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Kathleen Moloney and Evan Mix stand outside with their backs against a brick wall.

New digital tool will help assess emergency preparedness

DEOHS researchers create new tool to improve emergency preparedness assessments for Washington state

| Lisa Hayward Watts

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A woman with short dark hair and a blue shirt poses against foliage on the UW campus.

Tracing pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

New DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister uses next-generation metagenomic tools to understand how antibiotic-resistant pathogens are transmitted in the environment

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Interior shot of an empty bus.

Transit drivers and secondhand drug smoke

UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles

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Kai and Allison smiling at the camera in high vis vests with the DEOHS Summer Jobs logo on it.

On the job | Kailee Sisounthone & Allison Seamon

Summer of sustainability: DEOHS undergraduate students educate communities on recycling

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A landscape shot of two vehicles traveling along a dirt road through a hilly area of rural Rwanda.

Medicine for a changing planet

UW, Stanford launch new resource to help health care professionals respond to climate concerns

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Boeing interns on UW campus

On the job | Graham Tewksbury

DEOHS undergraduate student’s summer internship with Boeing sparks career interest in corporate environmental sustainability

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A large home sits in the foreground with wildfire and smoke on the hillside behind it.

Wildfire smoke tied to increased risk of ER visits

DEOHS-led research finds people of all ages at increased risk of emergency room visits following wildfire smoke exposure

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