Population Health
Let’s Talk Pop Health
The Population Health Initiative is working to amplify population health-related education and training activities across the UW’s three campuses by offering, partnering to offer and/or promoting a range of events under the banner of, “Let’s Talk Pop Health.”
These offerings are a mix of virtual, in-person and hybrid workshops, lectures, seminars, film screenings, convenings and so forth, with the in-person activities to be held primarily in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, activating it as the University’s hub for population health.
The current “Let’s Talk Pop Health” offerings for academic year 2025-26 are:
Climate Resources Roundup: Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest
Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025
11 a.m.–Noon
Virtual
Given concerns about the continued availability of federal climate information, tools and technical support, this webinar will review the range of reliable, regional resources for supporting climate preparedness in Washington and the Northwest.
DAWG DAZE: Seeds and Society Seminar with Dr. Yona Sipos
Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Kane Hall (KNE) 120
Welcome Huskies! Join us as we explore the multiple meanings and functions of seeds across food systems and societies as both tangible biological entities and powerful cultural symbols—small in size, yet deeply influential in shaping the future of food systems and societies.
Evans Research Seminar: Wildfire Risk, Vulnerability, and Migration in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360
Reed Humphrey, Evans School Ph.D. candidate, "Wildfire Risk, Vulnerability, and Migration in the Wildland-Urban Interface"
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): Clem Furlong
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Organophosphate exposure and variable sensitivity related to fume event exposures on commercial aircrafts.
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): Yingzhu Li
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
12:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): Yingzhu Li
Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Bagley Hall (BAG) 260
Join the UW Center for Disaster Resilient Communities on Friday, October 10th to hear Dr. Michel Bruneau's (SUNY Buffalo) talk, "Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It" from 12:30-1:30PM. Join us in person in Bagley Hall, room 260.
Nature and Health Community Dinner featuring Sarah Brandt
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025
6 p.m.–8 p.m.
Fremont Brewing's Urban Beer Garden
From students to community organizers, our dinners welcome anyone with an interest in advancing equitable engagement with green space.
Taking stock of available resources for understanding and responding to climate risks in Washington and the Northwest
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025
1 p.m.
Virtual
Given concerns about the continued availability of federal climate information, tools and technical support, this webinar will review the range of reliable, regional resources for supporting climate preparedness in Washington and the Northwest.
When Federal Climate Policy Works: The Role of Benefits, Business, and Politics
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
Noon
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
David Vogel
Soloman P. Lee Chair Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics
Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Editor, California Management Review
Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Soloman P. Lee Chair Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics
Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Editor, California Management Review
Berkeley, Haas School of Business
CFAS Seminar October 2025: HIV & Immigrant Health with Dr. Julie Levison
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025
8 a.m.
Virtual
"HIV & Immigrant Health"
Julie Levison, MD, MPhil, MPH, FACP, FIDSA
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nature heals: The global movement for mental and physical health
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
6:30 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
Town Hall, Seattle - The Forum
Join UW Environment for the 2025 Doug Walker Lecture & Reception, where former REI Co-op executive Mark Berejka will share reflections on how the global movement for nature and health was born, the lessons we’ve learned along the way, and how we can all play a part in helping our communities benefit from the healing power of the outdoors.
AI Tools in Healthcare Innovation
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 101
In this session, students will learn about the latest AI agents and models designed for building in the digital health space and how these platforms can be used to augment their own ideas and creativity.
CEI Interdisciplinary Seminar: Geraldine Richmond
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025
4 p.m.
Nano 181
Clean Energy Institute Interdisciplinary Seminar: CEI Interdisciplinary Seminar: Geraldine Richmond - Presidential Chair in Science, Professor of Chemistry; University of Oregon
Women Shaping the Future of Digital Health – Panel
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 – Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 101
This WE Lead panel discussion will spotlight the journeys of women entrepreneurs working at the intersection of health and technology. Light dinner provided.
Good Data, Better Health
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 101
Join a dynamic panel of experts as they explore the power of data in building AI tools that truly serve patients.
Deploying Science in Post-Disaster Decision Making: Lessons from the 2025 Los Angeles Fires
Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Noon
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Megan Mullin
Faculty Director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Luskin Endowed Chair in Innovation and Sustainability
University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty Director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Luskin Endowed Chair in Innovation and Sustainability
University of California, Los Angeles
Sacia Digital Health Innovation Workshop
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025
9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Every year, students from across disciplines work together during this "idea-athon" to dream up digital solutions to pressing problems in the healthcare system.
Please contact us if you are organizing population health-related events that you would like support in partnering and/or marketing under the “Let’s Talk Pop Health” banner.