is a time during which we convene a diverse transdisciplinary group from academia, industry, government, and non-profit sectors to present and share research at the intersection of health for individuals,...
by Gwynne Mhuireach | Aug 30, 2023 | News, Research
Did you know that every day, we eat billions of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses) inhabiting our food? According to Wasserman et al. (2019), a single apple harbors about 100,000,000 bacteria, not to mention an unquantified number of fungi, viruses, and other...
by srockcas | Aug 14, 2023 | News, Publication, Research
Two research papers have been accepted to the Building Simulation 2023 conference in Shanghai, China. Both papers introduce simulation-based research on circadian health potential in the workplace and disseminate the findings from projects between Baker, ESBL, and...
by Mark Fretz | Jun 5, 2023 | Bienalle, News
IHBE Interim Director Fretz recently returned from Venice to help setup and launch the University of Oregon’s Transpecies Design Exhibition, curated by College of Design Dean Adrian Parr. The exhibition is part of the Time, Space, Existence show organized by the...
by Mira | Mar 23, 2023 | News, Publication, Research
What types of bacteria, fungi, and viruses inhabit garden soil? Does gardening without gloves affect your own skin microbiome? In 2019, BioBE’s Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach received a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship from the USDA National Institute of Food and...
by Mira | Nov 28, 2022 | News, Publication, Research
It’s important to stay six feet apart, but eventually it stops mitigating disease transmission risk. Several studies suggest that transmission from a distance greater than six feet explains a significant number of COVID-19 superspreading outbreaks. Because of this,...
