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A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
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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.
Through travel and research, soon-to-be graduate Makenzi Perkins found her path in public health.
Public Health In The News
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.

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