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Kathleen Moloney and Evan Mix stand outside with their backs against a brick wall.

New digital tool will help assess emergency preparedness

DEOHS researchers create new tool to improve emergency preparedness assessments for Washington state

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Four people (Hannah Dye, Jenielle Domaoal, Judit Marsillach and Elijah Scott) stand together smiling inside in front of a window, with a tall building outside in the background.

DEOHS students celebrated at Society of Toxicology meeting

Our award winners’ toxicology research probes the health impacts of e-cigarettes, flame retardants, diesel exhaust and more

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Person wearing pink sweater holds an asthma inhaler in one hand and red cap in the other.

Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma

DEOHS grad student Logan Dearborn says findings are significant due to burden of chronic disease

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Dual degree alum explores the crossover between public health and planning

Meg Hamele, MPH/MUP ’23 helps Seattle plan for community health needs following disasters

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From the first computer at UW to satellite predictions of cholera

Microbiologist Rita Colwell delivers the Omenn Lecture in Environmental Health on April 17

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Finding TB’s missing millions

A tongue-swab method developed by DEOHS researchers could slow the spread of TB by detecting it before it's diagnosed

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Aerial view shows wing of an airplane flying over a residential neighborhood

New study explores how to ease asthma in kids who live near airports

Interventions include high-efficiency air filters, other asthma trigger reduction supplies, and support from community health workers

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Two women stand in a pen with black and white dairy cows. One of the women is reaching out to touch a cow's nose.

Avian flu: Why it’s different this time and what we can do about it

DEOHS Professor Peter Rabinowitz calls the current state of bird flu “unprecedented” and recommends stemming outbreaks by focusing on worker health

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Viviana stands smiling in front of a tree and five cattle. She is holding a sampling tube and wearing glasses, a cap, a tanktop, yoga pants and tall rain boots.

How much does animal exposure affect children’s gut health?

DEOHS PhD student Viviana Albán wins Castner Award to study microbiome-health connections for children in Ecuador

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