School of Public Health Alumnus of the Year Brian Labus was instrumental in Nevada's fight against COVID-19, serving on the governor's task force and leading a small army of contact tracers.
School of Public Health, Health District partnership includes nearly 240 student contact tracers trained to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.
Grant from state of Nevada extends university partnership with Southern Nevada Health District, allows 200 UNLV students to continue vital contact tracing services.
UNLV public health professor became a go-to source for media in Nevada and worldwide on the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.
UNLV Public Health professor Brian Labus dismantles misperceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine and shares why it works, why it’s safe, and why everyone eligible should get it.
More than 200 UNLV students to be employed through partnership with Southern Nevada Health District; 60 students already trained and on the ground.
Assistant professor of public health Brian Labus offers some reasons for optimism for bringing younger students back to the classroom.