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Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

The Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences is home to one of the largest environmental health programs in the nation, and the only one that incorporates radiological health into its core curriculum. Students and researchers in environmental health investigate how natural and built environments affect human and animal health and seek solutions to minimize negative health consequences of environmental and workplace exposures. Radiological health has a long tradition at CSU focused on the biological effects of radiation, including laboratory studies of the damaging effects of radiation, and clinical uses of radiation in diagnostic imaging and cancer therapy.

Degree Programs

Graduate Programs

Undergraduate Concentrations

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences Environmental Public Health Concentration

Undergraduate Minors

Minor in Environmental Health

Residencies

Combined Equine Diagnostic Imaging Residency and M.S. Combined Radiation Oncology Residency and M.S. Combined Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Residency and M.S.

Areas of Expertise

Environmental health is the study of the chemical, biological, and physical factors in our environment that positively or negatively impact human health. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors in our air, water, soil, homes and workplaces, and is targeted toward preventing disease and creating healthy environments.

Epidemiology Health Physics Industrial Hygiene Radiation Cancer Biology and Oncology Toxicology Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

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CSU astronaut alum will command mission leaving for space station

A Colorado State University alumnus is poised to make his second trip to the International Space Station in late April, and this time he’s the mission commander.

Could treatment for doggie dementia yield clues for Alzheimer’s disease in humans? CSU clinical trial aims to find out

A new study is underway to understand the response to three different medications in the treatment of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome in aging dogs, with the long-term hope of advancing Alzheimer’s Disease treatments in humans.

New York Times: Even Low Levels of Soot Can Be Deadly to Older People, Research Finds

Jennifer L. Peel, head of epidemiology at Colorado State University’s Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, said studying areas that are not well monitored presented a challenge because it could be difficult to validate levels of exposure to pollution.

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