Environmental Health Sciences

Upcoming Events

  • Climate Change and Health Boot Camp

    Wednesday, June 4, 2025
    10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Online
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Climate Change and Health Boot Camp is a three-day intensive course that will prepare clinicians, scientists, and other members of the research, health, and public health communities for informed, effective engagement with climate change issues in their professional lives.  This three-day intensive boot camp combines content on the mechanisms and health impacts of climate change with practical approaches to mitigation and adaptation that participants can apply to their professional work. Led by physicians and public health experts with specialized training in Climate Change and Health, this workshop will integrate content-oriented lectures, skills-oriented class exercises, and group discussion of broader themes, challenges, and opportunities. Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to have an understanding of key topics in climate change and health and a personal action plan for engagement with these issues in their professional work.   By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics:  Causes of climate change and the contribution of the health system to climate change  Current, evidence-based mechanisms connecting climate change to health impacts  Implications of climate change for health equity  How to access climate projections, information on projected health impacts, and information to support long-term planning and research  Clinical actions to consider in climate-affected patients  Principals of healthcare system and public health resilience planning in the context of climate change  Principals of climate and health communication with a variety of stakeholders  Case studies on successful engagement with climate and health issues by individuals, institutions, and communities  AUDIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS Professionals from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are two requirements to attend this training: Participants are expected to attend all sessions and come prepared to participate in group discussions, undertake brief in-class exercises, and share their experience/expertise with other learners.  Participants will be expected to have a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Subscribe for updates on new Boot Camp details and registration deadlines. Contact the Climate Change and Health Boot Camp team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend. 

  • Climate Change and Health Boot Camp

    Thursday, June 5, 2025
    10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Online
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Climate Change and Health Boot Camp is a three-day intensive course that will prepare clinicians, scientists, and other members of the research, health, and public health communities for informed, effective engagement with climate change issues in their professional lives.  This three-day intensive boot camp combines content on the mechanisms and health impacts of climate change with practical approaches to mitigation and adaptation that participants can apply to their professional work. Led by physicians and public health experts with specialized training in Climate Change and Health, this workshop will integrate content-oriented lectures, skills-oriented class exercises, and group discussion of broader themes, challenges, and opportunities. Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to have an understanding of key topics in climate change and health and a personal action plan for engagement with these issues in their professional work.   By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics:  Causes of climate change and the contribution of the health system to climate change  Current, evidence-based mechanisms connecting climate change to health impacts  Implications of climate change for health equity  How to access climate projections, information on projected health impacts, and information to support long-term planning and research  Clinical actions to consider in climate-affected patients  Principals of healthcare system and public health resilience planning in the context of climate change  Principals of climate and health communication with a variety of stakeholders  Case studies on successful engagement with climate and health issues by individuals, institutions, and communities  AUDIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS Professionals from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are two requirements to attend this training: Participants are expected to attend all sessions and come prepared to participate in group discussions, undertake brief in-class exercises, and share their experience/expertise with other learners.  Participants will be expected to have a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Subscribe for updates on new Boot Camp details and registration deadlines. Contact the Climate Change and Health Boot Camp team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend. 

  • Climate Change and Health Boot Camp

    Friday, June 6, 2025
    10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Online
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Climate Change and Health Boot Camp is a three-day intensive course that will prepare clinicians, scientists, and other members of the research, health, and public health communities for informed, effective engagement with climate change issues in their professional lives.  This three-day intensive boot camp combines content on the mechanisms and health impacts of climate change with practical approaches to mitigation and adaptation that participants can apply to their professional work. Led by physicians and public health experts with specialized training in Climate Change and Health, this workshop will integrate content-oriented lectures, skills-oriented class exercises, and group discussion of broader themes, challenges, and opportunities. Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to have an understanding of key topics in climate change and health and a personal action plan for engagement with these issues in their professional work.   By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics:  Causes of climate change and the contribution of the health system to climate change  Current, evidence-based mechanisms connecting climate change to health impacts  Implications of climate change for health equity  How to access climate projections, information on projected health impacts, and information to support long-term planning and research  Clinical actions to consider in climate-affected patients  Principals of healthcare system and public health resilience planning in the context of climate change  Principals of climate and health communication with a variety of stakeholders  Case studies on successful engagement with climate and health issues by individuals, institutions, and communities  AUDIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS Professionals from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are two requirements to attend this training: Participants are expected to attend all sessions and come prepared to participate in group discussions, undertake brief in-class exercises, and share their experience/expertise with other learners.  Participants will be expected to have a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Subscribe for updates on new Boot Camp details and registration deadlines. Contact the Climate Change and Health Boot Camp team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend. 

  • PI Crash Course

    Monday, June 9, 2025
    9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
    Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Principal Investigator (PI) Crash Course is a two-day intensive boot camp of seminars, discussions, and hands-on activity sessions to provide exposure to fundamental leadership and management skills and tools needed for success in your lab. This two-day intensive crash course integrates the principle skills that future and new PIs did not develop during their post-doctoral training, but will be necessary to survive as a new Lab leader and manager. Whether you are a doctoral student, postdoc, new PI, or looking to start your own lab, as a lab leader you will immediately be confronted on daily basis by a variety of situations that you must be prepared to handle. This crash course will provide you the tools you need to start your lab on the right foot. By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics: Negotiation skills for a new position/promotion/collaboration/publication Staffing skills for job posts/candidate screening/interviews/hiring Leadership and mentoring skills in the Lab People management: day-to-day/conflict resolution/misconduct/promotions/layoffs Time management: balancing research, teaching, service/when & how to say No Project management: planning/tracking progress/meeting deadlines/introduction to management software Network creation and maintenance: mentors/collaborators/supporters Real-life lab leader success stories and best tips from early-stage and experienced investigators Audience and Requirements Senior post-doctoral students and associate research scientists from any institution about to start their independent position search are particularly welcome to attend, and we strongly encourage new and recent PIs to participate as it is never too late to get an overview of the survival skills that you will need throughout your career. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on new Crash Course details and registration deadlines. Contact the PI Crash Course team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

  • PI Crash Course

    Tuesday, June 10, 2025
    9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
    Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Principal Investigator (PI) Crash Course is a two-day intensive boot camp of seminars, discussions, and hands-on activity sessions to provide exposure to fundamental leadership and management skills and tools needed for success in your lab. This two-day intensive crash course integrates the principle skills that future and new PIs did not develop during their post-doctoral training, but will be necessary to survive as a new Lab leader and manager. Whether you are a doctoral student, postdoc, new PI, or looking to start your own lab, as a lab leader you will immediately be confronted on daily basis by a variety of situations that you must be prepared to handle. This crash course will provide you the tools you need to start your lab on the right foot. By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics: Negotiation skills for a new position/promotion/collaboration/publication Staffing skills for job posts/candidate screening/interviews/hiring Leadership and mentoring skills in the Lab People management: day-to-day/conflict resolution/misconduct/promotions/layoffs Time management: balancing research, teaching, service/when & how to say No Project management: planning/tracking progress/meeting deadlines/introduction to management software Network creation and maintenance: mentors/collaborators/supporters Real-life lab leader success stories and best tips from early-stage and experienced investigators Audience and Requirements Senior post-doctoral students and associate research scientists from any institution about to start their independent position search are particularly welcome to attend, and we strongly encourage new and recent PIs to participate as it is never too late to get an overview of the survival skills that you will need throughout your career. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on new Crash Course details and registration deadlines. Contact the PI Crash Course team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

  • SQL Boot Camp

    Wednesday, June 11, 2025
    10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The SQL Boot Camp is a three-day intensive boot camp of seminars and hands-on programming sessions to provide an overview on the design of relational databases and querying data from existing data sources using the SQL programming language.  This three-day intensive boot camp covers the fundamentals of relational databases, including database design, and writing queries using the SQL language. The boot camp will integrate seminar lectures with extensive hands-on sessions using the commonly available database software program MySQL. The first half of the boot camp will cover building databases with proper design to maintain data integrity, while the second half will focus on retrieval and manipulation using SQL (Structured Query Language). During this workshop, participants will: Learn the pitfalls of using Excel for data storage Build small relational databases in MySQL Formulate SQL queries to 1) create and modify database objects, and 2) populate and retrieve data from database tables Optimize SQL queries for best performance Audience and Requirements Investigators from any institution and any career stage are welcome to attend. This workshop will particularly benefit those who will be actively involved in research data management. There are two requirements to attend this training: Basic experience working with data (e.g., data cleaning or analysis) is beneficial, but not required. Each participant must have a laptop with Zoom installed. To get the most out of breakout groups, we also recommend a working microphone and webcam. Participants may also wish to share their screen with instructors during one-on-one questions. Instructors Debra D'Angelo, Assistant Director, Biostatistics Services, Weill Cornell Medicine. Evan Sholle, Assistant Director, Research Informatics Data Science Services, Weill Cornell Medicine. Monica Gierada, Director, Healthcare Data Science, Aetion. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on SQL Boot Camp details or registration deadlines. Contact the SQL team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

  • SQL Boot Camp

    Thursday, June 12, 2025
    10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The SQL Boot Camp is a three-day intensive boot camp of seminars and hands-on programming sessions to provide an overview on the design of relational databases and querying data from existing data sources using the SQL programming language.  This three-day intensive boot camp covers the fundamentals of relational databases, including database design, and writing queries using the SQL language. The boot camp will integrate seminar lectures with extensive hands-on sessions using the commonly available database software program MySQL. The first half of the boot camp will cover building databases with proper design to maintain data integrity, while the second half will focus on retrieval and manipulation using SQL (Structured Query Language). During this workshop, participants will: Learn the pitfalls of using Excel for data storage Build small relational databases in MySQL Formulate SQL queries to 1) create and modify database objects, and 2) populate and retrieve data from database tables Optimize SQL queries for best performance Audience and Requirements Investigators from any institution and any career stage are welcome to attend. This workshop will particularly benefit those who will be actively involved in research data management. There are two requirements to attend this training: Basic experience working with data (e.g., data cleaning or analysis) is beneficial, but not required. Each participant must have a laptop with Zoom installed. To get the most out of breakout groups, we also recommend a working microphone and webcam. Participants may also wish to share their screen with instructors during one-on-one questions. Instructors Debra D'Angelo, Assistant Director, Biostatistics Services, Weill Cornell Medicine. Evan Sholle, Assistant Director, Research Informatics Data Science Services, Weill Cornell Medicine. Monica Gierada, Director, Healthcare Data Science, Aetion. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on SQL Boot Camp details or registration deadlines. Contact the SQL team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

  • Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp

    Thursday, June 12, 2025
    12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Online Event
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp is a two-day intensive training of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of 16S rRNA gene sequencing surveys including planning, generating and analyzing sequencing datasets. This two-day intensive workshop will provide a rigorous introduction to the theory and methodology underlying the design, generation, and analysis of Amplicon Sequence Variant (ASV) based investigations of microbial communities. The workshop will introduce state-of-the-art techniques using the R language and environment. A team of leading experts in microbiome data analytics and statistics will offer a hands-on experience in learning how to implement these techniques by integrating publicly available data and R packages to explore and understand some of the pitfalls and information drawn from 16S rRNA data analysis. This workshop specifically trains participants in the use of the R programming environment for the analysis of microbiome sequence data, including the implementation of the DADA2 and phyloseq software packages. By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics: The theoretical basis underpinning 16S rRNA investigations Methodologies for generating 16S rRNA sequence data 16S sequence data quality control Amplicon sequence variant inference Taxonomic annotation Biodiversity estimation Principal Component Analysis and PERMANOVA Taxon-covariate correlation and regression modeling Introduction to machine learning in microbiome data Phylogenetic analysis Audience and Requirements Investigators from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are three requirements to attend this workshop: Each participant must have an introductory background in statistics. Each participant must be familiar with R. Each participant must have a computer with either Chrome or Firefox installed (latest update). Instructors Maude David, PhD, Oregon State University.  Thomas Sharpton, PhD, Oregon State University. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on new Boot Camp details and registration deadlines. Contact the Microbiome Boot Camp team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

  • SQL Boot Camp

    Friday, June 13, 2025
    10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The SQL Boot Camp is a three-day intensive boot camp of seminars and hands-on programming sessions to provide an overview on the design of relational databases and querying data from existing data sources using the SQL programming language.  This three-day intensive boot camp covers the fundamentals of relational databases, including database design, and writing queries using the SQL language. The boot camp will integrate seminar lectures with extensive hands-on sessions using the commonly available database software program MySQL. The first half of the boot camp will cover building databases with proper design to maintain data integrity, while the second half will focus on retrieval and manipulation using SQL (Structured Query Language). During this workshop, participants will: Learn the pitfalls of using Excel for data storage Build small relational databases in MySQL Formulate SQL queries to 1) create and modify database objects, and 2) populate and retrieve data from database tables Optimize SQL queries for best performance Audience and Requirements Investigators from any institution and any career stage are welcome to attend. This workshop will particularly benefit those who will be actively involved in research data management. There are two requirements to attend this training: Basic experience working with data (e.g., data cleaning or analysis) is beneficial, but not required. Each participant must have a laptop with Zoom installed. To get the most out of breakout groups, we also recommend a working microphone and webcam. Participants may also wish to share their screen with instructors during one-on-one questions. Instructors Debra D'Angelo, Assistant Director, Biostatistics Services, Weill Cornell Medicine. Evan Sholle, Assistant Director, Research Informatics Data Science Services, Weill Cornell Medicine. Monica Gierada, Director, Healthcare Data Science, Aetion. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on SQL Boot Camp details or registration deadlines. Contact the SQL team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

  • Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp

    Friday, June 13, 2025
    12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Online Event
    • Mailman School of Public Health
    The Microbiome Data Analytics Boot Camp is a two-day intensive training of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of 16S rRNA gene sequencing surveys including planning, generating and analyzing sequencing datasets. This two-day intensive workshop will provide a rigorous introduction to the theory and methodology underlying the design, generation, and analysis of Amplicon Sequence Variant (ASV) based investigations of microbial communities. The workshop will introduce state-of-the-art techniques using the R language and environment. A team of leading experts in microbiome data analytics and statistics will offer a hands-on experience in learning how to implement these techniques by integrating publicly available data and R packages to explore and understand some of the pitfalls and information drawn from 16S rRNA data analysis. This workshop specifically trains participants in the use of the R programming environment for the analysis of microbiome sequence data, including the implementation of the DADA2 and phyloseq software packages. By the end of the workshop, participants will be familiar with the following topics: The theoretical basis underpinning 16S rRNA investigations Methodologies for generating 16S rRNA sequence data 16S sequence data quality control Amplicon sequence variant inference Taxonomic annotation Biodiversity estimation Principal Component Analysis and PERMANOVA Taxon-covariate correlation and regression modeling Introduction to machine learning in microbiome data Phylogenetic analysis Audience and Requirements Investigators from any institution and from all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. There are three requirements to attend this workshop: Each participant must have an introductory background in statistics. Each participant must be familiar with R. Each participant must have a computer with either Chrome or Firefox installed (latest update). Instructors Maude David, PhD, Oregon State University.  Thomas Sharpton, PhD, Oregon State University. Additional Information Subscribe for updates on new Boot Camp details and registration deadlines. Contact the Microbiome Boot Camp team. Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

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