population health

Interdisciplinary research scope expanded to cover a wide range of environmental exposures

Suggested interventions include better air regulation and health screenings

COVID-19 pandemic reveals urgent need for improved standards

Oladele Ogunseitan, Ph.D., University of California Presidential Chair and UCI professor of population health and disease prevention, and Julie Schoenung, Ph.D., UCI chair and professor of materials science and engineering, have been awarded a $200,000 research grant from Microsoft Corp. They are co-principal investigators on a project entitled “Sustainable Development of Materials in Printed Circuit […]

UCI antibody study finds infection prevalence seven times higher than previously estimated

Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdown

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

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

Public health professor will promote interdisciplinary programs

Irvine, Calif., March 19, 2019 — Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H. – a renowned researcher and administrator whose efforts to reduce health disparities for America’s disadvantaged became a blueprint for community-based stroke and heart disease prevention – has been named director and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine’s planned School of Population Health, effective July […]