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Department of Environmental and Global Health News

The Department of Environmental and Global Health emphasizes the role of air, water, the home environment, and the workplace as critical determinants of health. Our accredited programs provide mentorship, community involvement opportunities, and research projects for students to grow as experts and leaders in their fields.

Current Environmental and Global Health News

Outdoor view
Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Melanie and Lusayla Romancik
People |

Common professors, life lessons, and support shaped one family's experience at UNLV.

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Research |

Through travel and research, soon-to-be graduate Makenzi Perkins found her path in public health.

Ying Guo discussing with colleagues in front of wall with Boys Town logo
People |

Ying Guo, 2026 Community-Based Research Award recipient, works with Boys Town Nevada to improve support systems available for Clark County children and families.

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Campus News |

Some of the most vibrant headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Some early studying during the opening week of the Spring 2026 semester (Josh Hawkins/UNLV).
Campus News |

A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

Environmental and Global Health In The News

TIME

Fortunately, protecting yourself doesn’t require surrendering your backyard—or spending the summer sealed indoors. It does require avoiding some surprisingly common mistakes.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

UNLV study uses 18 private yards to track how mosquitoes survive, spread disease in Clark County

Tasting Table

On most report cards, a B grade is pretty alright. It could be better, but the majority of folks look at it as representing a respectable effort and a degree of success. When it comes to the health inspector grades that sit in the front windows of restaurants, however, public opinion can be quite different.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Clark County commissioners have been presented with dozens of proposals aimed at curbing the rise in crashes that injured students on their way to and from schools. Nineteen of the proposals are intended to be enacted or initiated by Aug. 10, the start of the new school year.

The Spruce

When yellow jackets, a species of wasps, come buzzing around, they aren't usually nice—they're known to be defensive, aggressive, and very likely to sting. But rather than just run and hide, you can be proactive in making sure these pesky insects stay away from your house. We asked pest control experts for their best tips and tricks for keeping yellow jackets at bay.

Everyday Health

You don’t have to stay indoors to protect yourself from mosquitoes. The great outdoors offers many physical and mental health benefits, and several mosquito repellents on the market are effective when used properly, allowing you to enjoy time outdoors without worrying about bug bites.

Environmental and Global Health Experts

An expert on public health, and its relations to food, physical activity and community design.
An expert on insect-transmitted diseases and genomics.
An expert on the intersection of sports, physical activity, and health.
An expert in health disparities, children's health, and culturally responsive health communication.
An expert in infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS prevention.
A national authority on lead poisoning and human health.

Recent Environmental and Global Health Accomplishments

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) published "Operationalising Environmental DNA (eDNA) Detection of Major Malaria Vector Species in Ghana" in Molecular Ecology Resources. Her team tested a low-cost water sampling method that can detect malaria mosquitoes and their insecticide resistance genes just from DNA left behind in breeding…
Richard M. Oxborough, Trishan Wickramasinghe, Louisa Messenger (all Environmental and Global Health), Nikita Gopakumar (Mechanical Engineering), Michael Fong (Art), Yafet Tiruha, and Seungman Park (both Mechanical Engineering), along with other researchers from the University of Ghana Anastasia Mosquito Control (Florida) and Imperial College…
Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental and Global Health) received a 14-month, $1.1 million award through Nevada Health and Human Services to conduct molecular microbiological environmental monitoring and research.
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) was awarded a $138,544 grant from Texas Tech University to study population dynamics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the American Southwest.
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Christopher Johansen and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Md Sohail Akhter (Ph.D. student) coauthored a paper titled “Exploring Recreational Cannabis Use Cessation Intentions among Adults in the United States Using the Multi-Theory Model…
Erika Marquez (Environmental and Global Health) presented collaborative research with Laurencia Bonsu, Kwame Obeng, Totimeh Totimech, Gbadago Gbadago, Louisa Messenger, and Josh Garn (all Public Health) titled “Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater and Proximity to Illegal Artisanal Mining Sites in Ghana” at the International Conference on…