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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

| Kate Stringer

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Exploring a scientific frontier

DEOHS student Joe Dempsey—the UW School of Public Health’s new Magnuson Scholar—studies how the gut microbiome shapes human health and disease

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A group of students look at exoskeleton technology worn by a state Department of Labor & Industries employee.

Hooked on STEM

“Iron Man” technology helps teens connect to new career options through a partnership between DEOHS and Highline Public Schools

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Lab workers look through microscopes at sputum samples.

Eliminating TB

A promising new diagnostic method developed by DEOHS and our partners could get TB patients into treatment more quickly and help end the disease

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Your gift makes all the difference

April 4 is Husky Giving Day! Your gift supports DEOHS students like Rachel Shaffer, whose research on the health effects of toxic chemicals is drawing international attention

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Learning comes to life

Recent DEOHS graduate finds there’s no substitute for “getting your boots dirty” through experiences in the field

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When social justice meets science

DEOHS Associate Chair and Professor Richard Fenske to retire after 35-year career focused on workers and families in agricultural communities

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