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Photo of Mount Rainier with a hillside of wildflowers and evergreens in the foreground.

How do the smells of nature benefit our health?

UW-led research promotes more investigation of how natural odors and scents impact our health and well-being

| James Urton

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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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Meagan Jackson, a DEOHS award recipient, shakes hands with Shirley Beresford while receiving her award. Joel Kaufman watches.

Celebrating excellence

DEOHS students and staff honored at 2018 UW School of Public Health Excellence Awards event

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portrait of Lianne Sheppard standing outside. A bridge with vehicles is in the background. Photo by Sarah Fish.

Standing up for science

DEOHS professor sues US EPA over directive that “stacks the deck against scientific integrity”

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