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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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A satellite view of climate impacts in cities

New DEOHS Assistant Professor Karen Chen uses remote sensing to observe urbanization and environmental change, informing policies toward healthier cities

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Outside view of the UW Hans Rosling Building, a glass and steel building with a sculpture of hanging gold threads in the lobby.

UW School of Public Health ranked 7th among US public health graduate programs

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences ranked No. 7 in new US News & World Report ranking

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An older person in glasses looks at a laptop while sitting inside a house near a window.

The unseen community effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Early in the pandemic, adults over 65 reported poorest average well-being of those surveyed, according to DEOHS research in King County

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Five people in safety vests stand in front of a light rail train.

Understanding transit operators’ workplace needs

7 questions for PhD student Pranav Srikanth

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Rachel Shaffer stands in front of the White House in the evening.

DEOHS alum Rachel Shaffer joins White House Council on Environmental Quality

Technical training and freedom to explore at the UW led Shaffer to an EPA role assessing chemical safety and human health

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Shirley Huang stands on the roof of a building holding up a meter to take noise measurements, with a bridge in the background.

Improving air quality in homeless shelters

7 questions for PhD student Ching-Hsuan (Shirley) Huang

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