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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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A deep dive into environmental health

Join us each Thursday for this winter's new Environmental Health Seminar series

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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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Photo of Dr. Esi Nkyekyer in the Occupational Medicine Clinic.

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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