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Video: UW helps protect Washington’s workers through occupational health and safety research, training

University of Washington’s efforts to keep workers safe are threatened by cuts to federal programs

June 24, 2025 | Alden Woods and Kiyomi Taguchi

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Finding community outdoors

DEOHS PhD student Amber Khan launches new group breaking down barriers to mountain adventure for UW students of color

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Plain talk on polluters, politicians and public health

Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and of the National Toxicology Program, will speak December 9 on the University of Washington campus

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Deforestation's toll on outdoor workers

Deforestation and climate change linked to more worker deaths and unsafe conditions, according to new study co-authored by DEOHS researchers

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Serving her country through public health

DEOHS MPH student Joanne Medina has spent nearly 10 years promoting environmental health in the US Army

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Woman with a surgical mask turns a dial on a portable air quality monitor in a classroom with a flag and desks in the background.

New grants promote cleaner classroom air

DEOHS researchers awarded nearly $1.5 million from Washington State Legislature and the US Environmental Protection Agency to improve air quality in schools

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