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Houses in the foreground with smoke on a hillside rising into the air, with the LA skyline and mountains in the background.

How cuts to climate research could impact community health

Understanding climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe

| Kate Stringer

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Thomas Burbacher stands smiling in front of a wall of wood blocks inscribed with public health concepts.

Protecting children’s brains from toxic chemicals

DEOHS Professor Thomas Burbacher retires after 32 years as a DEOHS faculty member

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A woman inside a car leans over and touches an air pollution monitoring system inside the car.

Ultrafine air pollution reflects Seattle’s redlining history

Seattle neighborhoods with more low-income and Black residents have most ultrafine pollutants in the air, new UW study finds

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A US Navy Growler aircraft lands on a runway on Whidbey Island.

DEOHS research teams win four population health grants

Projects on noise pollution, harmful algal blooms, disaster planning and climate adaptation awarded funding from UW Population Health Initiative

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Four women (Orly Stampfer, Catherine Karr, Esther Min and Hanna Bailey) stand together in front of art about public health.

A magnificent mentor

Professor Catherine Karr is the 2023 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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A group of UW students, some wearing graduation robes, pose for their families to take photos.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

DEOHS celebrates with a festive send-off for our 2023 graduates

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Several students stand around a poster during the School of Public Health Undergraduate Symposium.

DEOHS undergrads investigate West Nile virus, antibiotic resistance and animal control

Environmental Health majors present their research at the UW School of Public Health Undergraduate Symposium

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