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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

July 14, 2025 | Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

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Opioids and injured workers

UW researcher behind Washington’s successful effort to reduce prescription opioid deaths says new strategies are needed to help chronic opioid users

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Giving voice to vulnerable communities

Two DEOHS student workers honored as Husky 100 winners for their efforts to improve agricultural worker health and safety

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Exploring a scientific frontier

DEOHS student Joe Dempsey—the UW School of Public Health’s new Magnuson Scholar—studies how the gut microbiome shapes human health and disease

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Hooked on STEM

“Iron Man” technology helps teens connect to new career options through a partnership between DEOHS and Highline Public Schools

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Lab workers look through microscopes at sputum samples.

Eliminating TB

A promising new diagnostic method developed by DEOHS and our partners could get TB patients into treatment more quickly and help end the disease

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Your gift makes all the difference

April 4 is Husky Giving Day! Your gift supports DEOHS students like Rachel Shaffer, whose research on the health effects of toxic chemicals is drawing international attention

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