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Dr. Ekenga’s work, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health, has been frequently featured in national and international media outlets, including Scientific American, Discover Magazine, National Public Radio (NPR), The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, and The Economic Times, among many others.

 


Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors

September 2021. Scientific American

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How Fast Fashion Harms the Environment — and People's Health

June 2021. Discover Magazine.

10 Bold Solutions to Move St. Louis Forward

November 2020. St. Louis Magazine.

New Coronavirus Cases Rise in U.S. Despite Slowdown in Testing

September 2020. Wall Street Journal.


Global Fashion and the Climate Crisis: How Your Clothes Heat Up the Planet

March 2020. Nonprofit Quarterly.

Study: Air Pollution Greatly Affects St. Louis' Poorer Areas

January 2020. Associated Press.

Effects of Air Pollution in St. Louis Separate and Unequal, Study Finds

January 2020. St. Louis Post Dispatch.


Cancer Risk From St. Louis Air Pollution Highest in Poor Black Neighborhoods

November 2019. St. Louis Public Radio.

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Side of Fast Fashion

February 2019. St. Louis Public Radio.

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Why Fast Fashion is Bad for People and Planet

January 2019. Economic Times of India.

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Report Says Fast Fashion Hurts Workers, the Environment

January 2019. Engineering 360.

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Race, Insurance Key to Employment After Breast Cancer

February 2018. US News & World Report.

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Race, Insurance Status Linked to Job Loss After Breast Cancer

February 2018. St. Louis American.

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Gateway to the Great Outdoors is Teaching Kids About the Great Outdoors

April 2017. Riverfront Times.

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Sitting on the Job Slows Women Down

April 2015. US Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review.

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Solvents May Raise Breast Cancer Risk For Some, Study Finds

May 2014. NBC News.

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