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A bronze sculpture on the UW campus of a human figure seated with hands on knees, eyes closed and a large flat circle on forehead. The sculpture is covered in light snow, with buildings, bare deciduous trees and an evergreen in the background..

Four new faculty members join DEOHS in 2024-2025

New assistant professors tackle emerging environmental conditions influencing dementia, birth outcomes, fertility and vector-borne disease

| Deirdre Lockwood

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When social justice meets science

DEOHS Associate Chair and Professor Richard Fenske to retire after 35-year career focused on workers and families in agricultural communities

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Relocating for climate change

Managed retreat due to rising seas is a public health issue, says new study by UW DEOHS researchers

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Our future in the balance

New UN report warns the deteriorating condition of the global environment imperils health unless we act now  

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Close encounters

DEOHS professor studies how MRSA infection can be transmitted between humans and animals

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A global partnership for child health

DEOHS collaborates on a new project to study the cognitive impact of environmental toxicants on Kenyan children

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Air pollution and autism

New DEOHS study shows how exposure to air pollution early in life may lead to autism

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