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Judit Marsillach and Hannah Dye stand together in front of a research poster.

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

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Ally Clonch smiles wearing a yellow coat in front of a field of orange tulips.

Are women mariners at risk?

DEOHS PhD student Ally Clonch wins Castner Award to study harassment and mental health of maritime workers

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Interior art at Hans Rosling Center

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DEOHS welcomes interim department chair, continues frontline health and safety work

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A healthcare professional in scrubs and a stethoscope uses a laptop at a desk with windows in the background.

The promises and perils of AI in medicine

UW experts Dr. Gary Franklin and Lucy Lu Wang discuss how AI could help and hurt healthcare

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A temperature contour map of western Washington with dark red in the areas near Puget Sound, orange over the Kitsap Peninsula and lighter orange and yellow over the higher elevation with blue over the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges.

Climate change intervention: UW faculty lead charge with innovation, research

NIH grant provides $3.8 million to establish REACH Center, using computer model developed by DEOHS faculty

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Cordy stands in front of greenery and smiles at the camera. Cordy wears a black shirt, silver necklace and silver earrings.

Clarifying climate health risks and solutions

UW School of Public Health undergrad interns with Center for Health and the Global Environment 

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Jorge stands and washes his hands. On the wall there are several safety posters. One reads "Wash your hands Lavese las manos!" with a picture of a sink and hands. Jorge smiles at the camera and wears a blue shirt and hat.

Practicing environmental health in the southwest with the Indian Health Service

DEOHS Ph.D. student Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez trains to become an Environmental Health Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service 

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