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UW study strengthens evidence of link between air pollution and child brain development
July 14, 2022 |View
Studies show extent of strain to Washington’s food access and food production systems due to COVID-19
December 14, 2021 |View
Deforestation, climate change linked to more worker deaths and unsafe conditions
November 11, 2021 |View
UW joins USAID’s $125M project to detect emerging viruses with pandemic potential
October 5, 2021 |View
UW study provides rare window into work life of app-based drivers during pandemic
October 2, 2021 |View
Research, education hub on ‘coastal resiliency’ will focus on earthquakes, coastal erosion and climate change
September 7, 2021 |View
New interactive mapping tool can pinpoint pollution hotspots in effort to improve health equity
March 15, 2021 |View
Cadmium, found in cigarettes and some foods, linked to higher death rates in people with flu or pneumonia
December 17, 2020 |View
In the news
National Farm Safety and Health Week raises awareness
September 20, 2022 | Capital Press | Featured: Edward Kasner View
"Making Healthy Places": Editors of the book discuss the intersections of public health and planning
September 18, 2022 | Planetizen | Featured: Howard Frumkin, Andrew Dannenberg View
How to keep from getting sick at work as offices drop COVID safety measures
September 16, 2022 | Fortune | Featured: Marissa Baker View
These food ingredients are banned in Europe but allowed in the US
September 8, 2022 | Huffington Post | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana View
Amazon deaths under investigation as warehouse conditions draw scrutiny
September 2, 2022 | CNET | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Disaster research response front and center during Seattle workshop
September 1, 2022 | NIEHS Environmental Factor | Featured: Nicole Errett View
Why some Seattle neighborhoods are hit harder by heat waves
August 25, 2022 | Seattle Times | Featured: Esther Min View
UW Medicine study to screen pets of people diagnosed with monkeypox
August 24, 2022 | KIRO-7 News | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz View
Where there’s smoke: How wildfire smoke is affecting life outdoors
August 23, 2022 | REI Blog | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View
Are farmworkers being protected from the heat? Here is what they say
August 22, 2022 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center View
New UW study shows how COVID lockdowns affected Northwest birds
August 11, 2022 | The Seattle Times | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View
As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers
August 9, 2022 | Washington Post | Featured: June T. Spector View
Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases
August 9, 2022 | Associated Press | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View