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Climate change sounds ‘code red’ for health
Climate crisis gravely threatens human health, according to new Lancet Countdown report coauthored by DEOHS researchers
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How a key nutritional program adapted to the pandemic
Washington’s WIC nutritional support program served more families by increasing remote access, new UW-WIC study shows
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Finding community outdoors
DEOHS PhD student Amber Khan launches new group breaking down barriers to mountain adventure for UW students of color
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Plain talk on polluters, politicians and public health
Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and of the National Toxicology Program, will speak December 9 on the University of Washington campus
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UW to participate in $125M emerging virus research project
November 29, 2021 | UW Daily | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz ViewAs omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good
November 29, 2021 | NPR | Featured: Nicole Errett ViewBiden administration focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new coronavirus variant
November 28, 2021 | Washington Post | Featured: Nicole Errett ViewState health department sets workplace COVID vaccine rules. There’s a lot of leeway
November 22, 2021 | Miami Herald | Featured: Marissa Baker View
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