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Helping students spread their wings
Assistant Professor Marissa Baker is the 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor
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“The risk is real”
Breathing wildfire smoke isn’t just unhealthy—it can be deadly. DEOHS works with partners across the Northwest to get the word out to those most at risk.
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Safeguarding environmental health
DEOHS and Biostatistics Professor Lianne Sheppard doubly honored with EPA committee chairship and endowed professorship
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Helping students change the world
DEOHS Professor Gerard Cangelosi is the 2021 Outstanding Faculty Mentor
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Uncovering a passion for public health
A desire to help others sets DEOHS scholarship winner Jovanny Rodriguez on a path to a public health career
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At the nexus of human and animal health
Multitalented Tianai (Scyler) Li is the 2021 DEOHS Outstanding Undergraduate Student
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Big data, big impact
DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student Magali Blanco applies science and big data to investigate health risks in communities exposed to chemicals and air pollution
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