Founding Dean Bernadette Boden-Albala reflects on the 5-year anniversary of the U.S. declaring Covid-19 a pandemic. While the scars of illness and anguish remain, this anniversary offers an opportunity for critical reflection: to take stock of what we learned, what worked, and how to better protect public health against future pandemics.Read more.
Natalie Binczewski, doctoral candidate, published results of a study in Environmental Epidemiology, which underscored the value of continued monitoring for drinking water contamination. Read more.
The UC Irvine Center for Population, Inequality, and Policy, or CPIP, has earned full campus designation as an Organized Research Unit. This designation, the result of a multi-year application process, provides the center, which is co-directed by Tim Bruckner, with a supportive infrastructure for its interdisciplinary research focus on socioeconomic factors that directly impact inequality. Read more.
FACULTY HONORS
“My focus on climate change has become a personal mission, particularly as I explore the profound health impacts of extreme heat, wildfires, and air pollution on pregnancy, maternal health, and children's health."
The latest Elsevier Data Repository, released in the fall 2024, marks the third time that Lincoln has been included in the top 2% of this list. Read more.
Three-time Anteater Tessa Pulido ’19, MPH ’22, and current doctoral student pursuing a PhD in Public Health degree has chosen to return to the UC Irvine campus because she values the balance of science and policy. She shares her journey through the years and the many reasons why she's built a career at Wen Public Health. Read more.
Join Wen Public Health during National Public Health Week (April 7-11) to hear from UC Irvine experts and a special keynote speaker for an entire week’s worth of critical conversations about your health and the policies that may affect it. In-person & Zoom options available. Topics include:
"We can be exposed to microplastics that are floating in the air, through consumer products including cleaning products, or we can ingest them from seafood or water. There’s no such thing as magic products. "
