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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 man in a baseball cap and fishing vest stands with a fishing pole over a waterway.

Safe fishing on the Duwamish

New video series developed by the UW and our partners aims to educate those fishing the heavily polluted waterway

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A man in a hardhat and orange vest speaks to student wearing the same safety gear in an industrial setting.

Champion of vulnerable workers

DEOHS Professor Noah Seixas retires after a lifetime of advocacy for worker health and safety

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Headshots of Rebekah Petroff, Nicole Errett, and Michael Treptor

Celebrating our 2020 award winners

DEOHS students, staff and faculty recognized for their achievements and service

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Portrait of Nicole Errett

Master of disaster

DEOHS Lecturer Nicole Errett is this year’s Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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Rosenfeld teaching a class with his arms outstretched.

Nourishing many passions

Michael Rosenfeld retires after nearly 30 years of teaching and research at UW

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A woman in a purple shirt smiles against an outdoor backdrop of trees and mountains.

Landing her dream job

2020 Outstanding Master’s student Kaitlyn Kelly credits her mentors with helping launch her career in environmental health

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