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Worker holds spray can over materials on a work bench. They have gloves and a work suit on with a work helmet on their head.

How politics influence workplace health and safety 

Jordan Barab, former deputy assistant secretary for US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, presents Breysse Lecture on October 16

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Can Roundup cause cancer?

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Photo of Roundup herbicide product. Photo via Alamy.

Can Roundup cause cancer?

New study from DEOHS researchers finds exposure to commonly used weed killer increases risk of some cancers

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Bilingual app to keep farmworkers safe

First-of-its-kind mobile app developed by DEOHS provides pesticide safety information in Spanish

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Feels like home

Brianna Willis, SPH master’s fellowship winner, forges a new path in One Health

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Professor David Eaton, right, pictured with David Kalman and Michael Yost.

Public health change-maker

Forty years after launching the DEOHS toxicology program, Professor David Eaton will retire

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Changing the rules on toxic emissions

DEOHS researchers say EPA proposal on mercury emissions would make air pollution tougher to regulate

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