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News releases

Salmon may lose the ability to smell danger as carbon emissions rise
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UW professors Terrance Kavanagh, Jay Shendure elected as fellows of the AAAS
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DEOHS researchers awarded four new grants by UW Population Health Initiative
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EPA awards UW nearly $3 million to further study air pollution and cardiovascular disease link
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Kaufman, Frumkin Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
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Media mentions

Kids from marginalized communities are learning in the hottest classrooms
September 5, 2025 | Scientific American | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about
September 4, 2025 | The Washington Post | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana | View

Seaweed project in limbo after Trump cuts, UW professor says
September 3, 2025 | The Seattle Times | Featured: Sarah Collier | View

Scientists denounce Trump administration’s climate report
September 2, 2025 | The New York Times | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

From classrooms to communities: Impact stories from accredited environmental health programs
September 1, 2025 | Journal of Environmental Health | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen | View

In a hotter world, some people age faster, researchers find
August 25, 2025 | The New York Times | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

The climate crisis is endangering workers
August 19, 2025 | Think Landscape | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

Facing ‘impossible’ workload, USDA struggles to oversee lab animal welfare
August 19, 2025 | Science | Featured: Sally Thompson-Iritani | View

Animal feeding operations are increasing Whatcom’s air pollution, study finds
August 18, 2025 | Cascadia Daily News | Featured: Lianne Sheppard | View

Manufacturing-dependent Cowlitz County is an industrial air pollution hotspot in WA
August 16, 2025 | The Columbian | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View