School of Public Health News
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Current Public Health News
UNLV epidemiologist Brian Labus and public health alumna Devin Raman explain how disease investigators track outbreaks.
A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
Plus: Watch the Spring 2026 Commencement recap video.
Common professors, life lessons, and support shaped one family's experience at UNLV.
Through a public health class project tied to the Neon to Nature app, students are updating outdoor route information across the valley.
Public Health In The News
Reusing clean, undamaged plastic bottles with water is generally safe, but bacteria can grow over time. Avoid refilling bottles with sweetened or perishable drinks to reduce health risks. Switching to reusable metal or glass bottles helps reduce plastic waste.
Fortunately, protecting yourself doesn’t require surrendering your backyard—or spending the summer sealed indoors. It does require avoiding some surprisingly common mistakes.
Currently, there are more than 10 states across the United States that are actively under flood watches, warnings, or facing severe monsoon-related problems.
UNLV study uses 18 private yards to track how mosquitoes survive, spread disease in Clark County
The source of America's biggest Cyclospora outbreak in years remains a mystery – but experts say there is one alarming way the parasite could, in theory, spread.
UNLV researchers are working with former football players and professional fighters to track head injuries and brain damage.
