Homeland Security Education @ TAMU

On July 25, the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) will hold their fifth annual “Public Policy and Biological Threats” workshop.  The workshop is designed to help train individuals involved in future biosecurity research and policy development on topics such as: “the science of biological threat agents and weapons;”  “introduction to infectious diseases (both human and animal), epidemiology and public health;” “biosecurity intelligence and forensics;” and “ethical and legal aspects.”  The program is open to graduate students, academics, and professionals. 

The deadline to apply for the conference is May 9.  For more information about the program, visit the IGCC’s website at http://igcc.ucsd.edu/PPBT.php.  Further questions may be directed to PPBT Program Manager Raymond Clark (raclark@ucsd.edu, 858-822-1944).

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