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2023

Minor Issues, Major Opinions Podcast: How Often Do You Really Need to Wash Your Jeans?Real Simple

The benefits of line drying your clothesCBC News

Social media campaign aims to change habits around drying clothes – The Gateway, UofA

(Re)Learn to Thread a NeedleCommon Good Magazine

Research suggests a need for more people to consider repairing clothingThe Gateway, UofA

2022

Do you need to wash your jeans?I’ve Got Questions with Mike Simpson 

2021

Are Antibacterial Clothes Really Worth Your Money?The List

2020

Can a pair of jeans kill the coronavirus?Vox

Research reveals why it’s hard to get the smell out of polyesterFolio, UofA

2019

Clothing you don’t have to wash, explained Vox

Choosing the environment over your laundryCBC News

Here’s why gym clothes smell so rank – and how to freshen them upPopular Science

2018

How to minimize the lingering smell on your workout clothesFolio, UofA

2017

‘How Often Do I Really Need To Wash My Jeans?’ – Women’s Health

Reduce your carbon footprint by washing your jeans less often: U of A researcher

Un jeans doit être lavé tous les 20 jours pour durer plus longtemps, selon une chercheuse de l’Alberta

2016

Passing the smell test

7 Performance Fabric Myths Everyone Believes

8 Reasons Why Your Leggings Smell So Bad

‘It’s Overblown’ Says Inventor Of Olympic Antimicrobial Suit

Why does my exercise clothing smell?

Grody garments: Edmonton scientists study the biology of B.O.

University of Alberta researcher wants your smelly, stinky, sweat-soaked clothing

2015 & earlier

The Expert: What I Know About … Body Odour

Why Levi Strauss CEO hasn’t washed his jeans in a year

Is not washing your jeans hazardous to your health?

Anti-odor workout clothes may not actually work

My Sweaty Valentine

How Often Should Gym Clothes Be Washed?: Quick Study