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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics News

Housed in the UNLV School of Public Health, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics prepares students for careers in private industry, non-profit, government agencies, or positions requiring study design or data analysis. We provide statistical consulting, survey design, and implementation services at the School of Public Health and campus wide.

Current Epidemiology and Biostatistics News

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A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.

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A group of faculty, students, and alumni roll out a campaign that encourages parents to complete their child's vaccine series. 

Spring flowers
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The students and faculty of UNLV are springing into headlines around the country.

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The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

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Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

UNLV XMAS
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This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics In The News

Yahoo!

By now, you have likely heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its testing procedures for milk in the U.S. But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing. Even worse, it may have caused parents, who regularly buy milk for their children, unnecessary worry about the safety of milk in the United States.

Parents

By now, you have likely heard that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended its testing procedures for milk in the U.S. But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing. Even worse, it may have caused parents, who regularly buy milk for their children, unnecessary worry about the safety of milk in the United States.

KNPR News

Bird flu has been found in dairy farms in the Mountain West region but federal officials tracking the virus say it has recently spread to cattle. That has animal health inspectors concerned, though the virus — also known as the H5N1 virus — still isn’t a concern for people.

KNPR News

For years, Nevada has ranked among the lowest in the country for vaccination rates, and it’s getting worse.

Drug Discovery News

Vaxart’s orally administered vaccine tablet was safe and elicited mucosal immunity in older adults.

Time.news

Imagine a world where acute gastroenteritis caused by norovirus—one of the most contagious viruses known to humankind—could be prevented with a simple tablet. With Vaxart’s innovative oral norovirus vaccine, we may be on the cusp of that reality. As norovirus continues to wreak havoc on public health, particularly among vulnerable populations, this breakthrough offers a ray of hope in the battle against viral infections.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Experts

An expert on parasites, as well as the biology and control of ticks, mites, and other insects. 

Recent Epidemiology and Biostatistics Accomplishments

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored a paper titled, “Top comorbidities in osteoporotic fracture patients in a northeast population in China," in the journal BMC Public Health, along with researchers from China. The paper examined the pattern of comorbidity in fracture patients and non-fracture individuals.
Chad L. Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with colleagues from the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and Pescare Hospital, Italy, published the paper, "Dynamic neurocognitive adaptation: A follow-up exposome investigation in aging," in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical…
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…
Chad L. Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) qualified as a Board Certified Entomologist (BCE) with a specialty credential in Medical & Veterinary Entomology. The BCE highlights professionals who work in increasingly complex entomological disciplines where credentialing provides assurance of training and expertise. The specialty…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with researchers from Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Canada, coauthored a paper titled, “Prenatal PFAS exposures and cardiometabolic health in middle childhood in the MIREC cohort," in the journal Environmental Research. The paper examined prenatal exposure to…
Megan R. Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Brian Woods (Center for Business and Economic Research) composed an expert panel for a special collaborative episode of Vegas PBS's Nevada Week and KNPR's State of Nevada that looked back at the COVID-19…