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How cuts to climate research could impact community health ❯

Knowing climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe, says DEOHS Associate Professor Joan Casey

Understanding children’s asthma in farming communities ❯

DEOHS MS student Hannah Dye wins Castner Award to assess how the environment impacts the health of children living in agricultural settings

New digital tool will help assess emergency preparedness ❯

DEOHS researchers create new tool to improve emergency preparedness assessments for Washington state

DEOHS students win national awards ❯

Society of Toxicology honors seven students for their research in the health impacts of e-cigarettes, flame retardants, diesel exhaust and more

Celebrating DEOHS graduates ❯

Join us for the DEOHS graduation celebration and reception as we congratulate those graduating between autumn 2024 and 2025

Stories from the blog

Martindale stands on a misty beach in front of large driftwood tree trunks, with sea stacks in the background. She is wearing glasses, a blue baseball cap, an orange scarf and a grey jacket.

From supercomputers to science communication

DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student Cecilia Martindale is committed to protecting our health from climate change impacts

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Kaidan St Louis wears a green and blue plaid shirt and stands in front of a research poster, explaining it to two observers.

Outstanding DEOHS undergrad praised for dedication to equity and service

Kaidan St Louis has studied the public health impact of community fridges, biomedical waste and recycling

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Erica Fuhrmeister smiles holding a micropipet in a lab.

Taking a metagenomic approach to antimicrobial resistance

DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister explores how environmental factors influence antimicrobial resistance

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Houses in the foreground with smoke on a hillside rising into the air, with the LA skyline and mountains in the background.

How cuts to climate research could impact community health

Understanding climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe, says DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey

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Our department helps create sustainable communities where everyone has access to clean air, clean water, safe food and safe workplaces.

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DEOHS Newsroom

Trump administration halts National Climate Assessment, UW professor explains consequences
May 21, 2025 | The Daily | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Hurricanes, fires, floods: A rising threat to cancer care
May 20, 2025 | Medscape | Featured: Joan Casey View

In California, flawed air rules threaten farmworkers as wildfires pump more smoke onto fields
May 19, 2025 | Inside Climate News | Featured: Edward Kasner View

UW project took nuisance seaweed from shellfish farm to help growers. The USDA cut its funding
May 14, 2025 | KUOW | Featured: Sarah Collier View

DOGE canceled this UW scientist’s grant — to save just $866
May 10, 2025 | The Seattle Times | Featured: Elena Austin View

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