Dean’s Scholar Lecture Series
Dr. Donald Rakow will present “Nature Heals: Connecting with Nature to Improve College Student Health,” on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. in HPNP Complex room G101.
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Department Of Environmental And Global Health
EGH student works to improve community health in Africa thanks to National Geographic grant
Being charged by elephants, crossing the Nile River and hiking through an African conflict area with armed guards has humbled Nick Dowhaniuk.
Andy Kane recognized for community engagement science in Gulf Coast
Kane and the Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities team received the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award.
Dr. Song Liang to be an Advisor to the World Health Organization
Dr. Song Liang, an associate professor at the Department of Environmental & Global Health, has been invited to join the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Guidelines Development Group (GDG) as an advisor. The GDG is in the process of developing guidelines on the implementation of control and elimination of…
Bacterial Virus Drives Emergence of New Strains of Shigella from Haiti and the Dominican Republic
A new study from the laboratory of Dr. Anthony Maurelli (Department of Environmental and Global Health and University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute [UF-EPI]) has traced the origin of dangerous new strains of bacteria that present new threats to public health. Bacteria of the genus Shigella are the causative agents…
Virus found in Florida resident may be widespread throughout the Southeast
A virus first found in Tampa Bay-area mosquitoes that can cause a rash and mild fever has been identified in humans for the first time.
As Venezuela’s public health system collapses, mosquito-borne viruses re-emerge
The collapse of Venezuela's public health system has terrible consequences inside the country, but it also is giving rise to mosquito-borne viruses that could spread to nearby countries.
Vector-borne diseases continue to plague the Caribbean
UF researchers have found a new “American strain’’ of chikungunya in mosquitos in Haiti that can be carried by mosquitos that have a wider range in the U.S.
UF Researchers Solve Chlamydia Mystery; Reveal Possible New Drug Target
The research team, led by Dr. Anthony Maurelli, of the Department of Environmental and Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, that resolved the 60-year-old Chlamydia anomaly has solved another long-standing mystery of this important bacterial pathogen. Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacteria sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United…
How much seafood did you eat? Photos jog memory, aid scientific recommendations
Knowing how much and what kind of seafood people eat could help experts assess health risks versus benefits of consuming certain seafood products, UF researchers say.
