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  • Wildfire smoke tied to increased risk of ER visits ❯

    DEOHS-led research finds people of all ages at increased risk of emergency room visits following wildfire smoke exposure 

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    Get help with internships, job search and career connections from DEOHS Career Counselor Dan Poux 

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    New DEOHS faculty member Yijie Geng is on the hunt for a cure for autism 

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    A person in a safety vest stands with their back to the camera looking out at wildfire-charred trees and a burned hillside.

    New UW Center for Disaster Resilient Communities launches with support from UW Population Health Initiative

    New center will help communities prepare for and respond to disasters, with expertise from 100+ UW researchers in disaster science, public health, engineering, medicine, data science, nursing, public policy and environmental science

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    A child sits with a nurse and caregiver after getting a finger prick blood test at a lead testing event.

    Lead testing for children

    New $900,000 grant to the UW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit team will increase blood lead testing in King County

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    A woman with short dark hair and a blue shirt poses against foliage on the UW campus.

    Tracing pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

    New DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister uses next-generation metagenomic tools to understand how antibiotic-resistant pathogens are transmitted in the environment

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    Transit drivers and secondhand drug smoke

    UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles

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    What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India
    September 18, 2023 | ABC News | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz View

    Why didn’t health officials find Listeria in Tacoma Frugals machines in April inspection?
    September 13, 2023 | The News Tribune | Featured: Emily Hovis View

    'It is not OK,' Seattle union leader responds to transit drug study
    September 8, 2023 | KUOW | Featured: Marissa Baker, Christopher Zuidema View

    UW study finds meth, fentanyl in air and on surfaces of public transit
    September 7, 2023 | FOX 13 Seattle | Featured: Marissa Baker View

    Drug smoke wafts through transit but not at toxic levels, UW study says
    September 7, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Marissa Baker View

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