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May 16, 2023
Initiative awards nine spring quarter 2023 Tier 1 pilot grants to UW research teams
The Population Health Initiative announced the award of nine Tier 1 pilot grants to interdisciplinary research teams representing 10 of the University of Washington’s schools and colleges. The total award value of these grants is nearly $210,000, which includes school, department and unit matching funds. “We were extremely pleased with the range of challenges these…
May 10, 2023
Initiative announces the award of 12 climate change planning grants
The Population Health Initiative announced today the award of a dozen planning grants to University of Washington researchers to support the launch of new climate-focused collaborations. Each of the $10,000 awards will support the funded teams to complete their planning projects during summer quarter 2023, which will be followed by a special autumn 2023 funding…
May 9, 2023
Honorees announced for 2023 undergraduate research recognition awards
The Population Health Initiative announced it has granted Population Health Recognition Awards to 26 students – representing 20 different projects – who are participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium. These awards recognize each of the students for their innovative and well-presented research work. This award was created in partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program as…
May 4, 2023
Autumn 2023 undergraduate course to highlight UW population health research
Registration is now open for autumn quarter 2023’s Research Exposed course, which will feature a series of faculty-led lectures focused on the three pillars of population health: human health, environmental resilience and social and economic equity. This class is offered via a partnership between the Population Health Initiative and the University of Washington’s Undergraduate Research…
May 2, 2023
Initiative announces summer 2023 cohort of Applied Research Fellows
The Population Health Initiative announced the selection of three graduate students and two undergraduate students as the 2023 cohort of the Applied Research Fellowship program. Launched in 2019, the Applied Research Fellowship was created – and continues to be run – in partnership with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology….
April 25, 2023
Disparities in air pollution exposure could be eliminated with a community-based approach
Significant improvements in air quality in the United States have been realized in recent years, partly due to the Clean Air Act, yet people of color still face higher than normal rates of air pollution. A project led by University of Washington researchers compared three approaches to tackling air pollution, two of which mirrored the…
April 19, 2023
Improving accessibility of newborn screening with low-cost earbuds
Screening newborns for hearing loss is a vital step in assessing their health. Despite the importance of this test, it is often not available to children in low-income countries due to its high cost. To address this accessibility issue, University of Washington researchers have created a new hearing screening system that instead uses a smartphone…
April 13, 2023
Initiative, EarthLab event fosters climate change connections across UW disciplines
The Population Health Initiative and EarthLab co-hosted an Open Space-style event in the University of Washington wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on April 11, 2023, to help facilitate the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations that will take on pressing climate-related challenges. The event, which drew 35 UW faculty, staff and students, was intended as a follow-on…
April 11, 2023
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health achieves LEED Platinum status
The University of Washington’s Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, home to the Population Health Initiative, has achieved LEED Platinum Certification. LEED Platinum is the highest possible rating from the U.S. Green Building Council and reflects the UW’s commitment to sustainable building practices. Under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, the…
April 6, 2023
UW Bothell students help fight real world inequities through digital skills
An increase in illegal evictions in the Snohomish County, WA led two UW Bothell students to partner with Snohomish County Legal Services, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal services to underrepresented communities, to offer support. The students, Drake Monfregola and Jordy Solorio Valdovinos, were part of the UW Bothell Digital Scholars Program, which helps…
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