2009

February, The Uniformed Services University and its collaborator - the National Library of Medicine - is pleased to announce a new course titled Public Health Informatics to be offered as an evening course on the Bethesda, Maryland campus beginning February 17th. This course represents collaboration designed for the primary purpose of sharing knowledge and building interest in public health and disaster informatics. The primary audience for the course is DoD and other government employees (federal, state, local), with a limited number of seats for agency contractors. Interested individuals should review the eligibility and application procedures addressed found in the following website: http://www.usuhs.mil/publichealthinformatics.

2008

September 10-11, Reception for : Nano Risk Analysis: Advancing the Science for Nanomaterial Risk Management, Washington, DC.

June 25," Is There a Role for Benefit-Cost Analysis in Environmental Policy?" A discussion between Profs. Mark Sagoff (U. of Maryland) and Richard Revesz (NYU Law School). Sponsors: National Capitol Area Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis, the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Benefit-Cost Analysis Center at the Evans School, University of Washington.

April 14, "Microbial Dose-Response: Lessons from Agents of Homeland Security Interest" - Dr. Charles Haas Johns Hopkins Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute Spring 2008 Seminar Series.

2006

May 23-24, FORUM ON OMB DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENT BULLETIN, Joint with SRASeptember: Career Track Mentoring Breakfast on risk assessmentDecember: Reception at annual meeting

2005

March, Presentation by Dr. Robert Buchanan, FDA at GW - "Microbial Risk Assessment"

October, joint with AAAS - "Medical Preparedness and Planning for Acts of Water Terrorism" Patricia Meinhardt

November, "Biological, Toxicological, and Regulatory Assessment of Nano-Materials," all-day workshop, co-sponsored with National Capital Area Chapter of the Society of Toxicology and Association of Government Toxicologists.

2004

March, "Risk Assessment - A Historical Perspective from Policy to Public Health," Elizabeth Anderson, hosted by/joint with GW

November, "Toxicology of Dietary Supplements," all day workshop, co-sponsored with National Capital Area Chapter of the Society of Toxicology

December, "Groundwater Risk Assessment: Arsenic in the Groundwater in Bangladesh," Winston Yu, AAAS fellow and "Regulatory Peer Review: Unrealized Potential," Steve Lewis (SRA Speakers Bureau), hosted by/joint with AAAS.

2003

February, "Risk Assessment When the Stakes are High: Lessons from "When Smoke Ran Like Water" Devra Davis, hosted by/joint with AAAS

April, "Integrating Ecology and Human Health," joint with the Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter (CPRC) of SETAC

October, "Issues in Exposure & Risk Assessment: Susceptible Subpopulations and Drinking Water Contaminants," Rebecca Parkin, hosted by/joint with GW