Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog
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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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Carving her own path
New UW Associate Professor Karen Levy works across disciplines—and the globe—to explore the intersection between infectious diseases and the environment
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Climate change and human health
New collaboration between UW Center for Health and the Global Environment and EarthLab will accelerate climate research, action and resilience
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Navigating a safe return to work
Businesses from the Space Needle to Sony Pictures seek advice from DEOHS experts on how to keep employees and customers safe from COVID-19
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Monitoring air quality in schools
Does ultrafine air pollution infiltrate schools near Sea-Tac Airport? DEOHS researchers partner with cities in South King County to find out.
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Flushing out COVID-19
Using milk to extract the novel coronavirus from wastewater could help pinpoint new outbreaks
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Cadmium exposure and COVID-19
New research finds high levels of cadmium from smoking and certain foods are linked to more severe flu, pneumonia—and potentially, COVID-19
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