Both Sides Now: Misguided Attacks on Risk Assessment and Cost–Benefit Analysis
Adam Finkel
Thursday, 12 Oct 2006 at 8:00 pm – Gallery Room, Memorial Union
Adam M. Finkel is Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry, and Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Finkel was Regional Administrator for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in Denver, Colorado, responsible for regulatory enforcement, compliance assistance, and outreach activities in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.Part of the a Sigma Xi Lecture Series.Cosponsored By:
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