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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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A large, roofed chicken coop full hundreds of chicks.

How the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could become humanity’s problem

The state of the new strain of bird flu, according to DEOHS faculty members Peter Rabinowitz and Julianne Meisner

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A lab worker dressed in blue PPE and a PAPR – which is an air purifying respirator that includes a full-face helmet and tube attached to air filters on a belt- puts a bottle into a chemical hood while working in a lab environment.

UW rises to sixth in global rankings for environmental and occupational health

Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences: Sixth worldwide, third in US  

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Amalawa, Marissa and Hunt pose after Marissa accepted her award.

Helping students spread their wings

Assistant Professor Marissa Baker is the 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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A student wears glasses, cap, gown and a keffiyeh covering his shoulders while talking with a person in the entryway of the Hans Rosling Center.

Congratulations, Class of 2024!

DEOHS graduates gather with friends, family and our community to celebrate earning their degrees 

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Four adults and a child smile with a pallet of vegetables including peppers and tomatoes.

DEOHS faculty member elected president of Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society

Jennifer Otten, associate professor in DEOHS and Food Systems, Nutrition and Health, will lead interdisciplinary society focused on food and agricultural systems

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An aerial view of the town of Westport, Washington from a drone.

Using drones to incorporate youth perspectives in disaster planning

DEOHS MPH student Matias Korfmacher’s ‘photovoice’ approach empowers high school students on the Washington coast

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