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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
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Opening doors for student success
DEOHS alum Ryan Babadi credits mentorship and support from DEOHS for helping launch his new career as a Harvard researcher investigating how environmental factors affect reproductive health
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King County gets high marks for masking
More than 85% of observed King County residents masked up in public, UW researchers find in partnership with King County and Washington State Department of Health
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Can a single test detect both TB and COVID-19?
It’s one of several innovative ideas to help end TB from the research lab of DEOHS Professor Jerry Cangelosi
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Keeping food trucks and workers safe
DEOHS collaborates with cross-sector partners to reach food-truck operators with safer cleaning alternatives
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Population health grants boost wildfire and climate research
Three DEOHS teams awarded new pilot grants from UW Population Health Initiative
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A community lifeline in the pandemic
Community groups fill a public health gap for farmworkers and other Central Washington residents, new report from UW and Front and Centered shows
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