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About Us
The primary goal of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences is to investigate the mechanisms whereby the environment affects human health and disease. We strive to achieve this goal through excellence in research, teaching and service.
Yunfei Chai, PhD ‘10
A 4th year student in Molecular Toxicology researching the radiation-induced bystander effect.
It’s a Fact
The Mailman School Department of EHS ranked 2nd in the nation in faculty scholarship productivity.
Jobin Abraham, MPH ‘10
Jobin is currently the Curriculum Coordinator for the Environmental Health Sciences core course.
News Headlines
- Exposures to Metals and Diesel Emissions in the Air Are Linked to Respiratory Symptoms in Young Inner City Children
- Dr. Tomás R. Guilarte Named Chair of Environmental Health Sciences
- Stephen S. Morse Named Director of USAID Early Warning Project
- Renowned Scholar Dr. Sandro Galea Joins School as Chair of Epidemiology
- Recovery Act Funding Seeks to Help Understand Basic Secrets of Aging
- Weekly CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Update
- CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections
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Contact Us
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
60 Haven Avenue, Floor B1
New York, NY 10032
Tel: 212-305-3464
Fax: 212-305-4012