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The Seattle skyline with hazy skies because of wildfire smoke. In the foreground of the image a person walks along an elevated walkway with a highway below.

Wildfire smoke linked to increased odds of preterm birth

DEOHS-led study shows pregnant people exposed to wildfire smoke are more likely to give birth prematurely

| Alden Woods

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Steven Gilbert sits on a bench outside smiling.

In Memoriam: Steven Gilbert

DEOHS community reflects on a treasured toxicology colleague, science communicator and public health advocate

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Two people in safety vests, one with blonde hair and glasses and the other with black hair, observe a measuring instrument at a transit station.

On the job: Victoria Peña

Master’s student helps Sound Transit keep passengers and employees safe

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Two health care providers wearing scrubs, gloves and face masks stand behind a table. One is using a stethoscope to examine a cat on the table. A person on the other side of the table, the cat's owner, looks on while facing them.

Offering health care for pets helps their humans too

Integrating human and animal health care increases access to services for unhoused youth, according to new study from DEOHS’s Center for One Health Research

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A man wearing waterproof chest waders holds a cockle shell, looking down at it. In the background is a bay with seaweed on the surface and trees in the distance.

Video: It was "win-win" research for shellfish and crop farmers. Then it got canceled.

USDA freezes UW project that turns Washington shellfish farmers’ seaweed problem into soil solution for land farmers

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Jerry Cangelosi smiles while standing outside on a roof deck, with flowers and buildings in the background.

Taking down TB

Professor Jerry Cangelosi retires after 13 years on the DEOHS faculty

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Five people sit around a round table with a white tablecloth with papers, crayons, plastic water bottles. One person in a headscarf is speaking and the others are listening.

Toxic chemicals may be hiding in traditional eyeliners

Through community collaboration, research from the UW and the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County finds elevated lead levels in traditional eyeliners

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