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Ella Collins smiles in front of an outdoor refrigerator and micropantry with sign reading "Free food for all!" in four different languages.

On the job: Ella Collins

DEOHS undergrad makes food safer, from frozen treats to community fridges, in internship with Emily Hovis’s lab

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Carole Green stands in front of a lake and evergreens in fog.

Expanding climate models to better capture the complexities of public health

DEOHS PhD student Carole Green shares updated future scenarios of climate and health in Q&A with UW News

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Lauren Costa stands in front of a military aircraft holding a noise monitor.

On the Job: Lauren Costa

DEOHS undergrad helps protect hearing for military aircraft mechanics as intern with Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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Houses, cars and palm trees submerged in water after a flood.

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

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Four people smile wearing zoo uniforms in front of greenery at the zoo.

Strengthening safety and sustainability at the zoo

DEOHS students advance worker health and sustainability as interns at Woodland Park Zoo

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A girl blows into an asthma monitoring device while Dr. Catherine Karr demonstrates blowing sitting next to her.

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

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A worker's hands polish a countertop with a power tool.

Uncovering workplace hazards as a medical detective

Dr. Robert Harrison delivers the 2026 Breysse Lecture on October 22

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Angelo Ong gestures toward a centrifuge in a lab.

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

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Payton Miksch holds up a mosquito trapping device while wearing a mosquito netting hood.

On the Job: Payton Miksch

DEOHS undergrad does “all of the things” in rural health as intern with Yakima Health District

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