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Eleven faculty members at the University of Washington have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences while another was elected to the WSAS Board

Climate change will reshape waterborne diseases, boosting some pathogens while reducing others and shifting health risks worldwide.

This educational documentary explores the threat of PFAS contamination in rural drinking water. It follows three young women who chose the topic for a Future Farmers of America debate competition, exa...

Among US public universities, DEOHS programs top US News and World Report’s Best Global Universities list

Important advances in environmental health science often begin with novel innovation. This year, the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics & Environment (...

Extreme heat is now one of the deadliest weather-related public health threats in the United States, contributing to thousands of emergency department visits and preventable deaths each year. Longer h...

Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants. The U.S.

The idea for the Duwamish Air Improvement Study for Youth (DAISY) came directly from community members living in Seattle’s Duwamish Valley. “We knew we had higher levels of hospitalizations from asthm...

Climate change is making extreme weather events and natural hazards more frequent and intense. Here’s how to prepare before they hit.

In January, Hilary McLeland-Wieser visited a high school health class taught by Lindzee Alvarez bearing bags of mini marshmallows and M&Ms. McLeland-Wieser is a PhD student in the UW Department of Env...

Please join panelists Randall L. Milstein, PhD, Joseph Orosco, PhD, and Diana Rohlman, PhD as they discuss how Star Trek can be used to explore cultural context and scientific ethics in modern educati...

Many of us within academic institutions exist “with or around a legacy of causing harm to Indigenous communities by conducting research without informed consent or by gathering and disseminating data ...

Children exposed to common air pollutant in the womb and infancy may be at higher risk for elevated blood pressure, DEOHS research finds

The cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing agricultural sectors in the United States. But unlike most established industries, little is known about the health risks workers face on the job. W...

EDGE Community Advisory Board member, Maria Batayola, was still in high school when she fell in love with the Seattle community of Beacon Hill for its warmth and inclusiveness. “Once I spotted Beacon ...

You’re probably heard the term “microplastics.” And you’ve probably also heard that they’re bad for you. But what exactly are they?

A first-of-its-kind pilot initiative by King County’s Hazardous Waste Management Program is bringing cutting-edge chemical testing into neighborhoods to detect toxic “forever chemicals” in everyday…

Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them.

FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Every summer, hazy skies and the smell of burning wood remind Americans that wildfires affect far more than just the c

As asthma rates climb in South Seattle due to worsening air quality, families like the Browns are turning to local health programs for relief. Jadenne Radoc Cabahug reports on how pollution, policy, a...

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

The root causes of Alzheimer’s disease are complex and likely involve multiple risk factors that increase a person’s chances of developing the disease. Conducting lab experiments to study the combined...

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

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