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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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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.

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News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

Environmental and Global Health In The News

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.

The Spruce

As the weather warms up, our creepy-crawly friends tend to find their way indoors. In particular, you may notice ants in the corners or even on the counters of your home, which means you’ll need a solution to get rid of them, stat.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Researchers report record West Nile virus cases in the Southwest as invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes continue spreading across Clark County.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

As mosquito numbers rise, so does the risk of various diseases.

Environmental and Global Health Experts

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Recent Environmental and Global Health Accomplishments

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.
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) published a chapter “Underused Alternative Techniques for Mosquito Control“ in the book “Practical Control of Mosquitoes Disease Vectors,” along with Robert Jones from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), Miklo Alcala, and Bryson Carrier coauthored an article titled, “Descriptive Epidemiology of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in the United States: Using Big Data to Characterize Patients and Analyze Parasitic Disease Trends,” in the journal,…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled “The effect of next-generation, dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal net deployment on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Benin: results of a 3-year, three-arm, cluster-randomised, controlled…