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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 group of six students stand with Professor Roberts on a deck with trees in the background.

Mentor, microbiologist, communicator

DEOHS Professor Marilyn Roberts retires after 41 years in the UW School of Public Health

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Yoni Rodriguez in suit

Preventing pesticide exposure for farmworkers

DEOHS grad student Yoni Rodriguez wins Latino Center for Health Fellowship

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Headshot of Denise Koch.

Pursuing science in the public interest

DEOHS alumna Denise Koch, MS '99, works to ensure clean water for all Alaskans

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A farmworker with his back to the camera carries a bunch of bananas on his back, with a grove of trees in the background.

What's silvopasture, and how can it help workers in the tropics?

Planting trees in pastureland provides significant cooling in the tropics, new UW-led study finds

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Screen shot from video of Marissa Baker putting on an N95 mask

How well does your N95 mask fit?

Expert tips for getting a good fit from your mask, and when you should replace it

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Elena Austin explaining study to Tina Orwell and SeaTac deputy mayor

Healthy air, healthy schools

DEOHS-led research finds portable air filters in schools can dramatically reduce air pollution from planes, roads that infiltrates classrooms

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