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Poster in Gumption hallway on Wednesday, October 27th. Photo credit: Zadie Winthrop.

Worms, soil toxins, and the Navy: Grace ‘22 and Caroline ‘22 on their environmental racism research

Zadie Winthrop, Editor in Chief, Print November 30, 2021

Two Urban seniors, Grace Nesmith ‘22 and Caroline Wu ‘22, are wrapping up a research project where they looked at differences in the prevalence of toxins in the soil of the Bayview Naval Shipyard and...

Dangerous Beauty: Is your makeup toxic?

Dangerous Beauty: Is your makeup toxic?

Sonja Bartlett, Staff writer February 6, 2011

Last summer, I decided to reward myself for working and bought a Chanel lipstick. Much to my surprise, a few days later, I received an e-mail warning me about the risks of lead in cosmetics. The e-mail...

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