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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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Can pets get COVID-19?
New study led by UW DEOHS investigates novel coronavirus transmission to our animal companions
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Study by researchers in UW DEOHS, Epidemiology shows link between maternal employment ‘precarity’ and low-birth-weight infants
LEARN MOREThe water protector
UW DEOHS student Tyler Gerken, School of Public Health master’s fellowship winner, traces infectious bacteria in Hawai’i’s waters
LEARN MOREMost people can’t work from home
About 75% of US workers are in jobs that can’t be done remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, a new DEOHS analysis finds
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Grit and teamwork: A DEOHS master’s student describes her experience on the state’s COVID-19 response team
LEARN MORECOVID-19 resources for employers and workers
Your source for the latest guidance on workplace health and safety from DEOHS
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