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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Why are there drug-resistant bacteria in seal poop?
MPH student Alexandria Vingino and collaborators find antibiotic-resistant E. coli in the waste of some marine mammals around Puget Sound
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Safety for swine workers
A DEOHS graduate student connects with a recent alumna to identify risks to pork industry workers and how to prevent them
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Can the coronavirus spread in hospital air?
Using state-of-the-art sensors, DEOHS researchers team up with UW colleagues to track aerosols in a hospital environment
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Reusing N95 masks safely
Two DEOHS graduate students are part of a UW team testing how many times N95 masks can be disinfected and reused for health care
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Facing wildfire smoke amid COVID-19
Communities need connection to weather wildfire smoke and climate change, but the pandemic is making it harder to come together
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The Duwamish, Seattle’s hometown river
New book by DEOHS staff member BJ Cummings traces the river’s history, transformation and influence on Seattle
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