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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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Image of the very heavy traffic across the border between the US and Mexico at San Ysidro from an aerial view.

“Their voices can be quite powerful”

DEOHS associate professor leads effort to empower residents at the US-Mexico border to reduce air pollution

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Busch Isaksen with Jackson. Photo: Sarah Fish.

Honoring an inspirational leader

Lecturer Tania Busch Isaksen selected as 2018 DEOHS outstanding faculty mentor

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DEOHS Students pose for a photo in the hallway before entering the stadium where the SPH graduation ceremony will take place.

Celebrating our 2018 graduates

New leaders in environmental and workplace safety ready to leave their mark on public health

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Kate McConnell talks with people about her research project at Graduate Student Research Day

Students leading the way

New video highlights scientific research driven by UW DEOHS students

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4 students launch a boat to take samples from Lake Killarney. Two students are in the boat, two students are in the water wearing waders and are pushing the boat out into the lake.

Arsenic in the water

Shallow lake offers deep insight into lake chemistry

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Miriam Calkins tests samples on-site in an orchard. Photo: Jose Carmona.

On the front lines of climate change

Award-winning DEOHS student studies the risks outdoor laborers face with rising temperatures

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