How UW partnerships foster disaster resilient communities
Floods, landslides, volcanoes, earthquakes and wildfires threaten the Northwest. Here’s how local solutions can save lives.
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Jobs with the highest cancer deaths in the U.S.
Researchers provide detailed look at how US cancer burden varies across hundreds of jobs and by sex.
June Spector named Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Chair
Spector brings a wealth of experience working collaboratively with state agencies to the School of Public Health.
Protecting health in a changing climate
UW researchers partner with communities to save lives from extreme heat and climate-related disasters.
Alum Rachel Shaffer shares passion for improving the environment and human health
Q&A with alum Rachel Shaffer on her experiences working for the EPA and recent assignment at the White House.
How public health can make a difference in the way we feel at work
Marissa Baker on showing respect for workers and collaborating with communities through the research-to-practice process
How the Seattle area’s new light rail connections will have important public health impacts
Public health faculty Andrew L. Dannenberg shares how public transit is a public health intervention.
School of Public Health faculty and student receive Fulbright awards
Two members of the University of Washington School of Public Health recently received Fulbright awards for work, study, and research around the world.
Master's student Cecilia Martindale makes an impact in environmental health
DEOHS master's student Cecilia Martindale is the 2025 recipient of the Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence.
Research on climate change’s health impacts will keep communities on the road to safety
UW SPH faculty Joan Casey shares why it’s critical we continue funding research on climate change and health
US workers are exposed to multiple psychosocial hazards, amidst little regulation or surveillance
High time demands, emotional labor and low wages are the most prevalent psychosocial hazards in the U.S. workforce.
UW SPH’s Kristie Ebi named 2023 AGU Fellow
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and environmental and occupational health sciences, has been elected as a 2023 American Geophysical Union Fellow.
Seeking sustainability and environmental justice
New DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey uses big data to analyze population-scale health problems and solutions
Protecting children’s brains from toxic chemicals
DEOHS Professor Thomas Burbacher retires after 32 years as a DEOHS faculty member
Isabel Nerenberg studies the health impacts of planned relocation on coastal communities
Graduate student Isabel Nerenberg, recipient of the Castner Award, describes her project on the health impacts of planned relocation due to climate change or a natural disaster.
Magnuson Scholar Joe Lim investigates the impact of early life exposure to toxic chemicals on diabetes
Doctoral student Joe Lim was named SPH's 2023-2024 Magnuson Scholar for impactful research on diabetes and toxicology
Low-income Washington state households still struggling with food insecurity as pandemic protections end
Affording food is such a challenge in Washington state that residents who experience food insecurity say their grocery bills are their biggest source of financial stress, more so than paying for rent or utilities.
DEOHS faculty member joins Washington State Food Policy Forum
Associate Professor Jennifer Otten hopes to boost public health in Washington with a holistic approach to food systems
SPH announces two leadership appointments in the Office of the Dean
The University of Washington School of Public Health (SPH) is pleased to announce two new leadership appointments of SPH faculty in the Office of the Dean: Dr. Jerry Cangelosi as Associate Dean for Research, and Dr. Elizabeth Kirk as Interim Associate Dean for Education.
We deserve clean air now
Together, researchers and communities improve air quality across Washington state
Frequently eating domoic acid–contaminated shellfish can impact your brain
Regular consumption of shellfish contaminated by a common marine toxin can cause molecular changes in the brain, even at levels below regulatory limits.