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A hand holds a smart phone showing a bilingual pesticide safety app while the other hand taps the screen.

Video: UW helps protect Washington’s workers through occupational health and safety research, training

University of Washington’s efforts to keep workers safe are threatened by cuts to federal programs

| Alden Woods and Kiyomi Taguchi

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Miriam Calkins tests samples on-site in an orchard. Photo: Jose Carmona.

On the front lines of climate change

Award-winning DEOHS student studies the risks outdoor laborers face with rising temperatures

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DEOHS Research Scientist Rachel Wood holds cotton swabs undergoing testing in a UW lab

The end of TB?

How a 100-year-old invention could revolutionize diagnosis of one of today’s deadliest diseases

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Close up of UW student Natalia Kowalchuk's hands holding a soldering iron as she builds an air monitor in a lab. Photo: Kayla Cayton.

What’s in the air

Innovative air-quality monitor developed by DEOHS student provides communities with real-time data at lower cost

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Rachel Shaffer bikes on a street in front of houses. Photo by Alex Kritchevsky.

Biking in dirty air

A DEOHS student considers whether the benefits of bike commuting outweigh the risks from breathing polluted air

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Ali, pictured on the left, assists with a swimming pool inspection. She and another woman sit on the concrete edge of a chlorinated pool with testing equipment and a clipboard.

From the Grand Canyon to remote Alaska

DEOHS student pursues passion for environmental health in some of America’s hardest-to-reach locations

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Jackson preparing to collect wastewater from a septic system. Photo by John Zinza, Washington State Department of Health.

Research with real-world impact

DEOHS student’s work leads to environmental recommendations to create cleaner waterways

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