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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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COVID-19 on Washington farms
Nearly two-thirds of farms experienced increased operating costs, according to new report from the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition, DEOHS and partners
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Reaching out for change on the farm
DEOHS MPH student and outreach specialist Dennise Drury tackles sexual harassment in agriculture
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Deforestation threatens worker health and productivity
Heat limits worker productivity in tropical deforested areas, according to new study from DEOHS, The Nature Conservancy and others
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PhD student Yisi Liu works with international partners to understand how air pollution affects health
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Opening doors for student success
DEOHS alum Ryan Babadi credits mentorship and support from DEOHS for helping launch his new career as a Harvard researcher investigating how environmental factors affect reproductive health
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King County gets high marks for masking
More than 85% of observed King County residents masked up in public, UW researchers find in partnership with King County and Washington State Department of Health
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