Make Your Impact
We provide our students with the mentorship, training and tools needed to solve real-world health crises. Take the first step in making your impact today.
Diversity equity & inclusion
EGH Word of the Month Program
Click below to learn more & participate in the department of Environmental & Global Health's new Diversity Equity & Inclusion Word of the Month program.
environmental and global health news
Developmental Phenotypic and Transcriptomic…
See the link below for a new manuscript from the Baker lab:Â Developmental Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Effects of Exposure to Nanomolar Levels of…
Monitoring community health through wastewater…
View the NDEWS News Weekly Briefing to view the latest Gator WATCH™ (Wastewater Analysis for Tracking Community Health) project: “Monitoring…
EGH students tie for first place at UF PHHP’s…
The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions held its 35th annual Research Day on February 10. Congratulations to Amber O’Connor and Andrew…
our graduate programs
Master of Health Science
One Health
The Master of Health Science (MHS) Program provides one-on-one mentorship, coursework, and research opportunities, incorporating transdisciplinary, technical and analytical skills to address environmental and global health challenges.
Master of Public Health
Environmental Health
The Master of Public Health (MPH) Program provides professional development in public, environmental, and human health practice training to address a diverse range of public health issues affecting individuals and communities.
PhD in Public Health
One Health
The PhD in Public Health, One Health Concentration provides multidisciplinary research training that focuses on the role of the environment in animal and human disease with an emphasis on infectious disease, nutrition and global health interventions .
PhD in Public Health
Environmental Health
The PhD in Public Health, Environmental Health Concentration prepares students for the rigors of scientific investigation in environmental science with a focus on toxicology, epidemiology, and exposure outcomes.
Fast Facts
First One Health graduate programs in the United States
100% of our graduates find job placement after completing their degree
10 Countries where our research makes an impact
A message from the chair
Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood
"The Department of Environmental and Global Health focuses on innovative solutions to complex human and ecosystem health problems caused by the global intersection of humans, animals, and the environment. We serve as a hub for faculty and students dedicated to excellence in education, research, and service in the environmental health sciences."
our impact on covid-19
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in a small…
A new study from the UF GatorWATCH team and Cedar Key FL colleagues is the first published that uses municipal wastewater surveillance to…
Can tracking COVID-19 in wastewater help slow the…
Dr. Joe Bisesi was interviewed on TV20 WCJB last week for his research in COVID-19 wastewater tracking. View the newscast here: “Can tracking…
Coronavirus likelier in air we breathe than…
Dr. John Lednicky’s research on COVID-19 aerosol transmission was featured in The Print article, “Coronavirus likelier in air we breathe than…
in the spotlight
alumni spotlight
Emi Moore
Emi Moore completed the PhD in One Health program and graduated in Summer 2020.
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Spring 2022 Graduates
Congrats to all of our graduates!
Friday, April 29th
The department of Environment and Global Health would like to extend our biggest congrats to nine of our students for all of their hard work to graduate this semester. Ashton Creasy-Marrazzo (PhD) Danielle Cucchiara (PhD) Zoe Martusewicz (MPH) Remy Powell (MPH) Jordan Aguila (MPH) Gefthe Jean Phillippe (MPH) Bradley Christman (MPH) Katie Buschang (MHS) Julia Alvarez (MHS)
