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Amber Khan and Nicole Errett stand together smiling.

Building community power amid climate and housing crises

Amber Khan, the 2025 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student, studies how to keep low-income renters safe during and after disasters

| Deirdre Lockwood

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A group of students look at exoskeleton technology worn by a state Department of Labor & Industries employee.

Hooked on STEM

“Iron Man” technology helps teens connect to new career options through a partnership between DEOHS and Highline Public Schools

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Lab workers look through microscopes at sputum samples.

Eliminating TB

A promising new diagnostic method developed by DEOHS and our partners could get TB patients into treatment more quickly and help end the disease

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Your gift makes all the difference

April 4 is Husky Giving Day! Your gift supports DEOHS students like Rachel Shaffer, whose research on the health effects of toxic chemicals is drawing international attention

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Learning comes to life

Recent DEOHS graduate finds there’s no substitute for “getting your boots dirty” through experiences in the field

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Two hands holding an apple under blue light showing traces of pesticide.

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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