Reflections, Considerations, and Recommendations for Teaching Global Health During a Pandemic” a piece by Drs. Elizabeth Wood, Rachel Yoho, and Eric Coker can be found here. Department: Department of Environmental and Global Health Eric S Coker Assistant Professor Phone: (352) 273-9188…
Tara Sabo-Attwood, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of environmental and global health, has been named the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ associate dean for faculty development, cultural affairs, and wellness programs.
The University of Florida International Center has awarded Sarah McKune, Ph.D., M.P.H., the 2020 Junior Faculty International Educator of the Year. She is being recognized during UF’s International Education Week activities, November 16-20, including a virtual ceremony honoring international educators. See the full story from Jill Pease here.
UF Environmental & Global Health team led by Drs. Joe Bisesi, Tony Maurelli and Tara Sabo-Attwood developed a COVID-19 wastewater surveillance system for UF’s campus housing. GatorWATCH serves as an early warning system to detect unsuspected infections. Read the story here.
The College of Public Health and Health Professions has selected Dr. Sarah White, an alumna of our PhD in Public Health One Health program, as a 2020 Outstanding Alumni. Read more about her background here.
The chair of the Department of Environmental & Global Health, Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood, was appointed as the Associate Editor of Environmental Health Perspectives. This journal, with support from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is a journal of environmental health research and news. Congratulations Dr. Sabo-Attwood!…
Dr. Afsar Ali’s paper, “Characterization of the Vibriocidal Activity of Chitosan Microparticles: A Potential Therapeutic Agent for Emerging Multidrug-Resistant Cholera Infections” can be found in the American Society’s Journal: Applied Materials & Interfaces at this link here.
EGH would like to recognize Dr. Ilaria Capua for being awarded the “Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize,” by the Academia Europea-Barcelona Knowledge Hub & the Barcelona City Council. The prize “recognises an outstanding researcher who has conducted her/his career primarily in Europe and at the highest international level, with a strong…
Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood is featured as one of the UF researchers who received a portion of the record $900.7 million in research awards in the 2020 fiscal year. View the Alligator story below to read more. View story here…
Read this story from the Emerging Pathogens Institute on results from Dr. Tony Maurelli’s lab that solves a quirky mystery about how Chlamydia gets nutrients AND evades its host’s immune system with genes that perform double duty. Click the link here!…
