Public Health

UCI experts available to discuss invasion of Ukraine

From sociology to cybersecurity, topics of expertise range on conflict

Suellen Hopfer

UCI-led study identifies top concerns of parents in vaccinating their adolescent children

Better public health messaging needed to improve vaccine uptake rates

UCI researchers receive state funding to study pandemic forecasting

COVID Modeling Consortium resources designed to strengthen response to future outbreaks

Pharmacist-involved collaborative model enhances diabetes care, study finds

Patients with type 2 diabetes taking five or more medications who were treated by an interdisciplinary care team improved their glycemic control, quality of life and self-care capabilities, according to a recent study published online in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. “Diabetes is a significant public health concern, and many people suffer from […]

Jun Wu

UCI researchers find fewer low-cost air pollution sensors in disadvantaged communities

First-of-its-kind state study examined distribution, sociodemographic factors over time

Oladele Ogunseitan

Antibiotic resistance: The hidden healthcare crisis

Overuse has led to the creation of superbugs, rendering current drugs ineffective

UCI study links air pollution, adverse ovarian function in female mice

A type of air pollution known as fine particulate matter or PM2.5, can cause loss of ovarian function in female mice, due to depleted primordial, primary and secondary follicles, according to a recent study led by Ulrike Luderer, MD, Ph.D., UCI professor of environmental and occupational health and corresponding author. Premature ovarian failure, often called […]

Public health study presents strategies for increasing diversity of clinical trials

In a paper published online in cell.com/Neuron, Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of the planned School of Population & Public health and director of the Program in Public Health, highlights three key areas for increasing the participation of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials. Diversity delivers greater generalizability of results, more ethically sound research and […]

Professor of public health gets grant to study in utero effects on male and female lifespans

Tim Bruckner, Ph.D., professor of health, society and behavior in the Program in Public Health, has been awarded a two-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the differences in male and female lifespans. According to health data, men do not live as long as women, and Bruckner and his team will […]

Theresa Duong

Giving back to her community

Ph.D. student Theresa Duong seeks to raise awareness of HPV among Vietnamese-Americans