On the Job: Lauren Costa
DEOHS undergrad helps protect hearing for military aircraft mechanics as intern with Boeing Defense & Space
UW researchers help forge new roadmap for future climate assessments
DEOHS faculty members Jeremy Hess and Kristie Ebi author guidance on climate-related health and air quality
Strengthening safety and sustainability at the zoo
DEOHS students advance worker health and sustainability as interns at Woodland Park Zoo
3 ways to help kids thrive on Children’s Environmental Health Day (and every day)
Expert tips on how to minimize children’s exposure to wildfire smoke, lead, plastics and more
Uncovering workplace hazards as a medical detective
Dr. Robert Harrison delivers the 2026 Breysse Lecture on October 22
It’s possible to test wastewater for STIs
UW and Washington State Department of Health track wastewater to help improve public health response to chlamydia and other sexually transmitted pathogens
On the Job: Payton Miksch
DEOHS undergrad does “all of the things” in rural health as intern with Yakima Health District
Tracking wildfire smoke to protect people in correctional facilities
DEOHS team monitors air quality at a Spokane-area correctional facility during the region’s catastrophic wildfires
A fearless public health advocate retires
DEOHS Professor Lianne Sheppard retires after 33 years tracking how small exposures add up to big health risks