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Shifting Gears: Safer Solutions for Auto Shop Cleaning
By replacing traditional degreasers with safer approaches businesses can protect workers and reduce harmful chemicals in the environment.
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New center helps ready Northwest communities for disasters and public health emergencies
Northwest Center for Evidence-Based Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response launches with funding from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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EDGE Pilot Grant Seeds Groundbreaking Biochemical Research
Ashleigh Theberge was recently admitted to the prestigious Schmidt Sciences Polymath Program based in part on innovative work supported by an EDGE pilot grant
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Maja Jeranko helps lead a new project to engage community in climate resilience planning for the Duwamish Valley
An interdisciplinary team with strong ties to community will help South Park, Seattle build its capacity for climate resilience
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2024 EDGE Symposium packs the house
In June, the UW Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics & Environment (EDGE) hosted more than 60 people for its annual symposium showcasing EDGE science and community engagement.
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EDGE Center awards four new pilot projects for 2024
Four new pilot projects will address emerging environmental health issues that contribute to diseases of public health importance.
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Guidelines to Incorporate Trauma-Informed Care Strategies in Qualitative Research
Guidelines on appropriately conducting trauma-informed research and recognizing people’s lived experiences.
CONVERGE Training Modules
The CONVERGE Training Modules incorporate an all-hazards approach grounded in cutting edge research from the social sciences, public health, engineering, and other disciplines.
Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series
These short, graphical check sheets are meant to be used as researchers design their studies, prepare to enter the field, conduct field research, and exit the field. From the CONVERGE Natural Hazards Center and the University of Colorado Boulder
Disaster-zone research needs a code of conduct
Study the effects of earthquakes, floods and other natural hazards with sensitivity to ethical dilemmas and power imbalances.