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Environmental health and engineering

An illustration of a faucet filling a glass with water
Q+A
A closer look at the EPA's proposed regulations of 'forever chemicals'
Published March 21, 2023
Carsten Prasse, assistant professor of environmental health and engineering, discusses the effects of the regulations on public water systems—from their benefits for Americans' health to the reality of implementation
A plume of emissions from a power plant
Environmental health
A breath of fresh air
Published March 2, 2022
Peter DeCarlo and postdoctoral researcher Ellis Robinson are part of an international project studying air quality in Fairbanks, Alaska
City streets
Health and engineering
Data science paves the way for road safety
Published Feb 8, 2022
Project led by researcher Shima Hamidi seeks to discover the optimal road width for driver, cyclist, and pedestrian safety in city streets