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PhD Concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

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The PhD concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences trains students with a research focus in the areas of exposure and risk assessment, environmental and occupational toxicity and injury, risk management and evaluation, and policy.

Research and community work led by students, faculty and alumni solve occupational and environmental health problems, prevent acute traumatic injury in the occupational setting, address the effects of climate change and promote environmental justice in Chicago neighborhoods and communities around the globe.

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Jun 15 2023
EOHS Virtual Fair Express - June 2023
Thursday, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Jul 20 2023
EOHS Virtual Fair Express - July 2023
Thursday, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

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Rachel Levine speaks at SPH's Commencement ceremony.
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Highlights SPH Commencement
Monday, May 8, 2023
Admiral Rachel L. Levine told the SPH Class of 2023 that public health is at the center of the universe right now, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice challenges.
A rail yard in Chicago, with the Chicago skyline in the background.
SPH partners with new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center
Monday, April 17, 2023
SPH's division of environmental and occupational health sciences and its CACHET center will work with Blacks in Green to establish technical assistance centers across the Midwest to address environmental justice concerns.
Coal miners walk together after a work shift.
Modern coal miners suffering higher fatality rates from lung diseases
Monday, March 6, 2023
Coal miners have significantly increased odds of death from lung diseases compared to the U.S. general population, and this disparity has also worsened over time with modern miners facing greater risk than their predecessors.

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