School of Public Health News
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Current Public Health News
A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
Plus: Watch the Spring 2026 Commencement recap video.
Common professors, life lessons, and support shaped one family's experience at UNLV.
Through a public health class project tied to the Neon to Nature app, students are updating outdoor route information across the valley.
Through travel and research, soon-to-be graduate Makenzi Perkins found her path in public health.
A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
Public Health In The News
UNLV appears several times on U.S. News & World’s Report’s new Best Global Universities rankings.
You don’t have to stay indoors to protect yourself from mosquitoes. The great outdoors offers many physical and mental health benefits, and several mosquito repellents on the market are effective when used properly, allowing you to enjoy time outdoors without worrying about bug bites.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted to humans through a bite from black-legged (deer) ticks.
Studies reveal extreme pitch changes in music confuse bugs and reduce biting attempts.
Mosquitoes are having a banner year in Clark County. The Southern Nevada Health District has captured and submitted 20,041 mosquitoes for testing so far in 2026, more than double the 9,888 recorded through the same period last year, according to health district data.
The Southern Nevada Health District denied a trauma center upgrade for Sunrise hospital. Was it over fear that it would hurt another hospital?
