Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog

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Celebrating our 2025 graduates

DEOHS graduates applauded by their families, friends and faculty at a double-header of celebrations

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Protecting families from wildfire smoke

DEOHS and collaborators survey Yakima Valley families' perspectives on wildfire smoke health risks

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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

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Showcasing undergraduate research

DEOHS undergrads share research on cannabis workplace safety, wildfire smoke preparedness and more at two UW symposia

 

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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

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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

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Taking a metagenomic approach to antimicrobial resistance

DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister explores how environmental factors influence antimicrobial resistance

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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, says DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey

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Five people stand together smiling. The second from left is wearing graduate regalia.

Celebrating our 2025 graduates

DEOHS graduates applauded by their families, friends and faculty at a double-header of celebrations

| Deirdre Lockwood

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How the pandemic has affected food access

New UW study shows pandemic’s strain on Washington’s food access and food production systems

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Creating a global picture of antimicrobial resistance

As a Fulbright fellow in Portugal, DEOHS PhD student Sarah Philo is tracking the spread of bacterial resistance to antibiotics to protect public health

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Climate change sounds ‘code red’ for health

Climate crisis gravely threatens human health, according to new Lancet Countdown report coauthored by DEOHS researchers

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A mid adult Asian couple standing at a kitchen counter in their home, they are preparing a salad for lunch together. The man is preparing lettuce leaves while holding his young son in his arms. His pregnant wife is grating carrots next to him.

How a key nutritional program adapted to the pandemic

Washington’s WIC nutritional support program served more families by increasing remote access, new UW-WIC study shows

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Finding community outdoors

DEOHS PhD student Amber Khan launches new group breaking down barriers to mountain adventure for UW students of color

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Plain talk on polluters, politicians and public health

Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and of the National Toxicology Program, will speak December 9 on the University of Washington campus

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