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A healthcare worker stands behind a patient listening to the patient's lungs with a stethoscope while the patient leans over and looks down. Another person is sitting along a wall behind the two.

UW-developed rapid TB testing technique endorsed by World Health Organization

Tongue-swab testing developed by DEOHS faculty member Jerry Cangelosi could revolutionize screening for TB

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Building debris scattered across a neighborhood after Hurricane Dorian

On the ground in disaster's wake

DEOHS researcher Nicole Errett says disasters offer lessons on how to prepare, respond and recover from future extreme events—if you move fast

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Six people smiling and kneeling on a brick walkway that is part of the Great Wall of China.

Collaborating on clean air research

UW faculty find new opportunities for partnership with Chinese researchers on air pollution and environmental health

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Dubs, the Husky mascot, on a football field wearing a purple W scarf.

Get your purple on!

DEOHS grad students stage a photo scavenger hunt and Instagram takeover to welcome new students

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A young woman wearing a lab coat and safety goggles stands in a University of Washington laboratory.

On the job | Scyler Li

Promoting safe laboratory practices at the UW

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A woman kneels on a grassy lawn next to health department signage.

On the job | Suhani Patel

Protecting community health through pool inspections and mosquito control

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A young man with a hardhat looks into the camera.

On the job | Zakary Reimann

Using video technology to document chemical exposures

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