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April 30, 2025
Winter 2023 Tier 2 pilot grant awardees share their final project findings
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative awarded pilot grants to four teams of interdisciplinary researchers in April 2023 who were seeking findings in areas ranging from maternal health to student disciplinary outcomes. The teams represented researchers from four different UW schools and colleges, plus multiple community-based partners, with the total dollar value of the…
April 28, 2025
First-year students recognized for research into the population health of Seattle neighborhoods
The University of Washington First Year Program’s Communities & Research (CoRe) project is an opportunity for incoming first-year students at the University of Washington to learn more about population health and its manifestations within communities. Since 2018, the First-year Interest Group (FIG) program, in partnership with the Population Health Initiative, has assigned the CoRe project…
April 22, 2025
Initiative announces selection of summer 2025 Social Entrepreneurship Fellows
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced today the selection of four graduate fellows for the summer 2025 cohort of the Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship program, which is run in partnership with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship and CoMotion. The four fellows will spend 10 weeks over the summer producing innovative solutions and contributions to…
April 15, 2025
Testing approaches to child sexual abuse prevention through a new board game
A research project between the University of Washington and Universidad San Francisco de Quito is evaluating an innovative approach to child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention: a family board game. CSA is a prominent global health issue, with 1 in 5 women and 1 in 13 men reporting CSA experiences. Low- and middle-income countries often face…
April 8, 2025
Initiative announces selection of summer 2025 cohort of Applied Research Fellows
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative has selected three graduate students and two undergraduate students as the 2025 cohort of the summer Applied Research Fellowship program. The Applied Research Fellowship, which launched in 2019, is run in partnership with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology. The program seeks to…
April 1, 2025
Six proof-of-concept grants awarded to interdisciplinary UW project teams
The Population Health Initiative announced today the award of six Tier 2 pilot grants to teams representing researchers from seven different University of Washington schools and colleges plus a number of community-based partners. A total of $500,000 was awarded in this grant cycle, which included $294,000 in funding from the initiative as well as additional…
March 25, 2025
Awardees of AI-focused population health pilot projects report progress in their work
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative awarded five, $100,000 artificial intelligence-focused pilot grants in June 2024 to interdisciplinary teams of researchers who sought to develop preliminary data or the proof-of-concept needed to pursue follow-on funding to scale one’s research efforts. The goal of this special funding call was to accelerate the application of large…
March 12, 2025
Spring 2024 pilot awardees are reporting progress in their projects
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative awarded 13 $25,000 Tier 1 pilot grants in spring quarter 2024 to interdisciplinary research teams to investigate pressing population health challenges. The purpose of Tier 1 pilot grants are to support researchers in laying an interdisciplinary foundation for a future project to generate proof-of-concept. Each of these teams…
March 4, 2025
Winter 2024 pilot awardees report mid-project progress in their research
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative awarded six Tier 2 pilot grants in winter 2024 to interdisciplinary teams of researchers who sought to develop preliminary data or the proof-of-concept needed to pursue follow-on funding to scale one’s research efforts. These projects include researchers from seven different UW schools and colleges, as well as several…
February 26, 2025
Empowering social workers to support secure firearm storage
Firearms are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents aged 1-19 years in the U.S. and this crisis disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, and other Communities of Color, as well as those facing economic and social inequities. Understanding these disparities and their impact on local communities, Dr. Kelsey Conrick discovered a critical gap in…
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