Department of Environmental and Occupational Health News
Current Environmental and Occupational Health News
A collection of news stories from 2019 highlighting UNLV's impact in Southern Nevada and beyond.
A new face at UNLV, this professor brings unique perspective of public health focused on neurodevelopment in children and chemical exposures during pregnancy.
Posture — not screen time — is biggest factor behind neck and shoulder pain, UNLV study finds.
Commitment to a healthy lifestyle helps make Asma Tahir a good fit for the university’s pollen program.
UNLV Healthy Homes team will also examine homes for health issues such as asthma triggers, energy and fire problems, trip and fall hazards, pests, and mold.
UNLV researchers made international headlines this year with their discoveries. Here's a round up of some of our top stories of 2017.
Environmental and Occupational Health In The News
University researchers and evaluators working with rural schools, the community-school model, and Native American communities in Wisconsin shared their expertise and latest evidence-based findings recently in a public hearing at the state Capitol focused on the critical intersection between education and health.
If you suffer from springtime allergies, here is some news your nose already knows: Pollen season isn’t over yet in the Las Vegas Valley.
It’s been a rough spring for people with allergies and experts say it will likely get worse before it gets better.
Experts at UNLV carefully track pollen counts every day of the year and some of their findings might surprise you.
There’s an environmental concern that comes with building a sprawling city in the desert — and no, it’s not just about water supply.
The posture, not the time spent in front of the screen, is the first factor of these musculoskeletal disorders of a new kind.
