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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.

Our most-read stories of 2025

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

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Dubs, the Husky mascot, on a football field wearing a purple W scarf.

Get your purple on!

DEOHS grad students stage a photo scavenger hunt and Instagram takeover to welcome new students

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A young woman wearing a lab coat and safety goggles stands in a University of Washington laboratory.

On the job | Scyler Li

Promoting safe laboratory practices at the UW

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A woman kneels on a grassy lawn next to health department signage.

On the job | Suhani Patel

Protecting community health through pool inspections and mosquito control

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A young man with a hardhat looks into the camera.

On the job | Zakary Reimann

Using video technology to document chemical exposures

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A young woman sits at a computer work station.

On the job | Jennifer Kim

Protecting worker health and safety through workplace inspections

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Black and white image of five loggers and a boy in Western Washington, W. T. The men are standing with axes in hand appearing to have just cut down a tree. The boy sits on the stump.

A Labor Day reflection

A look back at the workplace tragedies that shaped today's health and safety laws from our partners at WA Labor & Industries

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