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Video: UW helps protect Washington’s workers through occupational health and safety research, training
University of Washington’s efforts to keep workers safe are threatened by cuts to federal programs
| Alden Woods and Kiyomi Taguchi
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University of Washington is No. 7 in the world for environmental and occupational health sciences
Among US universities, DEOHS programs rank No. 3, according to new US News & World Report rankings
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How giving our buildings a tune-up can make us healthier
Joseph Allen, director of the Harvard Healthy Buildings Program, will present a public lecture at the UW on November 3, sponsored by DEOHS
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Inspiring careers in worker health and safety
Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety partners with the Brotherhood Initiative to support underrepresented men of color at UW
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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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