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July 11, 2023
Initiative jointly funds two Innovation Gap Fund projects with CoMotion
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative continued its annual partnership with CoMotion to jointly fund two Innovation Gap Funds of $50,000 each. This $100,000 in funding will support projects that simultaneously support the UW’s vision for improving population health while also fulfilling the CoMotion Innovation Fund’s goal of enabling research that will achieve sustainable…
June 29, 2023
New test can identify Alzheimer-related protein in blood years before symptoms emerge
Most Alzheimer’s patients are currently diagnosed only after they present with symptoms of the disease. University of Washington researchers are working to create a reliable diagnostic test that can detect signs of Alzheimer’s prior to a patient exhibiting symptoms. The research team found that seeds of Alzheimer’s are planted in the brain years before diagnosis….
June 27, 2023
Exploring the benefits of home-based food businesses in Washington State
Inequitable access to economic resources and employment opportunities plays a significant role in health disparities. In the United States, for example, women, immigrants and people of color face many barriers to securing high-quality jobs and financial security. As a result, marginalized communities may see benefits from unconventional careers like self-employment as a means of mitigating…
June 22, 2023
Five awardees of 2022 Tier 3 pilot research grants report on their progress
The Population Health Initiative awarded five Tier 3 pilot grants to University of Washington project teams representing seven different UW schools and colleges as well as several community-based partners in June 2022. These awards from the initiative’s Tier 3 pilot grant program were intended to support faculty and PI-eligible staff to create follow-on opportunities for…
June 20, 2023
Fall interdisciplinary team science, community engaged research workshop scheduled
Join the University of Washington Health Sciences Schools, College of Engineering and the Population Health Initiative this fall for an appointment, promotion and tenure (APT) workshop. The workshop will take place on Monday, September 25, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (Room 155). The aim of…
June 13, 2023
Initiative announces awardees of spring quarter 2023 Tier 3 pilot research grants
The Population Health Initiative has announced the award of four Tier 3 pilot grants. The total value of these awards is approximately $910,000, which included $800,000 in funding from the initiative plus additional matching funds from different schools, colleges and units. “We were pleased with the range of innovative applications we received, and we are…
June 7, 2023
Winning papers announced for 2023 Population Health Library Research Awards
The Population Health Initiative announced today that four University of Washington undergraduate students have been honored with 2023 Population Health Library Research Awards. This award was created in 2017 in partnership with the UW Libraries and is open to undergraduates from all three University of Washington campuses. The projects submitted were completed for either UW…
June 1, 2023
Initiative announces selection of summer 2023 Social Entrepreneurship Fellows
The Population Health Initiative announced the selection of five graduate fellows for the summer 2023 cohort of the Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship program, which is run in partnership with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, CoMotion, School of Public Health and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. The five fellows will spend 10 weeks over…
May 24, 2023
Report offers recommendations to improve issues of equity in marine plastics pollution
A new report from the University of Washington seeks to highlight the impact of plastic pollution in the ocean on human populations, and particularly the unequal burden it places on different communities. In particular, the authors seek to refocus the problem as being one of plastic production rather than an issue of waste management. Key…
May 18, 2023
Pilot project explores equitable access to state’s paid family leave policy for AIAN families
The 2023 Washington State Maternal Mortality Review Panel report found that American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people experienced higher maternal mortality rates than any other race or ethnic group in Washington State, with the rate of pregnancy-associated death among non-Hispanic AIAN people was 8.5 times greater than non-Hispanic white people. To better target these…
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