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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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Kai and Allison smiling at the camera in high vis vests with the DEOHS Summer Jobs logo on it.

On the job | Kailee Sisounthone & Allison Seamon

Summer of sustainability: DEOHS undergraduate students educate communities on recycling

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A landscape shot of two vehicles traveling along a dirt road through a hilly area of rural Rwanda.

Medicine for a changing planet

UW, Stanford launch new resource to help health care professionals respond to climate concerns

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Boeing interns on UW campus

On the job | Graham Tewksbury

DEOHS undergraduate student’s summer internship with Boeing sparks career interest in corporate environmental sustainability

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A large home sits in the foreground with wildfire and smoke on the hillside behind it.

Wildfire smoke tied to increased risk of ER visits

DEOHS-led research finds people of all ages at increased risk of emergency room visits following wildfire smoke exposure

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Joan Casey sits at a wood table outside on the UW campus with trees in the background.

Seeking sustainability and environmental justice

New DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey uses big data to analyze population-scale health problems and solutions

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A man with dark hair and glasses stands in a radiation safety lab holding a sign that reads "Warning, Do not enter, Alignment in process. Class 4 laser"

On the job | Matthew Deinitchenko

DEOHS undergraduate student inspects lasers to keep lab workers safe from radiation

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