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Sophia Li smiles wearing sunglasses and a hat and holding a mosquito trap outside with a dirt trail, trees and bushes, and a lake in the background.

On the job: Sophia Li

DEOHS undergrad surveys for West Nile virus and harmful algal blooms at Yakima Health District through Hatlen Scholarship

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Transit drivers and secondhand drug smoke

UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles

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Kai and Allison smiling at the camera in high vis vests with the DEOHS Summer Jobs logo on it.

On the job | Kailee Sisounthone & Allison Seamon

Summer of sustainability: DEOHS undergraduate students educate communities on recycling

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A landscape shot of two vehicles traveling along a dirt road through a hilly area of rural Rwanda.

Medicine for a changing planet

UW, Stanford launch new resource to help health care professionals respond to climate concerns

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Boeing interns on UW campus

On the job | Graham Tewksbury

DEOHS undergraduate student’s summer internship with Boeing sparks career interest in corporate environmental sustainability

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A large home sits in the foreground with wildfire and smoke on the hillside behind it.

Wildfire smoke tied to increased risk of ER visits

DEOHS-led research finds people of all ages at increased risk of emergency room visits following wildfire smoke exposure

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Joan Casey sits at a wood table outside on the UW campus with trees in the background.

Seeking sustainability and environmental justice

New DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey uses big data to analyze population-scale health problems and solutions

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