Environmental Health and Engineering
We use fundamental science to protect the health of the environment and its inhabitants.
Environmental Health & Engineering Headlines
Frontline Research, Real Progress
From job sites to city streets, courtrooms to EHRs, five stories show public health’s reach and impact.
Scientists Find DNA Proof of Swine Feces in North Carolina Homes
Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig waste into homes from nearby factory farms in Duplin County, North Carolina.
With Pay-To-Release Fish Conservation, There's a Catch
Programs promising to save endangered species of sharks and other fish by incentivizing their release may be backfiring, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins and Oxford University.
Scientists Uncover a Massive Injustice
Black communities in Cancer Alley have long been known for being some of the most polluted in the country. But just how polluted? Louisiana's petrochemical industry “self-reports” the amount of toxins it releases into the air, which the EPA then uses to model people's exposure. But when two Johns Hopkins scientists went there to measure more than 45 different hazardous pollutants, they were shocked at what they found.
Environmental Health & Engineering Highlights
#1
ranked by peers in Environmental Health Sciences - U.S. News & World Report
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degrees offered, including 1 undergraduate, 6 master's, and 2 doctoral degrees
253
students, including 40 undergraduates, 104 master's students, 75 doctoral students, and 34 postdocs
2,200+
global alumni network working in industry, government, nonprofits, and academia
Environmental Health and Engineering Programs
We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental engineering, as well as a range of master's and doctoral degrees in public health.
Undergraduate Programs
Our Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering prepares students to succeed in the private sector, governmental organizations, and top-tier graduate programs.
Graduate Programs
We offer a range of interdisciplinary graduate programs at the intersection of public health and engineering.
Non-Degree Programs
Our department offers certificates and other programs to foster professional growth.
Tanya L. Alderete, PhD
investigates the effects of environmental exposures on human health throughout the life course. Her work integrates clinical, epidemiological, and multiomics research.
Centers and Institutes in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF)
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health
The Johns Hopkins POE Total Worker Health® Center (POE Center)
Center for Community Health: Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental Determinants of Disease (CHARMED)
Center for Smart Transportation (CST)
Planetary Health Alliance
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