Faculty and students in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences explore environmental justice, One Health, genetic susceptibility to environmental exposures and the ways some people and communities are more vulnerable to those exposures.
We identify policies and interventions to reduce harmful environmental exposures and improve risk communication, and study the effects of climate change, natural disasters, built environments and environmental policy on population health.
Our students are actively engaged in our research and trained in the latest scientific methods and core principles of how environmental factors affect the health of people, animals and the planet.
Research spotlight
UW ranked fourth in world and second in US for public, environmental and occupational health
Among US public universities, DEOHS programs top US News and World Report’s Best Global Universities list
Beautifying UW and the environment
Emily Do named 2026 DEOHS Outstanding Undergraduate for community leadership and environmental toxicology research
Protecting Washington workers in the heat
Xinyuan Hao, 2026 DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student, evaluates heat risks for outdoor workers