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Smoky skies turn the Portland skyline hazy and orange-hued. A person with a backpack walks in the foreground of the image.

Wildfire smoke may reduce sperm quality

DEOHS faculty member Tristan Nicholson and collaborators show that wildfires may affect fertility

| Barbara Clements

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A man stands on a rural hillside picking peppers from plants.

Natural climate solutions

New UW research evaluates conservation strategies to create climate-resilient communities, slow global warming and protect health

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A woman in a coffee shop steams milk while preparing a coffee beverage.

Lung health in coffee workers

New DEOHS research investigates whether a disease known as “popcorn lung” poses a threat to baristas and other coffee industry workers

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A group of Chinese pedestrians wear face masks while walking in smog.

Clean air warrior

DEOHS Professor Sverre Vedal is retiring, but that doesn’t mean an end to his public health work

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A man stands in front of a screen projecting a slide with the title "Disaster incidence."

Climate challenge accepted

DEOHS researcher encourages high school innovators to think big in tackling climate change

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Undergraduate degree recipients

2019 DEOHS graduation

Celebrating the new public health leaders who earned degrees from our undergraduate and graduate programs  

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A child care provider sits on the floor raising her hand and smiling with a circle of preschoolers watching.

Caring for the caregivers

Changes in wage could make a difference in the health of child-care providers, according to new research led by DEOHS and the UW School of Public Health

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