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A man wearing a blue T-shirt and orange chest waders looks down at a cockle shell while standing in a bay. Behind him is a long dock covered in seaweed.

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Our top stories address emerging challenges in community and workplace health and safety

| Deirdre Lockwood

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DEOHS Professor Kristie Ebi named 2023 AGU Fellow

American Geophysical Union recognizes Ebi for her work on health-related climate change impacts

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Bruk Molla stands in a white doctor's coat in front of the UW "W" sculpture.

The perfect premed major

How majoring in Environmental Health prepared DEOHS BS alum Bruk Molla for medical school

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A child sits with a nurse and caregiver after getting a finger prick blood test at a lead testing event.

Lead testing for children

New $900,000 grant to the UW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit team will increase blood lead testing in King County

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A woman with short dark hair and a blue shirt poses against foliage on the UW campus.

Tracing pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

New DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister uses next-generation metagenomic tools to understand how antibiotic-resistant pathogens are transmitted in the environment

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Transit drivers and secondhand drug smoke

UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles

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Kai and Allison smiling at the camera in high vis vests with the DEOHS Summer Jobs logo on it.

On the job | Kailee Sisounthone & Allison Seamon

Summer of sustainability: DEOHS undergraduate students educate communities on recycling

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