Update! Here’s a pdf of the talk! There will be a *fantastic* public talk next Tuesday (22 Jan) on health effects of air pollution in UB by Prof. Ryan Allen of Simon Fraser University as part of the American Center for Mongolian Studies Speaker Series. Allen led the 2011 study that reports 1 in 10… Read More
Read a post on my personal site, urging us UB’ers to find ways to get cheap, effective PM masks into the country. Disclaimer: The views reflected in this post are only those of myself and do not represent the University of Colorado or NSF. … Read More
Check out this post on my personal blog to learn more!… Read More
On 14 Dec, UBASC students gave a great presentation at the American Corner, where they explainined how to understand and access UB air quality data (Twitter and Facebook pages) and also handed out PM-rated masks, provided courtesy the US Embassy to Mongolia. We have lots of extra masks, so let us know if you’re interested in having our… Read More
(Click here for English version)… Read More
On Wednesday Oct 17, seven UBASC’ers gave a presentation to an audience of approximately 50 people at the American Cultural Center, situated in the Natsagdorj Library.… Read More
Here’s a clear and simple presentation on how to improve your writing. Specifically, it talks about how to write a strong 5 paragraph essay and how to cite pieces of work in your writing. The talk was given at the Health Sciences University of Mongolia by Peace Corps Volunteer Ned Lederer this past week.… Read More
Check out a post on my personal website to learn more about a new opportunity to participate in a program called Global Science Share that enables participants to expand the international community of scientists and engineers!… Read More
This guest blog post is written by 18-year old Oyu Choijamts. Oyu is a graduate of The Hobby School in Ulaanbaatar and has participated in air pollution outreach activities as a member of UBASC. She will be attending university in the fall at Harvard and wants to major in Environmental Studies. ***************************************** Mongolians are well… Read More
Prof. Lodoysamba of NUM (my main Mongolian collaborator and featured in MMSS #4) and I were pleased to find out a few weeks ago that a grant we wrote entitled, “Determining sources and health impacts of particulate matter in Ulaanbaatar City to aid and assess current air pollution mitigation efforts” has been funded through a… Read More
