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Jamie Donatuto stands outside in front of a white railing.

Welcome Jamie Donatuto–EDGE’s New Co-Director of Community Engagement

Jamie Donatuto, a new clinical associate professor in the University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, began co-directing community engagement for the EDGE Center on March 1, 2025. 


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A group of high school teachers try out a science experiment during a UW workshop. Photo: Sarah Fish

Getting their hands on science

From sun exposure to vaping, this teacher training program pioneered by DEOHS is changing how high school students learn about health and the environment

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Photo of downtown seattle and interstate 5 with heavy traffic. A haze of pollution obscures the buildings of downtown.

Dirty skies and your health

DEOHS Chair Michael Yost says proposed rollback of vehicle emission standards threatens public health

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EDGE Scientists Argue for Updating Food Safety Regulations

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An astronaut model holds kidney-on-a-chip, a device created by a UW team with support from the Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment at DEOHS.

Kidney-on-a-chip goes to space

UW team supported by DEOHS prepares to send its simulated kidney technology to the International Space Station

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Karr working with a child

UW EDGE’s Catherine Karr featured in The Lancet for her work to address disparities in environmental health

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4 students launch a boat to take samples from Lake Killarney. Two students are in the boat, two students are in the water wearing waders and are pushing the boat out into the lake.

Arsenic in the water

Shallow lake offers deep insight into lake chemistry

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Workshop participants engage in small group discussion.

UW EDGE Center co-organizes a trans-disciplinary workshop to discuss the future of local fisheries

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2017 Duwamish River Festival

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Exposure to diesel particles in utero shows association with adult heart failure in mice

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Addressing Public Health Emergencies through Research: The NIH DR2 Program

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Tend, Gather & Grow partners with EDGE Center to develop Teaching Toolkit

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EDGE Center Investigator Dr. Catherine Karr wins Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

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