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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 neighborhood in Houston showing houses with refineries in the background.

The toxic toll of redlining, refineries and racism

Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington School of Public Health, will speak April 20 on the UW campus

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Sarah Kim and Julia Cui stand in front of Sarah's research poster while throwing up peace signs.

How maternal exposure to flame retardants shapes health

DEOHS PhD student Sarah Kim studies how flame retardants in breast milk influence diabetes, obesity and more

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Sam Lovell stands on a rocky outcrop with mountain peaks and tents in the background.

Giving health agencies a stronger voice in climate policy

DEOHS MPH student Sam Lovell identifies barriers and opportunities to help states advance their climate and health work

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Link light rail cars lined up at a maintenance facility with colorful buildings behind them.

Testing air quality on buses and trains

DEOHS researchers are working with Pacific Northwest transit agencies to study drug smoke and potential exposures for drivers

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A group of seven researchers stand in front of a poster.

Cui lab members win Society of Toxicology awards

Graduate students and postdoc in environmental toxicology recognized for work on the microbiome and disease

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Becky Kann crouches atop snow-covered Mailbox Peak in Washington behind a mailbox.

Protecting the right to clean water

DEOHS PhD student Becky Kann explores how water infrastructure impacts health in Mozambique

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