Virtual training for wildfire prevention
New DEOHS-led project develops VR simulations to protect health and safety of forest workers who fend off wildfires
Groundbreaking: New Health Sciences Education Building
New integrated teaching and training facility under construction to provide UW health sciences students with collaborative learning space
Protecting Washington workers in the pandemic
DEOHS environmental health major responds to workers' concerns about COVID-19 and more while interning with Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Heat, fire, smoke and health in Washington’s ag industry
DEOHS researchers investigate the combined health effects of wildfire smoke and heat on Washington’s agricultural workforce and test strategies to protect workers and crops
Measuring the pandemic’s impact on air pollution
Harmful air pollution dropped in Seattle after the COVID-19 shutdown, DEOHS-led team shows
Dementia in the air?
DEOHS Professor Joel Kaufman and collaborators explore how air pollution and noise may threaten our thinking
Trimming food waste
To help consumers waste less food, the whole food system needs to pitch in
Toxicology for health
For this DEOHS alum, a PhD in toxicology brought a public health lens and lifelong friends
The sea around us
DEOHS Professor Elaine Faustman leads health component of new interdisciplinary ocean research center