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Five people sit around a round table with a white tablecloth with papers, crayons, plastic water bottles. One person in a headscarf is speaking and the others are listening.

Toxic chemicals may be hiding in traditional eyeliners

Through community collaboration, research from the UW and the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County finds elevated lead levels in traditional eyeliners

| Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

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Photo of Mount Rainier with a hillside of wildflowers and evergreens in the foreground.

How do the smells of nature benefit our health?

UW-led research promotes more investigation of how natural odors and scents impact our health and well-being

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Joey Teresi smiles with a waterway, trees and a bridge behind him.

A drive to serve his community

Joey Teresi named 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Master's Student

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Two men facing away from the camera watch a blurred jet land on an airstrip. The men are both wearing over-ear headphones.

“Off the charts” Navy jet noise threatens health on Whidbey Island

Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health, according to new UW study

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Hannah McKinley smiles in front of a bush on the UW campus.

From the ‘COVID years’ to belonging

Hannah McKinley named 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Undergraduate Student

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Abbie Gilbert sits on a bench on the UW campus with cherry blossoms in the background.

Revealing the hidden 'timeline' of chemical exposures in hair

DEOHS MS student Abbie Gilbert wins Castner Award to support research using zinc to measure hair growth rates

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Six people stand for a group photo outside a building on the UW campus.

How migration around King County affects health

DEOHS MPH student Pamela Lim explores migration and real-world public health data through Population Health Initiative fellowship

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