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A bronze sculpture on the UW campus of a human figure seated with hands on knees, eyes closed  and a large flat circle on forehead. The sculpture is covered in light snow, with buildings, bare deciduous trees and an evergreen in the background..

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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Working conditions influence birth outcomes

Study by researchers in UW DEOHS, Epidemiology shows link between maternal employment ‘precarity’ and low-birth-weight infants

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Tyler Gerken, a DEOHS graduate student, holding water sampling bottles in the middle of a field of tall grass.

The water protector

UW DEOHS student Tyler Gerken, School of Public Health master’s fellowship winner, traces infectious bacteria in Hawai’i’s waters

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Most 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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An inside look at Washington’s pandemic response

Grit and teamwork: A DEOHS master’s student describes her experience on the state’s COVID-19 response team

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COVID-19 resources for employers and workers

Your source for the latest guidance on workplace health and safety from DEOHS

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