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PhD student earns prestigious Tillman Scholar award ❯

DEOHS PhD student Stephanie Mitchell studies transmission of zoonotic diseases between wildlife, domestic livestock and humans

  • Student excellence
  • Protecting auto shop workers' health ❯

    DEOHS researchers partner with the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County to reduce auto repair workers' exposure to hazardous chemicals

  • Community partnerships
  • DEOHS faculty member will be a Fulbright Scholar in Spain ❯

    Clinical Associate Professor Jamie Donatuto plans to analyze human-ocean engagement

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  • Worker safety efforts are threatened by cuts to federal programs ❯

    DEOHS helps keep workers safe on the job. This year, the federal government dramatically cut programs that fund worker health and safety like those at the UW.

  • Safe workplaces
  • Nurturing future environmental public health leaders ❯

    Professor Julia Cui is the 2025 DEOHS Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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  • Stories from the blog

    Woman with light brown hair pushes a dolly loaded with blue coolers to the UW Food Pantry.

    On the job: Angelina Durbin

    Undergrad focuses on climate change, food insecurity

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    Steven Gilbert sits on a bench outside smiling.

    In Memoriam: Steven Gilbert

    DEOHS community reflects on a treasured toxicology colleague, science communicator and public health advocate

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    Two people in safety vests, one with blonde hair and glasses and the other with black hair, observe a measuring instrument at a transit station.

    On the job: Victoria Peña

    Master’s student helps Sound Transit keep passengers and employees safe

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    Two health care providers wearing scrubs, gloves and face masks stand behind a table. One is using a stethoscope to examine a cat on the table. A person on the other side of the table, the cat's owner, looks on while facing them.

    Offering health care for pets helps their humans too

    Integrating human and animal health care increases access to services for unhoused youth, according to new study from DEOHS’s Center for One Health Research

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    DEOHS Newsroom

    The climate crisis is endangering workers
    August 19, 2025 | Think Landscape | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

    Facing ‘impossible’ workload, USDA struggles to oversee lab animal welfare
    August 19, 2025 | Science | Featured: Sally Thompson-Iritani View

    Animal feeding operations are increasing Whatcom’s air pollution, study finds
    August 18, 2025 | Cascadia Daily News | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

    Manufacturing-dependent Cowlitz County is an industrial air pollution hotspot in WA
    August 16, 2025 | The Columbian | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View

    Seattle health clinic provides care for people experiencing homelessness and their pets
    August 15, 2025 | Oregon Public Broadcasting | Featured: Vickie Ramirez, Natalie Rejto View

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