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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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Mapping Washington’s environmental health disparities
New tool developed by DEOHS and our partners shows communities most impacted by pollution and environmental inequality
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The doctors for your life
Specialists help injured workers get their lives back at the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic, a collaboration among DEOHS, Harborview, UW Medicine and the UW Division of General Internal Medicine
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A matter of scientific integrity
Three DEOHS researchers are among a group of experts calling into question the EPA’s new scientific review process for air pollution
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Celebrating a lifetime of scientific achievement
DEOHS Professor Terrance Kavanagh investigates what makes some of us more vulnerable to toxic chemicals and environmental exposures
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The more you know
Pathogens and microbes and fungal spores, oh my! DEOHS students learn to live with the health risks they study
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A legacy of impact
David Kalman, DEOHS professor and former chair, retires after a 40-year career at the UW
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