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Jamie Donatuto smiles standing outside with trees in the background.

DEOHS faculty member will be a Fulbright Scholar in Spain

Clinical Associate Professor Jamie Donatuto plans to analyze human-ocean engagement

| UW News Staff

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Sean Atijera wears a black button-up shirt and stands near stairs.

Transfer student finds community, career connections

Sean Atijera, environmental public health major, appreciates the many resources found on a large campus

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Two workers wear silver protective gear and work in a foundry, one up on a platform over liquid metal which is an orange color. The other is far to the right with a long pole. Both are wearing PPE including helmets and visors.

Tackling emerging workplace hazards with policy

Maggie Leland, policy director for the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, will present a public lecture at the UW on November 7, sponsored by DEOHS 

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Hundreds of sandbags line a path at the edge of the Duwamish River, with a pier and construction equipment in the background.

Engaging community to mitigate flood risk in the Duwamish Valley

With support from UW Population Health Initiative, Duwamish River Community Coalition partners with DEOHS and other UW researchers to adapt to flooding

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Kailee Sisounthone smiles wearing a hard hat, safety vest and sunglasses on a bridge over a river.

On the job: Kailee Sisounthone

DEOHS undergraduate helps protect electrical workers with Seattle City Light internship

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A person in an engine suit, hardhat and gloves holds his arm up over his eyes in a gesture of tiredness while holding his glasses in one hand, standing in a shipping yard.

Half of US workers face stressors that could harm health

US workers exposed to multiple psychosocial hazards, amid little regulation, according to DEOHS-led study

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A woman holds a small blood collection device against her upper arm.

Sparking biochemical insights into wildfire smoke exposure

Spurred on by EDGE Center grant, UW Professor Ashleigh Theberge's home blood-sampling system examines impacts of wildfire smoke 

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