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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 |

In longstanding tradition, UNLV president recognizes seven students whose academic and community achievements embody the Rebel spirit of the graduating class.

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UNLV History |

What began as a grassroots student campaign has grown over the past three decades into a nationally recognized sustainability effort.

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Campus News |

Some of the biggest news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Research |

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, a nationwide effort to protect children from the dangers of lead exposure, runs from Oct. 19-25.

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Campus News |

A selection of top news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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The top news stories starring university students and staff.

Environmental and Global Health In The News

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Autumn is one of the most beautiful times of year, but it’s also when sickness can spread like wildfire. If it seems like more people around you are sneezing and sniffling, it’s not your imagination. Fall and winter are the most common times of year for the common cold.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Mosquito complaints are buzzing louder across Clark County. They aren’t just a nuisance; they can carry and spread viruses. County leaders are considering a mosquito abatement district to help control the growing threat before it gets worse.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

You may notice it's been a bit cooler here in our Valley, but it's not quite time to ditch your mosquito spray or cream just yet. An expert tells me, mosquito activity is up right now in our valley.

Daily Mail

Americans are being advised to practice caution when traveling to a Caribbean island because of an outbreak of a deadly virus.

Reuters

Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day. Mohamat's death was part of a spike this year in malaria fatalities that local health officials attribute to foreign aid cuts by the United States.

City Cast Las Vegas

No, you haven't been imagining things — you are getting more mosquito bites in Las Vegas. Over the last few years, our once proudly mosquito-free desert city is becoming a buzzy bloodsucker's destination, and what's worse, some of them carry deadly diseases like West Nile Virus. So today, co-host Dayvid Figler sits down with UNLV professor Louisa Messenger to learn why our mosquito population is exploding, and what we can do about it. Don't forget to take Dr. Messenger's survey on your experience with mosquitoes.

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Recent Environmental and Global Health Accomplishments

Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health) and colleagues published an article on "Brown Carbon Optical Variability in US Urban Aerosols Revealed by an Enhanced Spectral/Mass Balance Approach" in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Light absorption by brown carbon (BrC) represents a major uncertainty in…
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health) and colleagues published an article on "Mild Thermal Inactivation Kinetics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in Sugarcane Juice: Model Validation under Dilution and Acidification Conditions" in the journal Food and Bioprocess Technology. Sugarcane juice represents one of the freshly…
Chia-Liang (Leo) Dai (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article with colleagues Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), and Dr. Yin Guo, Dr. Sharma, and student Jacquelyn Rodriguez (all Public Health). The article, "Evidence-based Review of Yoga Interventions for Adolescent Health and Well-being in US…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Ph.D. student Karen Lorena Figueroa Chilito coauthored an article titled, “Evaluating a novel multi-species vector control tool for humanitarian crises: the efficacy of attractive targeted sugar baits among forcibly displaced populations in Northern Nigeria,” in the journal BMC Medicine…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) and Richard M. Oxborough from the Parasitology and Vector Biology Laboratory coauthored an article titled, “Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a scoping review of Aedes vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in Africa,” in the journal…
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health) and colleagues published an article on "Quantitative microbial exposure assessment of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in ready-to-eat chicken: Consumer risk and mitigation strategies in Taiwan" in the journal Food Research International. Ready-to-eat (RTE) meats, often consumed…