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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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Smoke rises from three smokestacks at a power plant.

Changing the rules on toxic emissions

DEOHS researchers say EPA proposal on mercury emissions would make air pollution tougher to regulate

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UW students listen to a lecture in a lecture hall.

A deep dive into environmental health

Join us each Thursday for this winter's new Environmental Health Seminar series

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Image of the mapping tool.

Mapping Washington’s environmental health disparities

New tool developed by DEOHS and our partners shows communities most impacted by pollution and environmental inequality 

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Photo of Dr. Esi Nkyekyer in the Occupational Medicine Clinic.

The doctors for your life

Specialists help injured workers get their lives back at the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic, a collaboration among DEOHS, Harborview, UW Medicine and the UW Division of General Internal Medicine 

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Professor Lianne Sheppard stands outside a University of Washington building next to a green plant.

A matter of scientific integrity

Three DEOHS researchers are among a group of experts calling into question the EPA’s new scientific review process for air pollution 

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Professor Terrance Kavanagh writes on a whiteboard as a student watches.

Celebrating a lifetime of scientific achievement

DEOHS Professor Terrance Kavanagh investigates what makes some of us more vulnerable to toxic chemicals and environmental exposures

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