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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

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Campus News |

The top headlines featuring UNLV’s staff and students.

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People |

Here's why Public Health's Dr. Francisco Sy hopes others will support students during the Rebels Give campaign.

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Campus News |

The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

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Campus News |

Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

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Campus News |

A collection of news highlights featuring students and faculty.

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Campus News |

News highlights featuring UNLV students and staff who made (refreshing) waves in the headlines.

Environmental and Global Health In The News

Homes and Gardens

One of life's summer joys is being able to throw open windows and catch a cool summer breeze. But how do you keep mosquitoes away from windows?

The Spruce

Mosquitoes thrive in the summertime already, and the last thing you need is them buzzing into your home. Don't worry, even if they fly into your house, there's a go-to trick to capture these blood-sucking pests inside.

Tom's Guide

There’s nothing worse than having ants in your home. And if you’ve spotted one, chances are, there’s likely to be a colony of ants lurking somewhere — ready to appear now the weather is warmer.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

A new survey is intended to gauge community concerns and determine if residents would support a valley-wide mosquito control program.

The Spruce

It's the sight every homeowner dreads: a trail of ants crawling around on the floors. While frustrated, you may feel the urge to squish, stomp, or swat those tiny uninvited guests, but you should resist the impulse. It'll do more harm than good—not just to the insect, but to your home.

Washington Post

As the weather warms up and humidity increases, mosquitoes are hatching in backyards across the country, eager to victimize innocent barbecue-goers and home gardeners everywhere.

Environmental and Global Health Experts

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Recent Environmental and Global Health Accomplishments

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored an article titled “Enhancing protection against vector-borne diseases in forcibly displaced communities: evaluating the efficacy of spatial repellents for cutaneous leishmaniasis control in North-East Syria” in the journal BMC Medicine, in association with researchers from the United…
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled, “Demographic correlates associated with blackout rage gallon (BORG) drinking knowledge and participation among college students,” in the journal Substance Use and Misuse, along with researchers from California State University and Texas State University. The paper examined…
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled, “A motivational framework to connect traditional feminine gender roles to alcohol use and consequences among Latina young adults in the United States," in the Journal of Latinx Psychology, along with Perrotte, J. K., Meca, A., Piña-Watson, B., Ham, L., Cano, M. Á., Martin, J…
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health), Lung-Chang Chien, Chad Cross, Edom Gelaw (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and colleagues published an article on "Towards optimization of community vulnerability indices for COVID-19 prevalence" in the journal BMC Public Health. In this study the team established a practical approach to…
Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), Amanda Haboush-Deloye (Social and Behavioral Health), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Binita Adhikari (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled “Factors Associated with Hospital Length of Stay and Intensive Care Utilization Among Pediatric COVID-19 Patients…
Alireza Rezaee and Asma Tahir (both Environmental and Occupational Health) from the UNLV Pollen Lab presented a poster titled, “Annual Comparison Of Ragweed Pollen Concentrations In Las Vegas And Jean From 2019-2023,” at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology conference in San Diego, California, on March 2, 2025.