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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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Improving animal worker safety

DEOHS team introduces a One Health approach in Mongolia, where herding livestock remains a way of life

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Sharing the science on vaping

With new grant funding, DEOHS research center will develop hands-on lessons for youth about the health risks of e-cigarette use

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A voice for farmworkers

DEOHS staff member Maria Blancas wins prestigious environmental prize for her advocacy work with immigrant farmworkers

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Visualizing the bond between humans and pets

Pop-up galleries organized by the Center for One Health Research at DEOHS will feature intimate portraits of the human-animal bond made by people experiencing homelessness in Seattle

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Building debris scattered across a neighborhood after Hurricane Dorian

On the ground in disaster's wake

DEOHS researcher Nicole Errett says disasters offer lessons on how to prepare, respond and recover from future extreme events—if you move fast

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Collaborating on clean air research

UW faculty find new opportunities for partnership with Chinese researchers on air pollution and environmental health

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