News: Department of Environmental and Global Health

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Research |

Posture — not screen time — is biggest factor behind neck and shoulder pain, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study finds.

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People |

Commitment to a healthy lifestyle helps make Asma Tahir a good fit for the university’s pollen program.

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Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Healthy Homes team will also examine homes for health issues such as asthma triggers, energy and fire problems, trip and fall hazards, pests, and mold.

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Research |

The Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network helps 13 universities support the faculty and research that will improve human health in seven states.

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Research |

The researcher from Nebraska is working to reduce HIV transmission between mothers and children in Nigeria.

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People |

The new chair of environmental and occupational health says he was drawn to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in part because of the opportunity to mentor minority students.

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Research |

82 percent of America’s three largest national parks are infested with at least one type of foreign foliage that’s ripe for becoming brushfire kindling.

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Business and Community |

Experts from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and University of Nevada School of Medicine meet to discuss health disparities in Nevada.

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Arts and Culture |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Local Agencies Form Nevada Healthy Homes Partnership To Help Local Residents Identify and Eliminate Hidden Home Health Hazards

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Research |

A study by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ ecologist Scott Abella shows that full recovery of desert ecosystems after a wildfire can take up to 65 years.

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Research |

Temperature Shifts and Invasive Plants Contribute to Disruption in Re-Establishment of Native Vegetation; Recovery Can Take Up to 65 Years