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Skyscrapers of Los Angeles in the foreground with large plumes of smoke rising up high into the sky in the background.

Virtual medical visits soared after Los Angeles wildfires

New findings by DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey and team could help health care systems prepare for climate disasters

| Alden Woods

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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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PhD student earns prestigious Tillman Scholar award

DEOHS PhD student Stephanie Mitchell studies transmission of zoonotic diseases between wildlife, domestic livestock and humans

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Protecting auto shop workers' health

DEOHS researchers partner with the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County to reduce auto repair workers' exposure to hazardous chemicals

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Jamie Donatuto smiles standing outside with trees in the background.

DEOHS faculty member will be a Fulbright Scholar in Spain

Clinical Associate Professor Jamie Donatuto plans to analyze human-ocean engagement

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