News: Department of Environmental and Global Health

Lake Mead
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While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó seeks to address some of the region's most pressing water issues.

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Elevated mercury levels in canned tuna may put your health at risk.

Shawn Gerstenberger
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51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Researchers Test Three National Brands’ Canned Tuna for Mercury; More than Half Exceed EPA Guidelines

Photo of boat on Lake Mead
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While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó seeks to address some of the region’s most pressing water issues.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó faculty demonstrate that research is actually the mother of invention – although necessity certainly got them thinking.

David Wong holding quagga mussels
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Tiny quagga mussels are clogging water pipelines, attaching to boats and lake structures, and causing big problems at Lake Mead.

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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

Mary Guinan
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51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’s School of Public Health conducts a variety of research projects to help address pressing community health concerns.