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Register now for our April 20 Omenn Lecture  ❯

Dean of George Washington University School of Public Health to speak on the toxic toll of redlining, refineries and racism 

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  • Meet our students and alumni  ❯

    Learn more about the research, experiences and career pathways of DEOHS students and alumni

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  • Awards for students in Associate Professor Julia Cui’s lab  ❯

    Graduate students and postdoc in environmental toxicology recognized for work on the microbiome and disease 

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  • Testing air quality on buses and trains ❯

    DEOHS researchers are working with Pacific Northwest transit agencies to study drug smoke and potential exposures for drivers

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    Bikers in masks stand around cartons of canned food under a tent.

    How to create a more equitable food system in Washington

    DEOHS researchers gather insights on how the state’s food sectors withstood the pandemic

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    The Space Needle in the foreground with Seattle neighborhoods and a bright setting sun over Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background.

    Washington state’s 2021 heat wave led to previously uncounted deaths from injury

    Heat wave contributed to 159 excess injury deaths over three weeks, new study led by DEOHS faculty member shows

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    A neighborhood in Houston showing houses with refineries in the background.

    The toxic toll of redlining, refineries and racism

    Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington School of Public Health, will speak April 20 on the UW campus

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    Sarah Kim and Julia Cui stand in front of Sarah's research poster while throwing up peace signs.

    How maternal exposure to flame retardants shapes health

    DEOHS PhD student Sarah Kim studies how flame retardants in breast milk influence diabetes, obesity and more

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    Washington state’s 2021 heat wave led to 159 deaths over three weeks: study
    April 7, 2023 | Vancouver Sun | Featured: Joan Casey View

    Science debunks a decades-old myth about drinking milk
    April 1, 2023 | Inverse | Featured: Michelle Averill View

    Study: farmworking parents need more resources to cope with wildfire seasons
    March 31, 2023 | NW Public Broadcasting | Featured: Post-doctoral fellow Savannah D'Evelyn View

    Contradicting EPA staff, CASAC majority calls for tougher ozone limits
    March 30, 2023 | InsideEPA.com | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

    UW researchers studying effects of drug use on air quality on board King County transit
    March 28, 2023 | KING 5 News | Featured: Marissa Baker View

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