Jan 13, 2026

$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria

A team of researchers from Penn State and Warwick University has been awarded a $1.6 million international Belmont Forum’s Collaborative Research Action project by the U.S. National Science Foundation and UK Research and Innovation’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Led by Penn State researchers, the project will explore how building design, infrastructure and development decisions can help reduce malaria risk worldwide.

Standing water at construction sites can become breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes, posing a growing concern amid rapid development across the global south. Credit: Adobe Stock. All Rights Reserved.