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Emily Hovis, Mariah Rubin and Gracie Hively smile together on a stage with a banner reading Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences behind them.

Nourishing students’ curiosity

Associate Teaching Professor Emily Hovis wins the 2026 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

Rebecca Kann and Karen Levy stand together smiling wearing purple graduation regalia.

Safeguarding clean drinking water

Rebecca Kann named 2026 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student for community-engaged research on water, sanitation and climate

Dennise Drury stands in a hard hat and safety vest in an industrial space with other students around her.

UW ranked fourth in world and second in US for public, environmental and occupational health

Among US public universities, DEOHS programs top US News and World Report’s Best Global Universities list

No. 2 in the US

for environmental and occupational health programs

400 hours in the field

where students apply classroom skills during internships as part of their undergrad experience

$23+ million

in external funding to tackle emerging environmental and occupational health challenges

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Student excellence

Victoria Peña, MS Applied program

Master’s student helps Sound Transit keep passengers and employees safe

Our degrees

Explore urgent environmental public health problems from the health impacts of climate change to on-the-job injuries and illnesses. Gain hands-on experience in the field and lab to equip you for careers in public health, workplace safety, research and more.

BS Environmental Public Health

MS Environmental Health Sciences Applied

MS Environmental Health Sciences Thesis

MPH Environmental Health Sciences

PhD Environmental Health Sciences

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