Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog
Protecting families from wildfire smoke
DEOHS and collaborators survey Yakima Valley families' perspectives on wildfire smoke health risks
Building community power amid climate and housing crises
Amber Khan, the 2025 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student, studies how to keep low-income renters safe during and after disasters
Showcasing undergraduate research
DEOHS undergrads share research on cannabis workplace safety, wildfire smoke preparedness and more at two UW symposia
From supercomputers to science communication
DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student and Omenn Award winner Cecilia Martindale is committed to protecting our health from climate change impacts
Outstanding DEOHS undergrad praised for dedication to equity and service
Kaidan St Louis has studied the public health impact of community fridges, biomedical waste and recycling
Taking a metagenomic approach to antimicrobial resistance
DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister explores how environmental factors influence antimicrobial resistance
How cuts to climate research could impact community health
Understanding climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe, says DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey
Understanding children’s asthma in farming communities
DEOHS MS student Hannah Dye wins Castner Award to assess environmental impacts on children’s health in farming communities
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Protecting families from wildfire smoke
DEOHS and collaborators survey Yakima Valley families' perspectives on wildfire smoke health risks
| Lisa Hayward Watts
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Children’s health and the air they breathe
Together, DEOHS researchers and communities work to improve air quality in homes and classrooms across Washington state
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On the job | Shivani Jain
DEOHS undergraduate student develops training on how climate change and health inequities impact people with asthma
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On the job | Cassady Surfleet
Fast, chaotic, humbling: Protecting workers and the environment in rural Alaska
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The heat is on: How to protect health in extreme heat
DEOHS is collaborating with cross-sector partners to prepare for a hotter future in the Pacific Northwest
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Helping workers get home safely
DEOHS Associate Teaching Professor Richard Gleason retires after a 26-year UW career focused on workplace health and safety in the Pacific Northwest
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How relocating coastal communities affects health
DEOHS alumna Isabel Nerenberg (MS '23) studies the health impacts of planned relocation on coastal communities
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