Dr. Michael von Fricken talks dengue fever, its risks and what to know
NBC Nightly News turned to mosquito-borne disease expert and EGH associate professor Dr. Michael von Fricken May 28 for his expertise on the issues
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Dr. Tracie Baker and the rest of the 2022 Willoughby Team, were featured in a USA today video recounting their canoe journey in the Florida Everglades
Check out the video from USA today below capturing the 2022 Willoughby Team expedition. https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2022/11/04/team-studies-human-impacts-florida-everglades/8267842001/…
Can tracking COVID-19 in wastewater help slow the spread?
Dr. Joe Bisesi was interviewed on TV20 WCJB last week for his research in COVID-19 wastewater tracking. View the newscast here: “Can tracking COVID-19 in wastewater help slow the spread?”…
Coronavirus likelier in air we breathe than surfaces touched — what scientists say we got wrong
Dr. John Lednicky’s research on COVID-19 aerosol transmission was featured in The Print article, “Coronavirus likelier in air we breathe than surfaces touched — what scientists say we got wrong”…
What is the Nipah virus and why is it more deadly than COVID-19?
See the story below from USA Today featuring an interview with Dr. John Lednicky as he explains the difference between the Nipah virus in Asia and COVID-19. View story here…
Dr. Afsar Ali’s CBS Tampa Bay Story wins a FL Association of Broadcast Journalists Award
Dr. Afsar Ali was interviewed for CBS Tampa Bay’s story “Bacteria lurking in Florida water responsible for hundreds of cases,” which won a FL Association of Broadcast Journalists Award in May 2021!…
“Coronavirus hit Florida earlier than we thought – on a door handle at UF”
Published Feb. 11 Around this time last year, a group of researchers at the University of Florida began their annual search for flu samples. For 19 days, professor John Lednicky and his laboratory took swab samples from a door handle at a busy campus building, and on four of those days…
“Climbing Mountains: In a rural Haitian town, UF Health program delivers timely care to sick children”
“The phone call came in late one night last year. On the outskirts of Gressier, Haiti, two children were ill. The nurses for MotoMeds, a pediatric call center and mobile medicine delivery service run as a University of Florida research initiative, asked crucial questions about the children’s symptoms. The principal…
Collaborative paper between groups at UF, Utah, Gates, UVA, Brown U, Mali, and Bangladesh
See below for a press release on a paper written collaboratively between groups at UF (Dr. Eric Nelson included), Utah, Gates, UVA, Brown U, Mali, and Bangladesh. “Decision-support tool could reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for child diarrhoea.”…
“Environmental Health and Our Failure- or Future- to Thrive,” a paper by Dr. Rachel Yoho
Dr. Rachel Yoho published “Environmental Health and Our Failure- or Future- to Thrive,” in Reviews and Reflections. See here for the link.
Dr. Sabo-Attwood Appointed Associate Editor of Environmental Health Perspectives
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. To view Environmental Health Perspectives, please…
Dr. Afsar Ali’s paper published in the American Chemical Society’s journal: Applied Materials & Interfaces
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.
Dr. Ilaria Capua awarded the “Barcelona Hypatia Europen Science Prize” by the Academia Europea-Barcelona Knowledge Hub & the Barcelona City Council
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…
UF researchers thrive despite the pandemic
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…
Dr. Sarah McKune’s Study on the Impact of a Culturally-Tailored Behavior Change Strategy on Egg Consumption in Young Children in Burkina Faso
A study led by Dr. Sarah McKune on the impact of a culturally-tailored behavior change strategy on egg consumption in young children in Burkina Faso has completed, and results are forthcoming. They are pleased to announce publication of their protocol, study design, and baseline findings in a new article published…
Dr. Eric Nelson featured in Lancet Digital Health for his work with the mHealth Diarrhoea Management (mHDM) trial
Electronic decision support and diarrhoeal disease guideline adherence (mHDM): a cluster randomised controlled trial Dr. Eric Nelson leads one of the largest cluster randomized control trials on clinical decision-support during a global pandemic. After years of research, partners in Bangladesh addressed…
Dr. Kane Visits Washington, D.C. to Discuss Supporting Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Workers
Dr. Andy Kane, Deputy Director for the Southeastern Coastal NIOSH Ag Center and Associate Professor and Director of the Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory, visits House and Senate representatives to discuss opportunities to support workers engaged in agriculture, fisheries and forestry within the Center’s Southeast region. (February, 2020)…
