
Sera L. Young
@ProfSeraYoung
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See me as @profserayoung on any other social media but this. Anthropologist & nutritionist #waterinsecurity #foodsecurity #pica. Prof @NorthwesternU, @IPRatNU.
Evanston, IL
Joined August 2016
#WorldWaterDay💧event No 2 is at @Gallup offices @TheShardLondon & online on March 27. Here we will be launching the #WISE_scales Impact Report, w/help from Jeremie Brecheisen (@Gallup) @WainwrightTim (CEO @wateraid) @asrodella (@WorldBankWater) @RachaelMcDonne5 (@IWMI).
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Even low sodium levels in drinking water can harm health. Our study of 197 countries’ guidelines, led by Juliette Crowther & @JacquiWebster3, found that most guidelines focus on taste, not health. This change needs to be pushed! (Yes, a Salt-N-Pepa nod!) #waterinsecurity
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In March, we received the "Champions of Health" Award from @inspmx. It honors hundreds of researchers and partners who've made #WISEScales successful across 80+ countries. Thank you to all contributors and funders for highlighting water insecurity challenges.
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RT @NUSynBio: How do we rethink & measure water insecurity? 💧.Join CSB's @ProfSeraYoung & @LucksLab for a livestreamed talk from @EawagRese….
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RT @NorthwesternU: This week on Things to Do at NU—.🎭 Attend a festival of new plays by MFA grads.🇳🇿 Hear from Jacinda Ardern, former prime….
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Our picks this week include finals relief, a garden party and more
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RT @LucksLab: Why is @NUsynbio so great - it's the people. Check out our latest staff profile of our incredible Director of Operations Yael….
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We recently sat down with Yael Mayer, the Center for Synthetic Biology’s (CSB) Director of Operations and Outreach, to learn more about her path to Northwestern, her passion for staff … Continued
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Thrilled to share that @LucksLab at @NUSynbio's WISE-Dx project was featured on @CBSChicago today! We're developing a rapid at-home test for lead in water that gives results in just 30 mins. Helping Chicago tackle its 400k+ lead service lines, one test at a time. link in comment
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RT @LucksLab: Research is for everyone. Grateful to @WBEZ to talk about why research is important and why stopping hurts people and our le….
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Northwestern researchers received notices from the Department of Defense to stop their work immediately.
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Here's to @LucksLab killing it on @WBEZreset today, laying out the damage that the random ransacking of @DeptofDefense grants means for edu, innovation & water 🚰 🧪safety. "If you wind the whole thing down, where are the new ideas going to come from?"
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Northwestern researchers received notices from the Department of Defense to stop their work immediately.
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