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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
The native Nevadan and triple alumna is devoted to making our community better through the Nevada Institute for Children's Research & Policy.
The 30-member team under the direction of Abby Wood took special care after Dec. 6 to repair damage to the Student Union.
News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.
Public Health professor Erika Marquez receives 2024 Community Engagement Award for her work breaking down barriers to reach marginalized communities.
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Partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders uses sports to boost body image and mental well-being of teenage girls.
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The awards recognize faculty, staff, and students who leverage UNLV's resources for the benefit of our many communities.
Public Health In The News
From a full-time MBBS doctor in India to a celebrated author and public health expert in American academia, Professor (Dr) Manoj Sharma's journey is remarkable. A distinguished graduate faculty member at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was recently nominated by his students and received the prestigious Harry Reid Silver Slate Award 2024 for outstanding public health research.
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Two cases of West Nile virus have been found in people, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. SNHD reported the first case of West Nile virus in mosquitoes just over a month ago. Today they announced two men have contracted the illness and are in recovery.
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UNLV professor and mosquito disease expert Louisa Messenger tells Joe Moeller why Southern Nevada has seen a "massive uptick" in our mosquito population in recent years.
One popular school of yoga is Kundalini yoga. However, there is a lot of mystery, myths, misperceptions, and commercialization associated with it. Here I present a scientific demystification of this system of yoga. This system of yoga begins with the seventh limb of Ashtanga yoga, that of Dhyana or meditation. The purpose of this yoga is to purify the self and make the electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings of the brain subtler while one is awake so that one attains complete harmony with the environment.
If you are planning a trip to the ninth island in the coming months, make sure to wear insect repellent. Health officials warn of a record number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus around Las Vegas.
With summer outdoor activities in full swing, everyone’s looking for ways to keep mosquitoes, flies and other pests at bay — and Irish Spring soap is a perennial trending solution. In this YouTube video, the host places a bar on the porch, rubs it on doors and tables, puts grated flakes in various locations and dissolves it in water to spray plants and her own skin.
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