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A worker performs anti-mosquito fogging. The worker is in shadow on a dark street with billows of smoke rising up in the air.

Warming climate drives surge in dengue fever cases

Dengue incidence could rise 76% by 2050 in parts of the world, according to new study by DEOHS faculty member Marissa Childs and colleagues

| Alden Woods

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Elijah Morales smiles while sitting outside on steps in front of columns in the background.

On the job: Elijah Morales

DEOHS MS Applied student supports safety at Holland America cruise line

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Person with short curly brown hair and glasses sits in a lab near a counter full of test tubes and other equipment.

On the job: Katrina Gunvaldson

Environmental public health major Katrina Gunvaldson helps test for biotoxins, working toward safer shellfish by the seashore

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Sophia Li smiles wearing sunglasses and a hat and holding a mosquito trap outside with a dirt trail, trees and bushes, and a lake in the background.

On the job: Sophia Li

DEOHS undergrad surveys for West Nile virus and harmful algal blooms at Yakima Health District through Hatlen Scholarship

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Woman with light brown hair pushes a dolly loaded with blue coolers to the UW Food Pantry.

On the job: Angelina Durbin

Undergrad focuses on climate change, food insecurity

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Steven Gilbert sits on a bench outside smiling.

In Memoriam: Steven Gilbert

DEOHS community reflects on a treasured toxicology colleague, science communicator and public health advocate

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Two people in safety vests, one with blonde hair and glasses and the other with black hair, observe a measuring instrument at a transit station.

On the job: Victoria Peña

Master’s student helps Sound Transit keep passengers and employees safe

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