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Measuring dimensions of HIV-related stigma among college students

JAMES, RYAN – Measuring dimensions of HIV-related stigma among college students James, T. G., Gebru, N. M., Ryan, S. J., & Cheong, J. Article first published online: 25 JUN 2020 Stigma and Health DOI: 10.1037/sah0000266 ABSTRACT: HIV-related stigma remains a critical barrier to achieving national public health objectives including reducing HIV transmissions and retaining people living […]

Featured Creatures Article on Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus

Medical Geography PhD student Cat Lippi led a new Featured Creatures article on the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus, published online by UF Entomology and Nematology and FDACS/DPI. Aedes japonicus is an invasive, container-inhabiting mosquito that has expanded its geographic distribution in recent years, establishing in parts of Canada and throughout much of the […]

Groundwater System and Climate Change: Present Status and Future Considerations

AMANAMBU, MOSSA – Groundwater System and Climate Change: Present Status and Future Considerations Amobichukwu C. Amanambu, Omon A. Obarein, Joann Mossa, Lanhai Li, Shamusideen S. Ayeni, Olalekan Balogun, Abiola Oyebamiji, Friday U. Ochege Article first published online: 12 JUN 2020 Journal of Hydrology DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125163 ABSTRACT: Climate change will impact every aspect of biophysical systems […]

An Evaluation of a Hybrid, Terrain-Following Vertical Coordinate in the WRF-Based RAP and HRRR Models

WILLIAMS – An Evaluation of a Hybrid, Terrain-Following Vertical Coordinate in the WRF-Based RAP and HRRR Models Jeffrey Beck, John Brown, Jimy Dudhia, David Gill, Tracy Hertneky, Joseph Klemp, Wei Wang, Christopher Williams, Ming Hu, Eric James Jaymes Kenyon, Tanya Smirnova, and Jung-Hoon Kim Article first published online: 15 MAY 2020 Weather and Forecasting DOI: […]

Spatial variation in the frequency of knockdown resistance genotypes in Florida Aedes aegypti populations

MUNDIS, RYAN – Spatial variation in the frequency of knockdown resistance genotypes in Florida Aedes aegypti populations Stephanie J. Mundis, Alden S. Estep, Christy M. Waits, & Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 11 MAY 2020 Parasites & Vectors DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04112-3 ABSTRACT: Background The development of insecticide resistance in disease-vectoring mosquito species can lead […]

Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention

LIPPI, RYAN – Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention Sadie J. Ryan, Catherine A. Lippi, & Fernanda Zermoglio Article first published online: 01 MAY 2020 Malaria Journal DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03224-6 ABSTRACT: Background Malaria continues to be a disease of massive burden in Africa, and the public […]

Spatiotemporal Tools for Emerging and Endemic Disease Hotspots in Small Areas: An Analysis of Dengue and Chikungunya in Barbados, 2013–2016

LIPPI, RYAN – Spatiotemporal Tools for Emerging and Endemic Disease Hotspots in Small Areas: An Analysis of Dengue and Chikungunya in Barbados, 2013–2016 Catherine A. Lippi, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Moory Romero, Avery Q. J. Hinds, Rachel Lowe, Roché Mahon, Cedric J. Van Meerbeeck, Leslie Rollock, Marquita Gittens-St. Hilaire, Adrian R. Trotman, Dale Holligan, Shane Kirton, […]

Rights of Nature

GeoGator PhD Student and UF Water Institute Graduate Fellow  Alexandra Sabo writes about the Rights of Nature movement for WUFT News on Earth Day 2020. Rights of Nature Most of the time, the Floridan Aquifer feeds the nearly 200 springs in the Suwanee River Basin, pushing water up through ancient porous limestone to the surface. During times […]

Featured Creatures Article on Bromeliad Mosquito Wyeomyia vanduzeei

Medical Geography PhD student Cat Lippi led a new Featured Creatures article on a bromeliad mosquito, Wyeomyia vanduzeei, published online by UF Entomology and Nematology and FDACS/DPI. Wyeomyia vanduzeei lays eggs and completes larval development in water held by bromeliad plants, making these mosquitoes more common in central and southern Florida where bromeliads are frequently […]