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Three men in lab coats stand around a lab bench. The man on the right is using a multichannel micropipet to dispense liquid into a multiwell cell culture plate.

On the path to autism therapeutics

First-generation undergrad Leonardo Diaz makes discoveries through UW mentorship program in environmental health

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Trees on a hillside with smoke billowing in the foreground. Orange flames srround one of the trees against an orangish brown sky.

RETRACTED AND REPLACED: UW-led research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk

DEOHS researcher Joan Casey calls wildfire smoke "a different animal"

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A temperature contour map of western Washington with dark red in the areas near Puget Sound, orange over the Kitsap Peninsula and lighter orange and yellow over the higher elevation with blue over the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges.

Climate change intervention: UW faculty lead charge with innovation, research

NIH grant provides $3.8 million to establish REACH Center, using computer model developed by DEOHS faculty

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Cordy stands in front of greenery and smiles at the camera. Cordy wears a black shirt, silver necklace and silver earrings.

Clarifying climate health risks and solutions

UW School of Public Health undergrad interns with Center for Health and the Global Environment 

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Jorge stands and washes his hands. On the wall there are several safety posters. One reads "Wash your hands Lavese las manos!" with a picture of a sink and hands. Jorge smiles at the camera and wears a blue shirt and hat.

Practicing environmental health in the southwest with the Indian Health Service

DEOHS Ph.D. student Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez trains to become an Environmental Health Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service 

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Sean Atijera wears a black button-up shirt and stands near stairs.

Transfer student finds community, career connections

Sean Atijera, environmental public health major, appreciates the many resources found on a large campus

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Two workers wear silver protective gear and work in a foundry, one up on a platform over liquid metal which is an orange color. The other is far to the right with a long pole. Both are wearing PPE including helmets and visors.

Tackling emerging workplace hazards with policy

Maggie Leland, policy director for the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, will present a public lecture at the UW on November 7, sponsored by DEOHS 

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