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Fragranced Products on the UCLA Campus: A Snapshot of Preliminary Data
/2 Comments/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byBy Xiaohan Aria Wang I knew little about the adverse health effects from fragranced products before I joined the Chemical Entanglements undergraduate research team at the UCLA Center for the […]
The Struggle of Divorcing From Fragranced Products
/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byBy Hannah Bullock I frequently encounter individuals who hold the following belief: my personal health is a direct outcome of my genetic characteristics, lifestyle, and immediate environment. This statement represents […]
Fewer Chemicals, More Regulation
/1 Comment/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byBy Sophia Sidhu Every day, Americans slather thousands of chemicals onto their bodies in the form of personal care products. Many of these compounds are associated with adverse neurological, carcinogenic, […]
Antimicrobials, the Microbiome, and Reproducing “Toxic Sterility”
/Chemical Entanglements byBy Andrea Ford, University of Chicago On a warm October Friday in 2014, during my anthropological fieldwork on childbearing in the Bay Area, I was walking down a Santa Cruz […]
Why the Gender Gap on Asbestos Exposure is Getting Smaller
/Chemical Entanglements byChemical Entanglements is an ongoing research project about gender and exposure. Learn more here. By Emily Walsh Many people have heard of asbestos, but they may not be aren’t fully […]
1,4-dioxane, Bioremediation, and Women’s Health
/1 Comment/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements byBy Sophia Sidhu As an undergraduate student researcher for the UCLA Center for the Study of Women’s Chemical Entanglement group, I am currently conducting research on the presence of toxic […]
Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers and Chronic Chemical Exposure
/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byby Sophia Sidhu Going to the nail salon for a “mani-pedi” is an experience we typically associate with relaxation and luxury. The darker reality, however, is that for nail salon workers […]
The Entanglement of “Green” and Fragrance-Free
/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byPictured above: The Center for the Study of Women offices are located in the Luskin School of Public Affairs – a LEED-certified building. by Katherine Jabba An Introduction Before joining the […]
Searching for Answers and Expanding Knowledge Related to Awareness and Effects of Exposures to Fragranced Products Among Undergraduate Students at UCLA
/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byby Hannah Bullock Brief Synopsis of the Socialized Meaning of Scent As a woman and a college student, I am socially and biologically impacted by social stigmas, consumerism, and gendered expectations; […]
Soap, Scent, and Social Constructs
/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students byby Vivian Anigbogu Currently, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) is working to create a UCLA-specific pitch in order to establish fragrance-free spaces and policies throughout campus. One […]