Dear Miss Liza, I seem to remember a school was closed a couple of years ago and the Friday night football games cancelled due to something called the Norovirus. Do you remember that? My…
Dr. Stephanie Richards posted a Terminix blog this week on the use of dogs in detecting various types of pests, such as bed bugs, termites and mosquitoes. Specifically for bed bug infestations that are…
The University Teaching and Research Awards were announced this week, and Mr. William Hill has received nomination for the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Teaching award. Congratulations on your nomination, Mr. Hill!
BS Environmental Health students, Bill Kitchen (1st from left), Michael Capalbo (2nd) and Samantha Curtis (3rd) attended the AIHA Carolinas Fall Conference this week from Sept. 28-29 at Myrtle Beach, SC. Also on the…
Dr. Stephanie Richards posted another Terminix blog this week on the global diversity of cockroaches, wherein she described some examples and the distribution of cockroaches that are considered pests (e.g., American cockroach) and those…
Kearney GD, Balanay JG and Mannarino AJ* (2017). Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Occupational Noise and Hearing Loss Intervention Among Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Journal of Environmental Health 80(3): 8-15. Abstract Landscaping and groundskeeping workers are…
Dr. Stephanie Richards posted a Terminix blog this week on spatial repellants and their use to avoid exposure to mosquito bites. Public health officials from federal and local agencies advise the public to wear topical…
World Environmental Health Day (WEHD) was celebrated at East Carolina University for the 2nd year on September 26, 2017 by the ECU Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Program, along with the International Federation of Environmental…
