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InterACTION Labs awarded the “100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation” grant

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A “100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation” grant will fund InterACTION Labs: An Interdisciplinary Service Learning Exchange Program, which is a University of Washington and Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos project that will allow students and faculty to assess and address health disparities affecting the informal floating community of Claverito, Peru. This work builds on a previous population health pilot research grant awarded by the Population Health Initiative to InterACTION Labs, which focused on designing and implementing innovative interventions…

Ali Mokdad named UW Chief Strategy Officer for Population Health

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Headshot of Ali Mokdad

Ali Mokdad has been named the University of Washington’s chief strategy officer for Population Health, a role in which he will be responsible for collaboratively setting and executing the UW’s vision and strategy for the Population Health Initiative. Mokdad (pictured) will report directly to UW President Ana Mari Cauce and will work collaboratively with the provost and others at the UW to advance the UW’s excellence in the arena of population health. Mokdad also will lead efforts to identify, pursue…

UW researchers work to restore power in Puerto Rico

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Thousands of people living in rural Puerto Rico still lacked access to electricity months after Hurricane Maria struck the island. In an effort to aid the recovery, a team of University of Washington engineers and public health scientists haves made two separate visits to assess the long-term impact of Puerto Rico’s power loss on the health of rural residents. The team, which is led by Lilo Pozzo, associate professor of chemical engineering, has also worked to install solar/battery nanogrid systems,…

Awardees announced for 2017-18 undergraduate research travel funds

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The Population Health Initiative today announced six winners of the Undergraduate Research Travel Awards for the 2017-18 academic year. These awards were granted through a partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research as part of its conference travel award program. The award application process was open to undergraduate students on all three UW campuses who had a population health-related paper, poster or scholarly creative work accepted for presentation at a professional conference. The six awardees, their majors and the conferences…

Winning papers announced for population health Library Research Awards

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The Population Health Initiative has awarded Population Health Recognition Awards to four students participating in the annual Library Research Award for Undergraduates. Award winners were chosen based on the quality of their writing and how well they connected their work to the theme of population health. This award was created in partnership with the UW Libraries and was open to students from all three campuses. Submitted projects were completed for either UW credit course or for the Undergraduate Research Program. The…

UW ranked 19th on Center for World University Rankings 2018 list

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The University of Washington is ranked number 19 in the world, according to a new list released by the Center for World University Rankings. This is an increase of six spots for the UW from its ranking of number 25 on the list last year. The center evaluates universities based on the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research. The methodology has been refined from prior years, with research now…

UW research proposes sustainable solution for coexistence of dams and fisheries

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Researchers from the University of Washington, Arizona State University and other institutions have proposed a solution that would allow dam operators to generate power in ways that also protect — and possibly improve — food supplies and businesses throughout the Mekong River basin. The proposed solution, which is the first of its kind, can be applied to other large river systems around the world facing similar trade offs between generating power and supporting large, inland fisheries. Learn More >

WHO and IHME enter into a collaborative health data agreement

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Dr. Christopher Murray and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The World Health Organization and the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation have entered a formal agreement to collaborate in improving the accuracy, timeliness and policy-relevance of health data. The agreement calls for both organizations to work together on the annual Global Burden of Disease study, which will raise the quality and use of health metrics science at the global, regional, national and subnational levels for health indicators. WHO and IHME will also work together to increase…

Initiative awards population health innovation grant with CoMotion

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The Population Health Initiative and CoMotion have announced the joint award of a Population Health Innovation Fund grant of $50,000 to Katie Davis, assistant professor at the Information School and Joshua Lawler, professor of Environmental and Forest Sciences. This award is intended to fund a project that simultaneously supports the University of Washington’s vision for population health while also fulfilling the CoMotion Innovation Fund’s goal of enabling research that will achieve sustainable commercial or social impact. Research is showing that…

Awardees announced for undergraduate research recognition awards

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The Population Health Initiative has awarded Population Health Recognition Awards to 12 students participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium. This award was created in partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program and was open to students from all three campuses who are presenting at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 18. Awardees were selected for their innovative and well-presented population health research work. More than 100 applications were received for this award, which were reviewed by a panel of judges convened by…