public health

Public health researcher Andrew Noymer discusses the ‘new normal’

The entire UCI community is confronting the coronavirus pandemic with unprecedented actions. UCI Health is on the front lines of the crisis response. In this episode of the UCI Podcast, two key members of the UCI Health staff – Linda Dickey, senior director of quality & patient safety, epidemiology & infection prevention; and Joe Brothman, […]

To give the public a sense of how social media conversations about COVID-19 are happening in real time, UCI computer scientists have developed and launched a coronavirus Twitter map. The interactive resource visualizes the spatial and temporal distribution of tweets related to the pandemic, allowing users to view the growth and transformation of social media […]

Earlier UCI studies found adverse health outcomes from heightened stress response

For Match Day, we profile three graduating medical students on the cusp of starting their careers

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

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

Responses to combat deaths, comrade suicides have mental health consequences

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