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Helping students spread their wings
Assistant Professor Marissa Baker is the 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor
| Deirdre Lockwood
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Eight new faculty members join DEOHS in 2022-23
New faculty bring broad expertise in environmental exposures, infectious diseases, machine learning, environmental justice, disaster preparedness and more
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Supporting farmworker families through smoke season
Our PNASH Center and Wenatchee CAFÉ host community events to understand the concerns of farmworker parents
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Heat-related mortality risk is widespread across Washington state
Even in temperate areas of the state, heat-related deaths are a current public health concern, according to new UW research
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Learning about disaster resilience from coastal communities
DEOHS MS student wins Castner Award to support research with communities engaged in coastal relocation
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Introducing food systems diplomacy
Food scholars call for a new, more balanced food governance system to contribute to a healthier population and planet
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Protecting communities while reducing wildfire risk
DEOHS PhD student wins Castner Award to support air quality research on prescribed burns
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