Human Health & the Environment

Note

This schedule is tentative and subject to change at any time, so check the online version regularly. You are solely responsible for keeping up with assigned podcasts, exams, and assignment deadlines. We may also complete graded, in-class activities or quizzes not listed here without notice.

Podcasts should be reviewed before the class for which they are listed.

Tuesday, August 25

Overview & Syllabus ENVN4320

Overview

Thursday, August 27

Epidemiology

Introduction

• Slides

Tuesday, September 1

Epidemiology

Introduction

• Slides

Thursday, September 3

Environmental JusticeOne Health

Introduction

• Slides
• Slides

Tuesday, September 8

Climate Change & Extreme Weather

Disasters

• Listen
  How to Save a Planet

  A Storm is Brewing - Is it Climate Change? (00:32:29, released Jan 2022)
• Slides

Thursday, September 10

Floods

Disasters

• Listen
  Consider This from NPR

  As the climate changes, is the deadly flooding in Nepal a sign of things to come? (00:06:01, released Aug 2026)
• Listen
  Short History Of…

  Hurricane Katrina (00:47:42, released Jun 2026)
• Slides

Tuesday, September 15

Floods

Disasters

• Slides

Thursday, September 17

Fires

Disasters

• Listen
  Short Wave

  Are extreme wildfires the new normal? (00:13:21, released Jul 2026)
• Listen
  Big Picture Science

  Catching Fire (00:54:43, released Aug 2024)
• Slides

Tuesday, September 22

FiresHeat Islands

Disasters, Infrastructure

• Listen
  1A

  Climate - Fighting Extreme Heat In 2026 (00:43:17, released Jul 2026)
• Listen
  Short Wave

  How The Current Heat Dome Can Affect Human Health (00:10:58, released Jun 2024)
• Slides
• Slides

Thursday, September 24

Heat Islands

Infrastructure

• Slides

Tuesday, September 29

Redlining

Infrastructure

• Listen
  Stuff You Should Know

  How Housing Discrimination Works (00:54:14, released Feb 2021)
• Listen
  Urban Planning Foundations

  From Redlining to Inclusive Planning (00:08:29, released Jul 2024)
• Slides

Thursday, October 1

Redlining

Infrastructure

• Slides

Tuesday, October 6

Urban Infrastructure & Housing

Infrastructure

• Listen
  Public Health On Call

  Curbing Urban Sprawl - Why Better City Planning Could Mean Better Health (00:15:16, released Jul 2026)
• Listen
  Agents of Change in Environmental Justice

  Nsilo Berry on making buildings healthier (00:45:57, released May 2023)
• Slides

Thursday, October 8

Urban Infrastructure & Housing

Infrastructure

• Slides

Tuesday, October 13

Urban Infrastructure & Housing

Infrastructure

• Slides

Thursday, October 15

Exam 1 ENVN4320

• Slides

Tuesday, October 20

Fall Break

Thursday, October 22

Air PollutionRadiation

Toxins

Tuesday, October 27

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Toxins

Thursday, October 29

PFAS

Toxins

Tuesday, November 3

Heavy Metals

Toxins

Thursday, November 5

Heavy Metals

Toxins

Tuesday, November 10

Agricultural PollutionBiotoxins & Microbes

Toxins

Thursday, November 12

Vectors

Pathogens

• Listen
  Today, Explained

  Our tick nightmare (00:28:42, released Jul 2026)
• Listen
  Short Wave

  Ticks are a growing problem, no matter where you live (00:13:14, released Jun 2026)
• Listen
  Short Wave

  Should we reengineer the world’s deadliest animal? (00:11:59, released May 2026)
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• Listen
  Public Health On Call

  A New Test for Lyme Disease, Developed by High Schoolers (00:11:50, released Jun 2026)

Tuesday, November 17

Vectors

Pathogens

Thursday, November 19

Vectors

Pathogens

Tuesday, November 24

Thanksgiving Break ENVN4320

Thursday, November 26

Thanksgiving Break ENVN4320

Tuesday, December 1

Zoonoses

Pathogens

• Listen
  Public Health On Call

  Animal Diseases and Human Health - The Sloth and Screwworm Episode (00:21:48, released Jun 2026)
• Listen
  Radiolab

  Patient Zero (01:16:29, released Nov 2011)

Thursday, December 3

Epidemics & Pandemics

Pathogens

• Listen
  1A

  Health - The DRC Ebola Outbreak Is Spreading At A Rapid Pace. Why? (00:45:54, released Aug 2026)
• Listen
  Big Picture Science

  Preventing Future Pandemics (00:59:55, released May 2026)

Tuesday, December 8

Epidemics & Pandemics

Pathogens

Thursday, December 10

Poster Session

Review Days

Tuesday, December 15

Final Exam