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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
Talaska is an emeritus professor and served as associate chair of the department from 2013 to 2017. He also served as director of the Division of Environmental and Industrial Hygiene and the Biological Monitoring Component Program. A certified industrial hygienist, he has been a member of the World Trade Center Health Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee since 2011 and has served on numerous additional advisory committees and expert panels on environmental and occupational health, hazardous substances and biological monitoring in the U.S. and internationally.
He replaces Shuk-Mei Ho, PhD, who recently became vice chancellor for research at the University of Arkansas.
Department of Environmental & Public Health SciencesKettering Lab Building160 Panzeca WayCincinnati, OH 45267-0056Mail Location: 0056Phone: 513-558-5701