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Civil Engineering to Solve Age-Old Problem - 7:37

Antar Jutla

Posted May 10, 2018

Cholera, what is it, and although not a U.S. threat, why is it a problem in countries like Africa and East Asia? WVU Professor and Civil Engineer Antar Jutla tells host Eric Minor about the research he and his colleagues are conducting - using civil engineering to help fight disease and satellites to predict the next outbreak.

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