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Dr. Catherine Carr demonstrates blowing into a filter while a child blows into a device measuring lung inflammation.

Training future specialists in pediatric environmental health

DEOHS faculty launch fellowship to prepare health care providers for careers in the science of early-life exposures

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A yellow sign reading "water over roadway" is reflected in floodwaters.

An urgent call to action on climate change

UW authors in new IPCC report emphasize the accelerating threats to human health and well-being

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A group of six students stand with Professor Roberts on a deck with trees in the background.

Mentor, microbiologist, communicator

DEOHS Professor Marilyn Roberts retires after 41 years in the UW School of Public Health

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Yoni Rodriguez in suit

Preventing pesticide exposure for farmworkers

DEOHS grad student Yoni Rodriguez wins Latino Center for Health Fellowship

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Headshot of Denise Koch.

Pursuing science in the public interest

DEOHS alumna Denise Koch, MS '99, works to ensure clean water for all Alaskans

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A farmworker with his back to the camera carries a bunch of bananas on his back, with a grove of trees in the background.

What's silvopasture, and how can it help workers in the tropics?

Planting trees in pastureland provides significant cooling in the tropics, new UW-led study finds

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Screen shot from video of Marissa Baker putting on an N95 mask

How well does your N95 mask fit?

Expert tips for getting a good fit from your mask, and when you should replace it

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Elena Austin explaining study to Tina Orwell and SeaTac deputy mayor

Healthy air, healthy schools

DEOHS-led research finds portable air filters in schools can dramatically reduce air pollution from planes, roads that infiltrates classrooms

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Close-up of salal berries on a bush with a blurry grassy and mountainous landscape in the background.

Pandemic disrupts food access for tribal communities

Washington State Tribal Food Project shows disproportionate food insecurities in tribal communities during the pandemic

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