Public Health

‘Mini task force’ of UCI researchers responds to urgent need at medical center

Scientists combine their diverse skills in collaborative effort to hobble COVID-19

Dean of public health addresses coronavirus issues related to travel and overall safety and well-being

In the latest UCI Podcast, Douglas Haynes, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, shares a message with the UCI community about inclusivity during challenging times. The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus, now called COVID-19, a global health emergency. This pandemic has far-reaching effects on physical as well as mental health. Fear, stress […]

Partnership provides critical link with Social Science Research Council to support research, collaboration and scholarship

In a discovery that has implications for our understanding of the air we breathe, UCI chemists report that they’ve found nanoscale fragments of fungal cells in the atmosphere. The pieces are extremely small, measuring about 30 nanometers in diameter, and much more abundant than previously thought, the researchers say in a study published this week […]

UCI epidemiologist helps eliminate the disease in global hot spots by breaking down barriers to healthcare

Sherrie Kaplan and her colleagues in the Health Policy Research Institute at UCI have received a $1.4 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to determine how effective diabetes treatments are for children. For the study, the researchers have developed and tested an animated, computer-administered program, the Child Health Rating Inventories, that can be […]

One Health effort bridges disciplines to train workers to address infectious disease threats

Climate change expected to accelerate spread of sometimes-fatal fungal infection