The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Public Health
Scholarly Publications
Chronic long-term risk of low-level radiation exposure: Bridging the lay/expert divide
August 2018
Abstract: The failure of experts and lay people to understand each other has been fueling conflict around the environmental clean-up of the many sites in the United States that are contaminated by...
The Increasingly Compelling Moral Responsibilities of Life Scientists
March 2013
First paragraph of article:Many of my colleagues and fellow investigators in the life sciences were surprised in late 2011 to hear about the deliberate laboratory manipulation of highly pathogenic...
Sociotechnical Challenges of Developing an Interoperable Personal Health Record
October 2011
ObjectivesTo analyze sociotechnical issues involved in the process of developing an interoperable commercial Personal Health Record (PHR) in a hospital setting, and to create guidelines for future...
Other Publications
Atomic Homefront: a film about struggling to live with Manhattan Project radioactive waste
June 2018
Abstract: This commentary reviews and discusses HBO’s new documentary, Atomic Homefront, which shows how communities are still struggling to live with radiation from radioactive waste generated...
Censoring Science Won't Make Us Any Safer
June 2005
In 1920, the Irish Republican Army reportedly considered a terrifying new weapon: typhoid-contaminated milk.
Biological Security in a Changed World
September 2001
The horrifying events of 11 September 2001 serve notice that civilization will confront severe challenges in the twenty-first century.
News
Bat-borne Nipah virus could help explain COVID-19
December 2020
Researchers have long known that the number of human infections from the bat-borne Nipah virus fluctuates from year to year. A new study provides insights into the reasons why. Stanford...
Planetary health approaches for dry cities: water quality and heat mitigation
November 2020
Water sensitive cities show how holistic approaches can counter the health and wellbeing problems associated with urban dryness. About 1.6 billion people live in countries with water scarcity, and...
Viral lessons: What a little-known virus could teach us about COVID-19
November 2020
Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby discusses surprising results of a recent study on Nipah virus, a disease with no vaccine and a mortality rate of up to 70 percent.
Events
Addressing highly polluting brick manufacturing in South Asia
March 8, 2018
Abstract: Clay fired bricks are a primary building material used in the rapidly expanding construction sector across South Asia.
Vector-borne disease in a changing world: Insights from ecology across scales
January 5, 2017
Abstract: Globally, infectious diseases are emerging at an increasing rate. Vector-borne diseases in particular present one of the biggest threats to public health globally.
Health and human movement: global challenges, local solutions
February 22, 2016
Abstract: The interactions between biological and cultural processes are critical determinants of human health.
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