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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

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Yijie Geng sits in a chair smiling.

Fishing for an autism cure

New DEOHS faculty member Yijie Geng screens zebrafish to hook environmental chemicals linked with autism

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A woman demonstrates to a young girl how to breathe into a machine to test lung function.

Children’s health and the air they breathe

Together, DEOHS researchers and communities work to improve air quality in homes and classrooms across Washington state

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On the job | Shivani Jain

DEOHS undergraduate student develops training on how climate change and health inequities impact people with asthma

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Screenshot of Cassady Surefleet from a video of her describing her internship experience

On the job | Cassady Surfleet

Fast, chaotic, humbling: Protecting workers and the environment in rural Alaska

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The heat is on: How to protect health in extreme heat

DEOHS is collaborating with cross-sector partners to prepare for a hotter future in the Pacific Northwest

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A man in a plaid shirt stands in a classroom helping a person adjust the respirator he is trying on.

Helping workers get home safely

DEOHS Associate Teaching Professor Richard Gleason retires after a 26-year UW career focused on workplace health and safety in the Pacific Northwest

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