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Ranked in top 5% within the University of Cincinnati in annual grants and contracts.
The Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is committed to studying how environmental factors negatively impact human health, how to recognize and prevent these effects, and how to improve public health through clinical care and health care policy.
The department is part of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine and is home to a dynamic, collaborative, and highly interactive faculty conducting bleeding-edge research and training the next generation of leaders in environmental science, occupational medicine, and public health.
The department offers a variety of graduate programs, and a clinical fellowship, and is the home of pre-and post-doctoral training programs funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Our interdisciplinary programs include approximately xx faculty and subject matter experts from multiple colleges at the University of Cincinnati, governmental agencies, including NIOSH, the Environmental Protection Agency, and multiple health departments in the region.
The impact of our research, education, and clinical programs is leading the way to effectively improve the health of our communities.
05/20/2020
Matthew Dahm, PhD, a recent graduate of the Department of Environmental Health doctoral program and his advisor, Sergey Grinshpun, PhD, professor, are co-recipients of the 2019 Alice Hamilton Award given by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Recognized for their leadership through science by publishing, their work addressed cross-sectional epidemiologic and exposure assessment studies of workers exposed to carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in the United States. The award honors Alice Hamilton, MD, a pioneering scholar and occupational physician, who was the first female faculty member at Harvard University.
Department of Environmental & Public Health SciencesKettering Lab Building160 Panzeca WayCincinnati, OH 45267-0056Mail Location: 0056Phone: 513-558-5701