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Three men in lab coats stand around a lab bench. The man on the right is using a multichannel micropipet to dispense liquid into a multiwell cell culture plate.

On the path to autism therapeutics

First-generation undergrad Leonardo Diaz makes discoveries through UW mentorship program in environmental health

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Woman with surgical mask and gloves on sits at a conference table with papers, sanitizer, wipes and N95 masks.

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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Wildfire smoke with mountains in the background and evergreens in the foreground.

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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A group of people paddle Native boats on a river past a shipping terminal.

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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Boosting economic recovery from the pandemic

Three DEOHS teams receive new funding from the UW Population Health Initiative for economic recovery research

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Sharing abundant knowledge

DEOHS Professor Elaine Faustman honored for her commitment to educating birth-defects researchers

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Promoting safety on the farm

New UW grant will expand pesticide safety information for Spanish-speaking farmworkers

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