Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed by USA TODAY Homefront for an article on "How to get rid of ticks in your yard."  The article discusses what attracts ticks, how to get rid of them, and how to prevent them. Cross provides his expertise on ticks, types of products and pesticides that can help repel ticks and mites,…

Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed by MDLinx for an article on "COVID's surprising role in the surge of food recalls." The article discusses whether or not food recalls have been increasing, and if anything in particular is causing them. Labus talks about how there's nothing to be concerned about, and if anything, the…

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Sean Neiswenter (Life Sciences) were selected to receive a UNLV 2024 Faculty Opportunity Award for their project titled, "Emerging Parasitic & Vector-Borne Diseases: Disease Ecology from a One Health Perspective." The Faculty…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health), Andrea Lopez (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Ying Guo (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with students and faculty from UNR, UTSA, and CSN published a paper on "Non-response to ACE items is associated with demographic variables and health…

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed by KENS 5's Verify on "Are there home remedies that could help get rid of fleas?" Cross provides his expertise on which common home remedies to rid of fleas are actually effective.

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…

Rei Serafica, Andrew Reyes, and Lorene Evangelista (all Nursing) collaborated with Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Francisco Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health) to co-author a scholarly article entitled, "Health Information Sources and Health-Seeking Behaviors of Filipinos Residing in Medically Underserved…