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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 makeup

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 bronze sculpture on the UW campus of a human figure seated with hands on knees, eyes closed and a large flat circle on forehead. The sculpture is covered in light snow, with buildings, bare deciduous trees and an evergreen in the background..

Four new faculty members join DEOHS in 2024-2025

New assistant professors tackle emerging environmental conditions influencing dementia, birth outcomes, fertility and vector-borne disease

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Closeup of Dr. Jeremy Hess in profile holding a microphone with one hand and holding out his other hand.

Protecting health in a changing climate

DEOHS researchers partner with communities to save lives from extreme heat and climate-related disasters

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Ally Clonch smiles wearing a yellow coat in front of a field of orange tulips.

Are women mariners at risk?

DEOHS PhD student Ally Clonch wins Castner Award to study harassment and mental health of maritime workers

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DEOHS welcomes interim department chair, continues frontline health and safety work

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A healthcare professional in scrubs and a stethoscope uses a laptop at a desk with windows in the background.

The promises and perils of AI in medicine

UW experts Dr. Gary Franklin and Lucy Lu Wang discuss how AI could help and hurt healthcare

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Trees on a hillside with smoke billowing in the foreground. Orange flames srround one of the trees against an orangish brown sky.

RETRACTED AND REPLACED: UW-led research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk

DEOHS researcher Joan Casey calls wildfire smoke "a different animal"

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