trueDiscovery Science,Health Science and Innovation,Student Successhumanbiology11/11/2024Meet the new Human Biology course
The Human Biology Program, the largest and most diverse program in the College of Natural Science, has unveiled its first new course in more than 20 years.
The Human Biology Program, the largest and most diverse program in the College of Natural Science, has unveiled a new course in a curriculum focused on biology, health and community.
HBIO295: Human Biology and Society is part of a growing curriculum that’s expected to be fully funded within the next three to five years and will more fully integrate the biological sciences with social determinants of health.
“Some estimates are that at least 50% of health outcomes are determined by societal impacts — things like socioeconomic status, education, occupation, the neighborhood environment where you live,” said Cori Fata-Hartley, director of the Human Biology Program. “We want to bring this to students’ attention early in their undergraduate years so they can view the rest of their classes and their careers through this lens.”
