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Four new faculty members join DEOHS in 2024-2025
New assistant professors tackle emerging environmental conditions influencing dementia, birth outcomes, fertility and vector-borne disease
| Deirdre Lockwood
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Following the community’s lead in the pandemic
DEOHS researchers partner with communities of color across Washington to assess health equity and food security in the pandemic
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Responding to the health risks of heat waves
DEOHS researchers analyze public health impacts of climate change in light of this summer’s extreme heat
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How early chemical exposures influence lifelong health
DEOHS PhD student and Castner Award winner Joe Lim explores the connections between exposure to flame retardants and the microbiome
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Nourishing a community garden with restaurant compost
DEOHS MPH student and Castner Award winner Joycelyn Chui wants to transform food waste from local restaurants into compost for community gardeners in Seattle’s International District
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Air pollution and dementia study
Exposure to higher levels of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study led by DEOHS and partners
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An internship with impact
DEOHS student Diana Marquez helped connect Yakima Valley farmworkers with COVID-19 information and vaccines during a recent internship
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