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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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Bridging worker and animal health

With help from her DEOHS mentor, MS student Lily Myers combines her passion for marine mammals with an occupational health degree

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A man wearing graduation regalia leads a group of faculty out of a graduation ceremony.

Dr. Howard Frumkin elected to National Academy of Medicine

DEOHS professor emeritus and former UW School of Public Health dean honored for his research on public health and the environment

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A man wearing a face mask sits in the back seat of a car.

App-based drivers report COVID-19 stress

DEOHS-led study provides rare window into work life of app-based drivers during pandemic

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Safer cleaning through comics

DEOHS researchers with Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units develop comic strips in nine languages to promote safer cleaning habits for families

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Woman looks down at laptop with her hands on the keys, indoors at a desk next to an open window.

Measuring the pandemic’s toll on mental health

DEOHS Associate Professor Edmund Seto and collaborators tracked stress and anxiety during Washington’s stay-at-home orders

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Building resilience in the face of disaster

DEOHS researcher will help lead new research hub pairing Pacific NW scientists and coastal communities on earthquake and climate change research

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