MS Environmental Health student, Adam Vang, was selected as a 2020 Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) Student Research Competition (SRC) winner for his research titled "A Comparison of Commercial and Laboratory-Treated Permethrin…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the world in many ways. This virus is generally transmitted from person-to-person via airborne droplets produced when an infectious person coughs and/or sneezes [1]. These droplets can…
Dr. Stephanie Richards (Principal Investigator) and Dr. Jo Anne Balanay (co-investigator) were notified this week that their pilot project titled "Risk Assessment of Forester and Logger Injuries and Deaths in North Carolina" was selected…
Dear Miss Liza, All I’ve heard for the last 6 months is COVID19, wearing a mask, social distancing, and handwashing from the politicians and public health professionals. I was told that you were an…
Cataldo N, Lea Suzanne, Kelley T and Richards S (2020). Assessment of Resistance to Organophosphates and Pyrethroids in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): Do Synergists Affect Mortality? Journal of Medical Entomology (epub ahead of print). doi:10.1093/jme/tjaa101 Abstract Aedes aegypti…
Rhyne MN* and Richards SL (2020). Impact of the Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen on Immature Development, Fecundity, and Fertility of Aedes albopictus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 36(1): 11-15. doi:10.2987/19-6893.1 Abstract Aedes albopictus…
Dillane D* and Balanay JG (2020). Comparison between OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool app and WBGT monitor to assess heat stress risk in agriculture. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 17(4): 181-192. doi:10.1080/15459624.2020.1721512 Abstract Agricultural…
Dr. Charles Humphrey received a new grant award titled “Reducing Stormwater Runoff at Everyone Carries an Umbrella University” from the NC Department of Environmental Quality. This is a 2.5-year award totaling $195,573. Congratulations!
Dr. Stephanie Richards gave a podium presentation titled "Insecticide Resistance in North Carolina" at the Vector-Borne Diseases in North Carolina Symposium conducted by the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Division of…
