News: School of Public Health

A portrait of Jay Shen
Business and Community |

Health Care Administration and Policy professor Jay Shen works to increase understanding and use of palliative care among Asian-Americans.

TJ Otzelberger at podium during news conference
Campus News |

A collection of stories highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students and faculty who've made news thus far in 2019.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students walking on campus sidewalk
Campus News |

Thirteen 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ programs ranked within nation’s top 100 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools.

Vegetables and fruit
Research |

Discount stores offer a good option to both low-income and budget shoppers, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research finds.

Student John Olawepo stands in front of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ bus station.
People |

What do Nigeria, England, and the United States have in common? They were key marks in Ph.D. student John Olawepo’s journey to improving public health.

petri dish and beakers containing liquids
Research |

In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.

Bigelow Health Sciences
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's School of Public Health now one of just 66 schools in the world recognized by the Council of Education for Public Health and the first in Nevada.

Charles Bernick
People |

Dr. Charles Bernick, School of Community Health Alumnus of the Year, has gotten Nevada into the thick of the fight against Alzheimer's.

A plate of dollar bills shedded and coins with a knife and fork
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers explore how plant genes, food rescue, and financial savvy could help feed humankind.

Portrait Asma Tahir
People |

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

sign for "51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Research & Economic Development"
Research |

Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Portrait of Kathy Lauckner
Campus News |

Join 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Corporate Challenge stalwart Kathy Lauckner in representing the scarlet and the gray on the court, in the pool, or at the poker table in the annual community games.