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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

| Claudine Benmar

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Three DEOHS students smiling with their arms around one another.

Learning comes to life

Recent DEOHS graduate finds there’s no substitute for “getting your boots dirty” through experiences in the field

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Two hands holding an apple under blue light showing traces of pesticide.

When social justice meets science

DEOHS Associate Chair and Professor Richard Fenske to retire after 35-year career focused on workers and families in agricultural communities

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Relocating for climate change

Managed retreat due to rising seas is a public health issue, says new study by UW DEOHS researchers

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Our future in the balance

New UN report warns the deteriorating condition of the global environment imperils health unless we act now  

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A person hands an ice cream cone to a monkey perched on a temple wall in Nepal.

Close encounters

DEOHS professor studies how MRSA infection can be transmitted between humans and animals

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A global partnership for child health

DEOHS collaborates on a new project to study the cognitive impact of environmental toxicants on Kenyan children

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