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June 16, 2020
Initiative announces award of 18 COVID-19 economic recovery research grants
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced the award of approximately $333,000 in COVID-19 economic recovery research grants to 18 different faculty-led teams. These teams are composed of individuals representing 13 different schools and colleges. Funding was partially matched by additional school, college and departmental funds, bringing the total value of these awards to…
June 10, 2020
New database seeks to democratize air pollution data for research
With the goal of democratizing air pollution data, University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering researchers helped launch a first-of-its-kind publicly available database that provides access to long-term information about air pollution concentrations and economic damages caused by human exposure to air pollution. The database was developed by researchers at The Center for Air, Climate…
June 3, 2020
Listening to the community is critical to improving Latino health
The University of Washington’s Latino Center for Health is based at the University of Washington School of Public Health and operates in partnership with the School of Social Work. Hallmarks of the center’s work are community collaboration, advocacy and culturally responsive research. Engaging the community in a respectful and authentic way is at the very…
May 27, 2020
Prescribed burns and thinning protected forests during the massive Washington wildfire
The 2014 Carlton Complex wildfire in north central Washington State was the largest contiguous fire in the state’s history. Flames spread over 160,000 acres of forest and rangeland in just a single day, ultimately burning more than 250,000 acres in the midst of a particularly warm and dry summer. In the first major study following…
May 18, 2020
Initiative launches COVID-19 economic recovery research grant program
The Population Health Initiative today announced the launch of a new COVID-19 economic recovery research grant program. Awards of up to $20,000 each are available to support University of Washington investigators to quickly respond to the vast array of economic-related challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The period of performance for these awards is five…
May 14, 2020
Initiative announces summer 2020 Applied Research Fellows
The Population Health Initiative today announced the award of six Population Health Applied Research Fellowships to four graduate and two undergraduate students. The Applied Research Fellowship program was launched in 2019 in partnership with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology to equip students with data analysis, critical thinking and team…
May 12, 2020
Initiative releases 2018-20 Report to the Community
The University of Washington launched the Population Health Initiative four years ago with the goal of bringing our university together with our partners in a more interdisciplinary and collaborative way to help create a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives. The importance of this undertaking has never been more clear…
May 7, 2020
Initiative announces summer 2020 Social Entrepreneurship Fellows
The Population Health Initiative today announced the award of Population Health Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships to four graduate students who will explore how to best deploy social entrepreneurship models for population health innovations developed by University of Washington researchers. All innovations are seeking novel ideas for how they can be financially sustainable while at the same…
May 6, 2020
Awardees announced for 2020 undergraduate research recognition awards
The Population Health Initiative today announced the award of Population Health Recognition Awards to 10 students participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium for their innovative and well-presented population health research work. This award was created in partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program and was open to students from all three campuses who are presenting at…
April 30, 2020
Initiative announces award of 21 COVID-19 rapid response grants
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced the award of approximately $350,000 in COVID-19 rapid response grants to 21 different faculty-led teams. These teams are composed of individuals representing 10 different schools and colleges. Funding was partially matched by additional school, college and departmental funds, bringing the total value of these awards to roughly…
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