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A nail technician wearing bright pink gloves and a white short sleeve salon jacket works on finger nails propped up on a cushion covered with a towel while the customer looks on. Nail products and a light are in the background.

Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals — could they harm workers’ health?

Many fragrances are used to mask undesired smells, adding to the chemicals in the air

| Alden Woods

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Joey Teresi smiles with a waterway, trees and a bridge behind him.

A drive to serve his community

Joey Teresi named 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Master's Student

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Two men facing away from the camera watch a blurred jet land on an airstrip. The men are both wearing over-ear headphones.

“Off the charts” Navy jet noise threatens health on Whidbey Island

Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health, according to new UW study

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Hannah McKinley smiles in front of a bush on the UW campus.

From the ‘COVID years’ to belonging

Hannah McKinley named 2024 DEOHS Outstanding Undergraduate Student

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Abbie Gilbert sits on a bench on the UW campus with cherry blossoms in the background.

Revealing the hidden 'timeline' of chemical exposures in hair

DEOHS MS student Abbie Gilbert wins Castner Award to support research using zinc to measure hair growth rates

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Six people stand for a group photo outside a building on the UW campus.

How migration around King County affects health

DEOHS MPH student Pamela Lim explores migration and real-world public health data through Population Health Initiative fellowship

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A satellite view of climate impacts in cities

New DEOHS Assistant Professor Karen Chen uses remote sensing to observe urbanization and environmental change, informing policies toward healthier cities

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