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The Seattle skyline with hazy skies because of wildfire smoke. In the foreground of the image a person walks along an elevated walkway with a highway below.

Wildfire smoke linked to increased odds of preterm birth

DEOHS-led study shows pregnant people exposed to wildfire smoke are more likely to give birth prematurely

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Magali Blanco looks to her right. Behind and below her is a lake surrounded by evergreens.

How does air pollution influence dementia?

New DEOHS Assistant Professor Magali Blanco studies how dirty air might slow our minds

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Tejasvini Vijay stands in front of a white wall with silver letters reading "Department of Natural Resources and Parks"

On the job: Tejasvini Vijay

DEOHS undergrad helps community members get ready for flood season with King County internship

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Smoky skies turn the Portland skyline hazy and orange-hued. A person with a backpack walks in the foreground of the image.

Wildfire smoke may reduce sperm quality

DEOHS faculty member Tristan Nicholson and collaborators show that wildfires may affect fertility

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Gift supports graduate student research in wake of federal changes

Community philanthropy allows PhD student Ally Clonch to continue impactful research despite uncertain funding

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Chamonix Reynolds stands under a canopy, behind a table with a tabletop banner reading "Sound Transit. www.soundtransit.org" On top of the table are informational brochures and promotional swag including sunglasses and notebooks with pens.

On the job: Chamonix Reynolds

Environmental Public Health major explores how transportation and public health intersect while interning with PRR

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Emily Do stands in front of a large sign reading "NEHA - National Environmental Health Association. Healthy Environments. Protected Communities. Empowered Professsionals."

On the job: Emily Do

DEOHS undergrad keeps local schools safe and healthy with Public Health – Seattle & King County

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Worker holds spray can over materials on a work bench. They have gloves and a work suit on with a work helmet on their head.

How politics influence workplace health and safety 

Jordan Barab, former deputy assistant secretary for US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, presents Breysse Lecture on October 16

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A worker performs anti-mosquito fogging. The worker is in shadow on a dark street with billows of smoke rising up in the air.

Warming climate drives surge in dengue fever cases

Dengue incidence could rise 76% by 2050 in parts of the world, according to new study by DEOHS faculty member Marissa Childs and colleagues

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