Global health in action
Participants in the UF in Haiti study abroad program had the opportunity to learn about global health in an immersive way. Applications for the 2019 are open now.
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Department Of Environmental And Global Health
UF researchers develop cheap, quick test for Zika
The test uses inexpensive, commercially available equipment, including a coffee mug with a USB port, cell phone and LED light. Image: CDC
Dr. Eric Coker Awarded UFIC Global Fellowship
The University of Florida International Center awarded Dr. Eric Coker, an EGH professor, a competitive fellowship in the Global Fellows Program. This program promotes and supports faculty conducting research with an international reach. As a fellow, Dr. Coker will be mentored by Dr. Sarah McKune, who has significant…
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.
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.
