Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog
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From the first computer at UW to satellite predictions of cholera
Microbiologist Rita Colwell delivers the Omenn Lecture in Environmental Health on April 17
| Deirdre Lockwood
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Protecting Washington workers in the pandemic
DEOHS environmental health major responds to workers' concerns about COVID-19 and more while interning with Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
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Heat, fire, smoke and health in Washington’s ag industry
DEOHS researchers investigate the combined health effects of wildfire smoke and heat on Washington’s agricultural workforce and test strategies to protect workers and crops
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Measuring the pandemic’s impact on air pollution
Harmful air pollution dropped in Seattle after the COVID-19 shutdown, DEOHS-led team shows
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Dementia in the air?
DEOHS Professor Joel Kaufman and collaborators explore how air pollution and noise may threaten our thinking
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Trimming food waste
To help consumers waste less food, the whole food system needs to pitch in
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Toxicology for health
For this DEOHS alum, a PhD in toxicology brought a public health lens and lifelong friends
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