News: School of Public Health

Kayla Bland, a participant in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Journey program examining a microscope slide.
Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.

Neeraj Bhandari
People |

This Community Health Sciences professor hopes his research will assist consumers in using health care quality report cards.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

Holly Lyman
People |

Holly Lyman, the Community Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, builds a Dragon boating tradition to fight cancer.

Rohan Jadav
Research |

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

A pedestrian exiting a crosswalk on Maryland Parkway
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study confirms that motorists are less likely to stop for pedestrians of color.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Team Las Vegas design of a full-size solar-powered house
Business and Community |

Fundraising for universitywide collaboration surpasses $750,000 with support from Switch and NV Energy Foundation.

Francisco Sy
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.

compsite of all five people from these stories
Campus News |

From a home for homeless students to inspiring the next generation of health crusaders — these worthy causes will warm your heart during the holidays.

Paulo Pinheiro
Research |

Survival rate stands nearly 5 percent below the national average for Southern Nevadans and is especially low for state's black and Filipina women.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Research |

Breakthrough 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study shows major differences between the types of cancer and mortality rates of U.S.-born blacks versus those who emigrate from the Caribbean.