Interdisciplinary Activities
EOHS 495 Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar
Student trainees attend a weekly seminar that explores different environmental and occupational health topics each month. This allows students from all of the different disciplines to regularly meet, discuss, and learn from their peers in a classroom setting. This seminar is open to all SPH students, faculty, staff and partners.
Date: Every Wednesday during Fall and Spring academic semesters
Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm
Location: School of Public Health |1603 W Taylor St. Chicago, IL | Room 932 (in-person & online option)
Process Tours
Regional industrial facility tours or process tours are organized for students throughout the academic year. These tours give students the opportunity to connect what is being taught in the classroom to real world facilities and processes. On these tours, students interact with professionals in their field of study and learn first-hand about the environmental occupational health hazards that can accompany the different industrial processes.
Past Tours
| Site | Type of Facility | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Asmark Institute Agricenter | Grain & Fertilizer Handling Safety Facility | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Biological Research Laboratory at UIC | Animal Research Laboratory | Chicago, Illinois |
| Mitsubishi Motors | Automotive Manufacturer | Normal, Illinois |
| Chicago Tribune | Newspaper Printing Facility | Chicago, Illinois |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Public Transportation | Chicago, Illinois |
| Jelly Belly | Candy Manufacturer | North Chicago, Illinois |
| Argonne National Laboratory | Research Laboratory | Lemont, Illinois |
| Exxon Mobil Refinery | Oil and Gas Refinery | Joliet, Illinois |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Public Zoo | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nabisco | Triscuit Manufacturer | Naperville, Illinois |
| PepsiCo | Pepsi Bottling Facility | Chicago, Illinois |
| ComEd Training Facility | Electric Provider Training Facility | Melrose Park, Illinois |
| Kohler Industries | Kitchen & Bath Fixtures Manufacturing | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| ArcelorMittal | Steel Manufacturer | Burns Harbor, Indiana |
| Stickney Wastewater Treatment Plant | Wastewater Treatment Facility | Stickney, Illinois |
| Lakeshore Recycling | Recycling Facility | Chicago, Illinois |
| Abbott Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer | Chicago, Illinois |
| University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital | Hospital | Chicago, Illinois |
For more information contact
Bidisha Gang, MBA, MPH
Center Coordinator
Phone: 312-996-4643
Email: bgang3@uic.edu