Patricia Cruz, Mark Buttner, and Theresa Trice (all Environmental and Occupational Health) and Katherine Howard (Dental) published an article, "Development of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Rapid Detection of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium, Selenomonas noxia," in the August issue of BMC Oral Health. UNLV master of public health…

Reimund Serafica, Alona Angosta (both Nursing), and Sheniz Moonie (Environmental and Occupational Health) are the authors of an article, "Measuring Enjoyment of Ballroom Dancing in Filipino Americans Using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale," which recently was published in the peer-reviewed publication Asian Pacific Island Nursing Journal.

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental and Occupational Health) received a one-year, $1.2 million award from Nevada department of health and human services to conduct molecular biological environmental monitoring.

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (Environmental and Occupational Health) received a one-year, $1.2 million award from Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to conduct environmental monitoring.

Michelle Chino (Environmental and Occupational Health) was the invited keynote speaker at the University of New South Wales annual public health symposium in Sydney, Australia. She presented her work with the Muru Marri Center for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health on the social determinants of health among indigenous populations. She…

Linda Stetzenbach (Environmental & Occupational Health) was appointed by the National Academy of Sciences as one of 14 members to its Committee on Protecting Occupants of Department of Defense (DOD) Buildings from Chemical or Biological Release. The committee, which convened for the first time in September, will conduct a study for the Defense…