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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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Dubs, the Husky mascot, on a football field wearing a purple W scarf.

Get your purple on!

DEOHS grad students stage a photo scavenger hunt and Instagram takeover to welcome new students

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A young woman wearing a lab coat and safety goggles stands in a University of Washington laboratory.

On the job | Scyler Li

Promoting safe laboratory practices at the UW

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A woman kneels on a grassy lawn next to health department signage.

On the job | Suhani Patel

Protecting community health through pool inspections and mosquito control

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A young man with a hardhat looks into the camera.

On the job | Zakary Reimann

Using video technology to document chemical exposures

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A young woman sits at a computer work station.

On the job | Jennifer Kim

Protecting worker health and safety through workplace inspections

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Black and white image of five loggers and a boy in Western Washington, W. T. The men are standing with axes in hand appearing to have just cut down a tree. The boy sits on the stump.

A Labor Day reflection

A look back at the workplace tragedies that shaped today's health and safety laws from our partners at WA Labor & Industries

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