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New research shows heat-related mortality risk is widespread in Washington state

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According to a new University of Washington study, heat-related deaths are becoming an ever-so-prevalent issue across Washington state. An average 8% increase in heat-related deaths has occurred in the past decades, a statistic that will only continue to grow in the coming years. The study also looked at projections for the future, with data revealing that heat-related deaths – even in areas of the state with much milder climates – are also increasing. The results of this study are vital…

Awardees of summer 2022 chronic disease pilot research grants report their progress

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In 2022, the University of Washington Population Health Initiative and Engineering Innovation in Health program announced the award of two pilot grants to UW researchers from the College of Engineering and School of Medicine through a partnership with Novo Nordisk. These awards were intended to support research teams seeking to develop solutions for people experiencing chronic disease, specifically the testing of scalable ideas that sought to better understand the intersections of biology, data, digital tools and behavior. Both of the…

Global goals, local actions: Spring course to focus on the Sustainable Development Goals

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The Population Health Initiative and the Office of Global Affairs are partnering to offer a one-credit General Studies course, “United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Global Goals, Local Actions (GEN ST 297A),” on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 2:20 p.m. during spring quarter 2023 in Gowen Hall 201. This one-credit (graded as credit/no-credit) course will introduce undergraduate students to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, research at the University of Washington that aligns with those goals and the role the goals…

Summer 2023 Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship applications due March 31

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The University of Washington Population Health Initiative is again partnering with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, CoMotion, School of Public Health and the Evans School for Public Policy to offer its summer Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. Applications are due on March 31, 2023. The program offers each graduate or professional student $10,000 over the course of 10 weeks to explore social enterprise models with the potential to support innovations developed by UW researchers. The five fellows will be selected from…

Application period open for 2023 summer applied research fellowships

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The Population Health Initiative is partnering with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology for the fifth consecutive summer to offer the Population Health Applied Research Fellowship program. Applications for this summer’s cohort will be accepted until March 28, 2023 from undergraduate and graduate students across all UW schools and colleges on all three UW campuses. This paid fellowship program will offer a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students training in data analysis techniques as…

Awardees of spring quarter 2022 Tier 1 pilot research grants report their progress

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The Population Health Initiative awarded 11 Tier 1 pilot grants in May 2022 to teams representing researchers from seven different UW schools and colleges, as well as UW Tacoma and numerous community-based partners, in May 2022. These awards from the initiative’s Tier 1 pilot grant program were intended to support researchers in laying an interdisciplinary foundation for a future project to generate proof-of-concept. The projects have reached its respective mid-point and investigators are reporting a range of progress in their…

Early Fall Start 2023 course will explore social entrepreneurship and population health in India

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The Population Health Initiative and University of Washington Honors Program have partnered to offer, “Social Entrepreneurship and Population Health in India,” an Honors Early Fall Start study abroad opportunity. This program will run from August 19 to September 8, 2023, and be led by Alissa Bilfield of the School of Public Health and Akhtar Badshah of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance and UW Bothell. This three-week immersive program will examine social entrepreneurship in population health in India….

Ocean drilling help scientists home in on the link between tectonic forces and earthquake cycles

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A study led by the University of Washington and the University of Texas Austin discovered that tectonic stress near Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is less than expected. The area is known to have some of the most powerful and damaging tsunamis in the globe, like the 1946 eruption that killed thousands, and is still on course for another eruption in the next 50 years. These findings are key in helping scientists understand the links between tectonic forces and earthquake cycles…

Winter quarter seminar series focuses on data science methodologies in population health

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The University of Washington Population Health Initiative and the eScience Institute are offering a two-part seminar series, “Pop Health Data Science,” during winter quarter 2023. This series will explore the application of data science methodologies to address pressing challenges to population health. The two seminars for this quarter are: Thursday, January 26, 2023: Ali H. Mokdad, UW Chief Strategy Officer for Population Health and Professor of Health Metrics Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Register to Attend Thursday, February…

Spotlight: Akhtar Badshah’s passion for social impact

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A chance encounter nearly 20 years ago sparked what has become Akhtar Badshah’s passion for the topics of social impact, social innovation and social entrepreneurship. Now a lecturer at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, Badshah’s first passion was architecture. He spent his formative professional years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), first to earn his Master of Science in Architecture Studies and Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, and then as an instructor of architecture….