In February 2024, the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics & Environment (EDGE) awarded grants totaling $40,000 to each of four projects with exceptional promise through its pilot projects program.
As a colossal emitter of carbon, air pollution, and noise—often in patterns that exacerbate inequities—the aviation industry is a prime target for reforms to promote environmental health and social justice.
The Fifth Season project will be featured on KUOW's Soundside program the week of July 18.
See all of the portraits and hear the audio stories here.
In Washington’s Methow Valley, summer also goes by another name.
Some locals call it the “fifth season,” when smoke from wildfires blankets North Central Washington for weeks or even months at a time.
As students in King County public schools log into their online classes this winter, researchers from the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) are stepping into their temporarily empty classrooms to study air quality.
A current and former EDGE director are being recognized for their contributions to public health research and service to the field.
Current EDGE Director, Dr. Joel Kaufman, a leading expert on the health effects of air pollution, is elected to the National Academy of Medicine this month.
Kaufman is professor of environmental and occupational health sciences and epidemiology in SPH and professor of general internal medicine in the UW School of Medicine.
As smoke from wildfires on the West Coast makes its way across the US, it’s becoming clear that our future will involve coexistence with fire.
As wildfire smoke fills the sky up and down the west coast, experts advise people to stay inside to avoid the
When Jake asked me to go on a sunset hike, I knew what was coming. We were in our favorite place: the Methow Valley of Eastern Washington. When we crested the top of the mountain, a few sunrays peeked through the clouds, lighting up the fertile valley below.
Still, when he got down on one knee, I was surprised, and overcome with happiness. Life seemed full of promise.
Could living next to a busy freeway make you more likely to develop dementia?
Air pollution, which contributes to respiratory and heart disease, may also trigger cognitive decline and dementia as people age. But many questions remain about this association, including exactly how air pollutants damage the brain, and whether noise and other environmental factors also contribute to these harmful effects.
Lianne Sheppard fought recent efforts by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suppress the role of academic scientists advising the agency on environmental policy.
The University of Washington professor also battled back against attacks on her research into the link between cancer and glyphosate, a widely used herbicide.
