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Learn from top environmental and occupational health experts

From disaster recovery to risk factors for obesity, the DEOHS environmental health seminar series kicks off this week

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DEOHS Professor Terry Kavanagh talks with a student. Photo: Sarah Fish

A gift for the future

UW alum creates an endowed DEOHS professorship to advance toxicology research

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Nothing about us without us

DEOHS and other UW researchers team up with Washington farmworkers to make better health accessible to all

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Preventing unsafe opioid prescribing

DEOHS research team receives $5 million to study strategies that could help reverse the opioid epidemic

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A splash of color in a smoke-choked summer

Our EDGE Center leads effort to protect health and lift spirits in Central Washington

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Protecting the pot workforce

DEOHS investigates health risks faced by workers in the emerging cannabis industry

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A group of high school teachers try out a science experiment during a UW workshop. Photo: Sarah Fish

Getting their hands on science

From sun exposure to vaping, this teacher training program pioneered by DEOHS is changing how high school students learn about health and the environment

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Graphic illustrates a person's vulnerability plus their exposure equals their risk. Adapted from document titled, "An Unfair Share: Climate Change Hits Some Harder Than Others".

Who is hurt the most by climate change?

The answer depends on who you are and where you live, says a new report co-authored by DEOHS researchers

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Sun-safe

Ten tips from DEOHS for keeping your cool on the job this summer

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