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Amber Khan and Nicole Errett stand together smiling.

Building community power amid climate and housing crises

Amber Khan, the 2025 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student, studies how to keep low-income renters safe during and after disasters

| Deirdre Lockwood

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A plume of wildfire smoke behind the center of a small town showing brick buildings and cars.

6 ways communities can prepare for wildfire season

As smoke season continues in Washington, a new report outlines the best ways to communicate health and safety risks

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Supporting toxic-site cleanup in the Pacific Northwest

DEOHS master's student in Applied Toxicology interns with EPA Superfund and Emergency Management

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Photo of Larson with mountains in the distance behind him.

Clean air pioneer

Professor Tim Larson retires after 39 years in Civil & Environmental Engineering and DEOHS

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Heavy traffic on highway I-5 in Seattle with houses on a ridge above.

Linking air pollution and child brain development

DEOHS-led study finds that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution were more likely to have behavioral problems

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A woman in glasses stands beside a research poster entitled "How do user characteristics inform or explain their interaction with the 'Pesticide Labels Now!' application?

Connecting farmworkers with pesticide safety info in Spanish

Husky 100 winner and student researcher assesses PNASH Center's bilingual pesticide safety app for farmworkers

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A woman wearing a headset stands at a listening station next to a tall portrait of a doctor, while two girls next to her look at a second tall portrait of a woman.

Telling the story of wildfire smoke risks

New art installation in Washington features trusted community members sharing how wildfire smoke affects their health—and how they cope

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