Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog

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Celebrating our 2025 graduates

DEOHS graduates applauded by their families, friends and faculty at a double-header of celebrations

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Protecting families from wildfire smoke

DEOHS and collaborators survey Yakima Valley families' perspectives on wildfire smoke health risks

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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

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Showcasing undergraduate research

DEOHS undergrads share research on cannabis workplace safety, wildfire smoke preparedness and more at two UW symposia

 

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From supercomputers to science communication

DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student and Omenn Award winner Cecilia Martindale is committed to protecting our health from climate change impacts

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Kaidan St Louis wears a green and blue plaid shirt and stands in front of a research poster, explaining it to two observers.

Outstanding DEOHS undergrad praised for dedication to equity and service

Kaidan St Louis has studied the public health impact of community fridges, biomedical waste and recycling

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Erica Fuhrmeister smiles holding a micropipet in a lab.

Taking a metagenomic approach to antimicrobial resistance

DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister explores how environmental factors influence antimicrobial resistance

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How cuts to climate research could impact community health

Understanding climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe, says DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey

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Five people stand together smiling. The second from left is wearing graduate regalia.

Celebrating our 2025 graduates

DEOHS graduates applauded by their families, friends and faculty at a double-header of celebrations

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals — could they harm workers’ health?

Many fragrances are used to mask undesired smells, adding to the chemicals in the air

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Close-up of David Eaton in front of a glacier.

David Eaton wins Merit Award from Society of Toxicology

DEOHS professor emeritus honored with prestigious award for lifelong contributions in toxicology

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DEOHS targets emerging health threats with new population health awards

DEOHS researchers and partners awarded grants to tackle extreme cold, sea level rise, combined heat and smoke, and zoonotic disease

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An oil drilling rig backlit by smoky skies at sunset with windmills in the background.

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites

Some 3 million people could face compounded health risks in coming decades as a result, according to new study

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How the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could become humanity’s problem

The state of the new strain of bird flu, according to DEOHS faculty members Peter Rabinowitz and Julianne Meisner

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UW rises to sixth in global rankings for environmental and occupational health

Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences: Sixth worldwide, third in US  

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