The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major global public health challenge, contributing to significant illness, social harm, and premature mortality. While it is well established that genetic, psychiatric, ...

Experts say that pro-environmental actions can also improve personal well-being and may motivate people who don't respond to traditional environmental messaging. Pro-environmental messaging that is ...

Cancer occurs when genetic changes disrupt normal cell functions. These genetic mutations can be inherited; they can happen spontaneously when cells make copies of themselves; or they can be caused by ...

Recent scientific advances have made genome editing technologies—a suite of biological tools for making precise additions, deletions, and alterations to the DNA and RNA of living cells– more rapid, ...

Cancer occurs when genetic changes disrupt normal cell functions. These genetic mutations can be inherited; they can happen spontaneously when cells make copies of themselves; or they can be caused by ...

Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South. The study involves a survey and asks ...

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies ...

The Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences (ESS) offers interdisciplinary programs of study leading to a bachelor of science in environmental science or environmental studies. A minor in ...