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Housed in the UNLV School of Public Health, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics prepares students for careers in private industry, non-profit, government agencies, or positions requiring study design or data analysis. We provide statistical consulting, survey design, and implementation services at the School of Public Health and campus wide.

Current Epidemiology and Biostatistics News

Spring Flowers (Becca Schwartz)
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A roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV students and faculty.

The Las Vegas skyline (Josh Hawkins, UNLV).
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A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV’s dedication to community and research.

Spooky season at UNLV (Becca Schwartz\UNLV).
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A collection of news stories focused on research, expert insights, and academic achievement.

The Sphere on the Las Vegas Strip.
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A collection of news stories highlighting expert insights, research, and academic achievement.

Students at Pida Plaza on the first day of classes (Josh Hawkins, UNLV).
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A roundup of prominent news stories highlighting university pride, research, and community collaboration.

Graduation surprise
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News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics In The News

KENS 5: San Antonio

Many follow home remedies that are not effective. We Verify three of them.

Parade

Get ready for a noisy summer: Double the normal amount of cicadas are predicted to emerge this year. Melodramatically dubbed by some as a "cicada apocalypse," there is a reason why we're going to see so many of them in 2024. Find out everything to know about why there will be so many cicadas in 2024 (AKA a double-brood!), how many cicadas to expect and which states they'll hit the hardest.

Parade

Get ready for a noisy summer: Double the normal amount of cicadas are predicted to emerge this year. Melodramatically dubbed by some as a "cicada apocalypse," there is a reason why we're going to see so many of them in 2024. Find out everything to know about why there will be so many cicadas in 2024 (AKA a double-brood!), how many cicadas to expect and which states they'll hit the hardest.

MSN

Understanding long Covid remains tricky for doctors. There’s no standard clinical definition for the condition or test to diagnose it. It can even go by different names, like post-Covid conditions, long-haul Covid, post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), or chronic Covid.

Desert Companion

The infectious diseases defining Nevada’s public health landscape, and the simple solution that eludes officials

KNPR News

We’re in the heart of the holiday season, people are going on vacation. They’re gathering with friends in homes, bars, restaurants; maybe seeing shows in crowded Strip venues. It really is a time for fun and relaxation. And, unfortunately, it’s also a time for something we don’t want to think about after three years of COVID-19: disease. But the reality is, Nevada does seem to be something of a hotbed for communicable disease and infections.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Experts

An expert on parasites, as well as the biology and control of ticks, mites, and other insects. 

Recent Epidemiology and Biostatistics Accomplishments

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-published a paper titled, "Gestational PBDE concentrations, persistent externalizing, and emerging internalizing behaviors in adolescents: The HOME study" in the journal Environmental Research. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous environmental chemicals used as flame retardants in…
School of Public Health faculty and students gave several presentations during the 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference: Pamela Pioquinto and Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented their work: "Correlates of Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomatology in Filipino American Male University Students: A Pilot Study…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), Leigh Ann Richardson and Lung-Chang Chien (both Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published the research paper Longitudinal associations of the alternative healthy eating index with coronary artery calcification and pericardial adiposity in US adults with and without type 1 diabetes in the…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Allen Gibbs (Life Sciences) were interviewed for an article titled, "'Double' the Amount of Cicadas Are Coming This Spring in Once-in-200-Year-Event—And These 2 States Will Be Hit the Hardest" by Parade magazine. Cross and Gibbs discussed why there are so many cicadas this year, how many there will…
Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) recently co-authored a publication titled "Unmasking the sky: high-resolution PM2.5 prediction in Texas using machine learning techniques" in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. This study addresses the challenge of limited regulatory monitors for PM2.5 in Texas by…
Shawn Gerstenberger, Jorge Bertran, Melissa Marshall, Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh (all Environmental and Occupational Health), and Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article on "Environmental hazards and likelihood of mitigation in renter-occupied housing units in Clark County, Nevada" in the journal Housing and Society…