Dr. Richards posts a Terminix blog on imported and locally transmitted mosquito-borne viruses in the U.S. These include chikungunya, dengue, Zika, Eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse, St. Louis Encephalitis, and West Nile virus. Read…
Dr. Richards' third Terminix blog post is on the resistance of mosquitoes against insecticides. In this blog, she defined what insecticide resistance means, how it is tested, and its relevance to public health. Read…
Dr. Stephanie Richards was awarded a public health entomologist contract from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) for $35,200. Dr. Richards will consult with local mosquito control personnel and conduct public…
Dr. Richards' second Terminix blog post is on permethrin-treated clothing for mosquito and tick bite prevention, wherein she discussed permethrin as a common insecticide, its application on protective clothing against pests, and related…
Nicole Beck, #ECUEnvironmentalHealth masters student, presenting her thesis on groundskeeper exposure to #heatstress and #uvradiation at the #AIHACarolinas Fall Conference
MSEH student, Nicole Beck, presented her thesis titled "Heat Stress and Ultraviolet Exposures Among University Groundskeepers" at the AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) Carolinas Fall Conference at Charleston, SC on September 2, 2016. She…
MS Environmental Health alumnus, Lt. Eric Green, conducting environmental health inspection
Lt. Eric Green, our MS Environmental Health alumnus, was featured in an article posted on the Navy Medicine Live, the official blog of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Health Care. Lt. Green is an…
Saad Tajwar, a high school sophomore, served as a volunteer to assist in Dr. Stephanie Richards' mosquito research projects with the ECU Environmental Health Sciences Program during the summer. He presented today his laboratory…
Dr. Stephanie Richards accepted an invitation by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to serve on a Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) that will conduct the peer review of applications submitted in response to “Rapid…
Dr. Charles Humphrey has been appointed Interim Director of the ECU Coastal Water Resources Center (CWRC) for two years effective on July 2016. He will be leading the CWRC to fulfill its various aims,…
Katie Del Rosario (MSEH 2013) is a Food Safety Specialist and credentialed REHS at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Office of Food Safety. With the USDA FNS's mission…