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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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Photo of azure blue water and a beach with rowboats sitting in the sand and in the shallow water. The rocky coastline wraps around with a village up on cliffs in the distance.

From the first computer at UW to satellite predictions of cholera

Microbiologist Rita Colwell delivers the Omenn Lecture in Environmental Health on April 17

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Five women stand together smiling in front of a research poster.

Finding TB’s missing millions

A tongue-swab method developed by DEOHS researchers could slow the spread of TB by detecting it before it's diagnosed

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Aerial view shows wing of an airplane flying over a residential neighborhood

New study explores how to ease asthma in kids who live near airports

Interventions include high-efficiency air filters, other asthma trigger reduction supplies, and support from community health workers

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Two women stand in a pen with black and white dairy cows. One of the women is reaching out to touch a cow's nose.

Avian flu: Why it’s different this time and what we can do about it

DEOHS Professor Peter Rabinowitz calls the current state of bird flu “unprecedented” and recommends stemming outbreaks by focusing on worker health

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Viviana stands smiling in front of a tree and five cattle. She is holding a sampling tube and wearing glasses, a cap, a tanktop, yoga pants and tall rain boots.

How much does animal exposure affect children’s gut health?

DEOHS PhD student Viviana Albán wins Castner Award to study microbiome-health connections for children in Ecuador

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Woman with long brown hair sits at a table covered in supplies for emergency kit, including water, clothing, shoes, medications, a radio, an N95 mask, and other items.

What goes in an emergency kit?

Be prepared for a disaster with tips from an expert

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