Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article on "Uncovering the genetic diversity in Aedes aegypti insecticide resistance genes through global comparative genomics" in the journal Scientific Reports. Aedes aegypti is a vector of many arboviruses including Zika, dengue, yellow fever, West Nile and Chikungunya.…

Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Erika Marquez, Samantha Smith, Tiana Tu (all Environmental and Occupational Health), and Amanda Haboush-Deloye (Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy) co-published an article titled, "Exploring the role of the social vulnerability index in understanding COVID-19 immunization rates,"…

Dr. Francisco S. Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health), professor and chair, serves as a member of the Technical Advisory Group of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health for the "Health of Women of U3 Populations Data Book," which was launched by NIH on May 15, 2024, during National Women’s Health Week.…

Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health) was a guest on KNPR's State of Nevada for a segment on "New UNLV program helps young girls with mental health, body image." Pharr talks about the Raiders, UNLV, Sports and Health (RUSH) program, which uses sports to help middle school-aged girls cope with mental health and body image issues.

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published a paper on "Genetic surveillance of insecticide resistance in African Anopheles populations to inform malaria vector control" in the journal Trends in Parasitology. Insecticide resistance in malaria vector populations poses a major threat to malaria control, which relies…

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…

Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health) was featured as a guest on City Cast Las Vegas' podcast on the episode: "Is Flag Football The Future of High School Sports in Vegas?" Flag football has grown a lot as a sport since it reached Clark County high schools in 2012. Recently approved to debut at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles,…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published a paper on "Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes: Possible Detection of kdr F1534C, S989P, and V1016G Triple Mutation in Benin, West Africa" in the journal Insects. The effectiveness of chemical control of Aedes (Ae.) aegypti is threatened by the…

Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health) was interviewed by Channel 3 KSNV's ARC Las Vegas to talk about "UNLV, Raiders using sports to boost teen health." Pharr discusses the RUSH program and how it will help boost body image and mental health of teen girls. The next RUSH clinic will be taking place on Friday, April 19 at UNLV…

Asma Tahir (Environmental and Occupational Health) was recently featured on the City Cast Las Vegas podcast for an episode titled, "Is Allergy Season Getting Worse in Las Vegas?" How did a desert town like Las Vegas get so pollen-y, and is allergy season getting worse? In this episode, co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with Asma Tahir, supervisor of…

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…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article on "Chagas disease in immunocompromised patients" in the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews.  As Chagas disease remains prevalent in the Americas, it is important that healthcare professionals and researchers are aware of the screening, diagnosis, monitoring…