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A person wearing jeans and a jean jacket stands in front of the produce section in a grocery store holding a grocery basket, with their back to the camera.

The growing struggle to afford groceries in Washington state

New Washington State Food Security Survey shows high food insecurity, with grocery prices a top concern

| Daniel Schafer

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A worker wearing a respirator, helmet and ear protection demolishes a wall in a building with bricks on the floor below him.

When workplace risks don’t end at work

DEOHS researchers partner with workers to combat take-home exposures in construction, agriculture and healthcare

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Student with long black hair stands in front of a rural landscape with grasses and steep bluffs in background. She wears an ID badge on a lanyard and holds two thumbs up.

Student discovers rewards of rural public health work

Hatlen Scholarship supports student internships in Washington's smaller communities

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Towers with electrical wires against a cloudy, hazy sky.

What kind of weather is most likely to cause a power outage where you live?

Nationwide patterns of severe weather in new study provide crucial data for hazard response and mitigation

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Cecilia Martindale stands smiling on a pier over a bay at low tide, wearing a purple UW hat.

Could heat make us more vulnerable to toxic chemicals?

MS student Cecilia Martindale wins Castner Award to study how heat influences exposure to the world’s most widely used weed killer

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A bronze sculpture on the UW campus of a human figure seated with hands on knees, eyes closed  and a large flat circle on forehead. The sculpture is covered in light snow, with buildings, bare deciduous trees and an evergreen in the background..

Four new faculty members join DEOHS in 2024-2025

New assistant professors tackle emerging environmental conditions influencing dementia, birth outcomes, fertility and vector-borne disease

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Closeup of Dr. Jeremy Hess in profile holding a microphone with one hand and holding out his other hand.

Protecting health in a changing climate

DEOHS researchers partner with communities to save lives from extreme heat and climate-related disasters

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