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.
Martin Cohen’s phone started ringing in March as the COVID-19 pandemic began to rage.
King County neighborhoods that are poorer and have higher levels of air pollution also tend to have higher rates of COVID-19 cases, according to new research by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) and collaborators.
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.
Legal marijuana is one of America’s fastest-growing industries, yet little research exists on the unique workplace and health risks faced by cannabis workers.
“How can we make our operating room safer during the pandemic?”
When Dr. James Hecker, an anesthesiologist at UW Medical Center, heard this question from a fellow physician, he thought about the problem not just as a doctor but also as an engineer.
Are our pets at risk for COVID-19?
Recent reports of animals testing positive for the novel coronavirus—including a cat in Belgium, a dog in Hong Kong and, famously, a tiger in the Bronx Zoo—have pet owners worrying about their furry companions. Many also wonder whether pets can pass COVID-19 on to people.
Multilingual messages and resources now available from Public Health – Seattle & King County: STAY HOME – STAY HEALTHY.
Thanks to our partners Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition and ECOSS, video messages about the novel coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) are now available from the UW EDGE Center in *nine* languages:
A collection of integrated lesson plans designed to introduce middle school students to the topics of diabetes and environmental health. This curriculum follows the same format as the Fact File on Asthma, although the content is tailored to New Mexico, as it was developed by our grant partners at the University of New Mexico.
