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Home >About EnHS : History
In 1874 the University offers instruction in public hygiene, including "sewerage and drainage of towns, heating, lighting and ventilation of dwellings and public buildings."
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Courses in sanitary science are taught by Health Department staff.
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1940 Summer session course in environmental sanitation |
Dr. Gaylord Anderson and Harold Whittaker expand programs for health officers, public engineers and public health nurses that lead to masters degrees.
Herbert Bosch is director of environmental health program and adds courses in air pollution and control of radiation hazards.
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Richard Bond and Dr. Ruth Boynton develop a program in environmental health and safety and collaborate with Bosch to develop courses in water and food sanitation, air pollution, laboratory safety, occupational hygiene, and accident prevention.
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Dr. Ruth Boynton |
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Summer course in ground water development brings in hundreds of engineers from developing countries. NASA planetary quarantine research projects are funded. |
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1961 Groundwater course participants |
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Richard Bond is named department director. Courses are developed in hospital engineering and radiation protection.
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Richard Bond (rt) pictured with Harold Whittaker |
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Conrad Straub |
Ian Greaves is recruited as division head; adds environmental health policy specialty. Richard G. Bond Professorship endowment is created.
Jack Mandel becomes division head and is named Mayo Chair in Public Health. There are 22 faculty members in the division and research funding exceeds $2 million annually.
William A. Toscano, Jr. is appointed Division Head in June 2000. Under his leadership the division continues to build strong research and educational programs. Two new specialty tracks, exposure sciences and global environmental health, are added.
External research expenditures totaled approximately $14 million in 2006.
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