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Chamonix Reynolds stands under a canopy, behind a table with a tabletop banner reading "Sound Transit. www.soundtransit.org" On top of the table are informational brochures and promotional swag including sunglasses and notebooks with pens.

On the Job: Chamonix Reynolds

Environmental Public Health major explores how transportation and public health intersect while interning with PRR

| Deirdre Lockwood

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A model of scientific integrity

DEOHS Professor Lianne Sheppard recognized by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology for her principled approach to science

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Gombart standing in a hole surrounded by rocks and soil, holding out a ball of soil in his extended right hand.

Safe water for all

DEOHS environmental health major gets down in the dirt for public health

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A wilting sunflower surrounded by dried out plants.

A hotter future could be deadly for many

US deaths due to heat exposure may markedly increase in a warming climate, according to research from DEOHS and collaborators

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Alexandria Vingino standing in front of a lake and mountain, with a cloth face mask in hand.

Why are there drug-resistant bacteria in seal poop?

MPH student Alexandria Vingino and collaborators find antibiotic-resistant E. coli in the waste of some marine mammals around Puget Sound

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A woman smiles while bottle-feeding two white lambs.

Safety for swine workers

A DEOHS graduate student connects with a recent alumna to identify risks to pork industry workers and how to prevent them

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A mannequin on an operating table with a black air monitoring sensor on its chest.

Can the coronavirus spread in hospital air?

Using state-of-the-art sensors, DEOHS researchers team up with UW colleagues to track aerosols in a hospital environment

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