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A person reaches through a cattle paddock to take a sample of the dirt while a cow looks on.

Are dairy workers more susceptible to allergies and asthma?

New DEOHS study shows dairy workers’ asthma levels are not unusually high, but allergy may be a concern

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Curiosity, service and a drive to make a difference

Bridget Ury named 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Student by DEOHS and the UW School of Public Health

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Utility workers in cherry pickers work on electrical power lines.

These four regions of the US are hardest hit by power outages

Prolonged power outages plague regions already facing climate and social vulnerability, new study shows

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UW School of Public Health ranked 5th among US public health graduate programs

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences ranked No. 8 in new US News & World Report ranking

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A woman looks on as a boy blows into a respiratory monitoring device.

DEOHS collaborations explore child health and socioecological conflict

DEOHS and partners examine “healthy home” solutions in Yakima Valley and ecosystem-health links in Brazil with awards from UW Population Health Initiative

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Bikers in masks stand around cartons of canned food under a tent.

How to create a more equitable food system in Washington

DEOHS researchers gather insights on how the state’s food sectors withstood the pandemic

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Washington state’s 2021 heat wave led to previously uncounted deaths from injury

Heat wave contributed to 159 excess injury deaths over three weeks, new study led by DEOHS faculty member shows

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A neighborhood in Houston showing houses with refineries in the background.

The toxic toll of redlining, refineries and racism

Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington School of Public Health, will speak April 20 on the UW campus

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Sarah Kim and Julia Cui stand in front of Sarah's research poster while throwing up peace signs.

How maternal exposure to flame retardants shapes health

DEOHS PhD student Sarah Kim studies how flame retardants in breast milk influence diabetes, obesity and more

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