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School of Public Health News

The School of Public Health is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people worldwide. Our departments, programs, and research units work to provide a diverse education, practical training experience, and numerous community involvement opportunities to prepare students to become leaders and professionals in the field of public health.

Current Public Health News

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Campus News |

Plus: Watch the Spring 2026 Commencement recap video.

Melanie and Lusayla Romancik
People |

Common professors, life lessons, and support shaped one family's experience at UNLV.

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Campus News |

Through a public health class project tied to the Neon to Nature app, students are updating outdoor route information across the valley.

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Research |

Through travel and research, soon-to-be graduate Makenzi Perkins found her path in public health.

Public Health In The News

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You may not think that within the first few minutes of sitting down at a restaurant you're coming into contact with the germiest items. But according to infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Brian Labus, Associate Professor at the UNLV School of Public Health, you may want to bring hand sanitizer with you on your next night out.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Clark County commissioners have been presented with dozens of proposals aimed at curbing the rise in crashes that injured students on their way to and from schools. Nineteen of the proposals are intended to be enacted or initiated by Aug. 10, the start of the new school year.

Indica News

According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study, it is estimated that globally, between 591 and 672 million people were living with heart disease in 2023, more than double from 1990.

New India Abroad

Systematic review finds guided digital and multi-week mindfulness programs can strengthen campus mental health support.

Indica News

Moringa oleifera is commonly known as the drumstick tree (referring to its long, slender seed pods used in curries) or the miracle tree (also known as Sahjan in Hindi). M. oleifera is a native tree of the sub-Himalayan regions of Northwest India, which is now indigenous to many regions around the world.

The Spruce

When yellow jackets, a species of wasps, come buzzing around, they aren't usually nice—they're known to be defensive, aggressive, and very likely to sting. But rather than just run and hide, you can be proactive in making sure these pesky insects stay away from your house. We asked pest control experts for their best tips and tricks for keeping yellow jackets at bay.

Public Health Experts

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An expert in infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS prevention.
An expert on lactation, breastfeeding, and maternal and child health and nutrition.
A national authority on lead poisoning and human health.
An expert on public health, and its relations to food, physical activity and community design.

Recent Public Health Accomplishments

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration and Policy) was highlighted and interviewed as an outstanding author in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy. Upadhyay’s research focuses on improving hospital quality, patient safety and healthcare technology, and her interview discusses how she utilizes discipline in academic writing.
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored a manuscript titled “Application of the multi-theory model to improve self-reported determinants of appropriate antibiotic prescribing among veterinary students” with coauthors from Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bam University of Medical Sciences, University of…
Richard M. Oxborough, Trishan Wickramasinghe, Louisa Messenger (all Environmental and Global Health), Nikita Gopakumar (Mechanical Engineering), Michael Fong (Art), Yafet Tiruha, and Seungman Park (both Mechanical Engineering), along with other researchers from the University of Ghana Anastasia Mosquito Control (Florida) and Imperial College…
Jay Shen and Pearl Kim (both Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently present "Organizational Changes: What Factors Are Associated with Adoption and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. Hospitals?" at the 26th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations.
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled “Development and validation of the Persian childbearing intention questionnaire based on the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) among women with only one child” in the Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery (Impact factor 0.29) in association with…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled “Caregiver concerns about preschoolers’ overweight/obesity and undereating and their associations with feeding practices in China” in the journal Archives of Public Health (Impact factor 3.4) in association with coauthors from Chongqing Medical University…