The environmental science graduate program is an interdisciplinary program comprised of faculty from many departments within multiple colleges across campus, including Arts and Sciences; Engineering; Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Medicine; Public Health; and Veterinary Medicine. Understanding the processes and principles of the environment — embodied in environmental science — is important in addressing ecological issues such as environmental degradation and resource depletion. The environmental science graduate program cuts across traditional academic disciplines and colleges to provide sound and effective graduate education and research on these important environmental issues.