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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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A man wearing a white lab coat smiles while sitting next to two microscopes.

DEOHS PhD student named UW Magnuson Scholar

Joe Lim honored for his academic performance and research on the impact of early life exposure to toxic chemicals on diabetes

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Claire Schollaert stands on the UW campus in front of trees and a metal sculpture.

Mitigating the health threats of wildfire smoke

Claire Schollaert, the 2023 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student, shows how forest management can improve community health by reducing wildfires

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Asheton Gilbertson smiles in front of a window of a brick building on UW campus.

Responding to firefighters' health and safety needs

Asheton Gilbertson is the 2023 DEOHS Outstanding Master's Student

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A person reaches through a cattle paddock to take a sample of the dirt while a cow looks on.

Are dairy workers more susceptible to allergies and asthma?

New DEOHS study shows dairy workers’ asthma levels are not unusually high, but allergy may be a concern

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a young woman with glasses wearing a white dress and a blue shirt stands near a flowering bush.

Curiosity, service and a drive to make a difference

Bridget Ury named 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Student by DEOHS and the UW School of Public Health

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Utility workers in cherry pickers work on electrical power lines.

These four regions of the US are hardest hit by power outages

Prolonged power outages plague regions already facing climate and social vulnerability, new study shows

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