UW News
March 14, 2014
Distance to supermarket makes no difference to diet quality, UW study says
A new UW study conducted in Seattle shows that people bypass supermarkets and ethnic stores near their homes to shop at their preferred grocery.
October 15, 2012
Three School of Public Health faculty members elected to Institute of Medicine
The new UW members have worked in many fields, including pharmaceutical outcomes research, cancer prevention, biostatstics, global health, and emergency preparedness.
August 31, 2012
‘Mobile Moms’ to boost health of women in Timor-Leste
To improve the odds for mothers and their newborns in the new nation of Timor-Leste, a non-profit affiliated with the UW School of Public Health has launched a first-ever mobile phone project.
February 13, 2012
A Peruvian slum gets a massive green makeover — with slide show
In a Peruvian desert slum, UW faculty, students and the local community created a garden and park on a vacant sand dune.
