News Archive – Bourouiba Group

MIT NEWS – 3 Questions: Lydia Bourouiba on Ebola virus transmission

Wed, 01/21/2015

Research on disease transmission through aerosol droplets raises questions about Ebola’s spread.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute features work of the Bourouiba Group on fluid dynamics of violent expirations

Tue, 01/06/2015

HHMI Image of the Week: The anatomy of a sneeze. Related Materials: Research on the fluid dynamics of respiratory disease transmission revisiting the paradigm of routes of transmission: large droplets versus aerosols
Bourouiba group’s research used for KidsHealth illustrations

Mon, 12/15/2014

KidsHealth was founded by Neil Izenberg, MD, and is supported by the Nemours Foundation: LINK
Prof. Bourouiba gives the invited Fisk Distinguished Speaker Series talk in the Department of Mathematics, University of Wyoming

Fri, 12/05/2014
Bourouiba Group’s work featured on NPR’s Science Friday to teach probability to middle school students

Wed, 12/03/2014

LINK
Bourouiba Group receives the Tse Cheuk Ng Tai’s Prize

Mon, 11/17/2014

The Bourouiba Group was selected to receive the Tse Cheuk Ng Tai’s Prize in the form of the support for an annual Tse Cheuk Ng Tai’s Ideas Retreat – BourouibaGroup. This brainstorming group retreat will be launched in the Summer 2015!
Prof. Bourouiba gives invited talk at NSF-sponsored Fluid Dynamics of Living Systems Workshop

Mon, 09/15/2014

NSF-sponsored Fluid Dynamics of Living Systems Workshop
American Mathematical Society Podcast on surface tension and disease transmission published

Fri, 08/15/2014

Mathematical Moments features discussion of surface tension and disease transmission
Discussion of the role of the cloud dynamics in disease transmission on Smiley Virus – Big Picture Science Show

Mon, 05/12/2014

Full show Segment
Science Friday features work on violent expirations and disease transmission

Thu, 05/01/2014

Science Friday features work on violent expirations and disease transmission