Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog

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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

August 25, 2025 | Deirdre Lockwood

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Two forest workers in a forest, one in the foreground cutting a tree trunk with a chainsaw wearing a helmet, ear protection, safety visor, orange vest and gloves.

Virtual training for wildfire prevention

New DEOHS-led project develops VR simulations to protect health and safety of forest workers who fend off wildfires

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Artist drawing of the facade of a new UW building under construction.

Groundbreaking: New Health Sciences Education Building

New integrated teaching and training facility under construction to provide UW health sciences students with collaborative learning space

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Pandher, wearing a face mask, standing next to a sidewalk with evergreens in the background.

Protecting Washington workers in the pandemic

DEOHS environmental health major responds to workers' concerns about COVID-19 and more while interning with Washington State Department of Labor & Industries

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3 people wearing face masks stand next to weather monitoring equipment inside a chain-link fence.

Heat, fire, smoke and health in Washington’s ag industry

DEOHS researchers investigate the combined health effects of wildfire smoke and heat on Washington’s agricultural workforce and test strategies to protect workers and crops

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