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Amalawa, Marissa and Hunt pose after Marissa accepted her award.

Helping students spread their wings

Assistant Professor Marissa Baker is the 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor

June 20, 2024 | Deirdre Lockwood

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Photo of Sarah Philo in sunglasses standing in front of a body of water and Portugal's Belém Tower.

Creating a global picture of antimicrobial resistance

As a Fulbright fellow in Portugal, DEOHS PhD student Sarah Philo is tracking the spread of bacterial resistance to antibiotics to protect public health

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Two kids bike and one kid walks through flood water with a yellow shuttered building in the background.

Climate change sounds ‘code red’ for health

Climate crisis gravely threatens human health, according to new Lancet Countdown report coauthored by DEOHS researchers

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A mid adult Asian couple standing at a kitchen counter in their home, they are preparing a salad for lunch together. The man is preparing lettuce leaves while holding his young son in his arms. His pregnant wife is grating carrots next to him.

How a key nutritional program adapted to the pandemic

Washington’s WIC nutritional support program served more families by increasing remote access, new UW-WIC study shows

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Woman in a climbing harness with rope stands on a mountain peak with mountains and snow in the background.

Finding community outdoors

DEOHS PhD student Amber Khan launches new group breaking down barriers to mountain adventure for UW students of color

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Aerial view of the Duwamish River in Seattle looking north into downtown.

Plain talk on polluters, politicians and public health

Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and of the National Toxicology Program, will speak December 9 on the University of Washington campus

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