Population Health
Let’s Talk Pop Health
The Population Health Initiative is working to amplify population health-related education and training activities across the UW’s three campuses by offering, partnering to offer and/or promoting a range of events under the banner of, “Let’s Talk Pop Health.”
These offerings are a mix of virtual, in-person and hybrid workshops, lectures, seminars, film screenings, convenings and so forth, with the in-person activities to be held primarily in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, activating it as the University’s hub for population health.
The current “Let’s Talk Pop Health” offerings for academic year 2025-26 are:
Free Public Lecture: Marine Energy & Decarbonization
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
Noon–1 p.m.
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, room 268
Join UW School of Marine & Environmental Affairs (SMEA) for our Winter Speaker Series! This lecture will feature Steve Metruck with the Port of Seattle Environment & Sustainability Center of Excellence, Sandy Kilroy (SMEA alum), Senior Director, and Alex Adams (SMEA alum), Senior Manager, Environmental Programs.
The Hidden Private Safety Net: Shared Households and Older Adults’ Housing Costs
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
12:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360 and virtual
Kristin Perkins, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Public Affairs, Georgetown University
Evans School Research Seminar – The Hidden Private Safety Net
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360
Kristin Perkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Georgetown University, will be presenting on “The Hidden Private Safety Net: Shared Households and Older Adults’ Housing Costs"
Human-Wildlife Coexistence
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Amanda Stronza
Professor, Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Co-founder of the Applied Biodiversity Science Program
Texas A&M University
Professor, Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Co-founder of the Applied Biodiversity Science Program
Texas A&M University
Gendered Dissent and Social Threat: Attitudes Towards Protest Repression in Colombia
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
12:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360 and virtual
Gabriella Levy, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
Evans School Research Seminar – Inducing Agency
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360
Vijayendra (Biju) Rao, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank, will be presenting on “Inducing Agency: How Women’s Groups Catalyzed a Cultural Transformation in Bihar, India"
Marie Huber | Postcolonial Skies: How African airlines shaped global mobilities
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026
8 a.m.–9 a.m.
Virtual
The tension between opportunity and constraint sits at the very core of the history of civil aviation: opening up the world for some, but barring or downgrading many from full connection.
The Journey into Adulthood in Uncertain Times
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026
12:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360 and virtual
Robert Crosnoe, Rapoport Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Evans School Research Seminar – Perspectives on School Smartphone Restrictions
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360
Lucía Magis-Weinberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, will be presenting on “Perspectives on School Smartphone Restrictions: Insights from Students, Teachers, and Parents"
DEOHS Seminar: Sheela Sathyanarayana (Associate Director of Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development)
Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155 and virtual
ENV H 580 Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar: Sheela Sathyanarayana (Associate Director of Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development)
New Directions for International Law of the Sea
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Elizabeth Mendelhall
Associate Professor, Joint appointment
Department of Marine Affairs; Political Science
University of Rhode Island
Associate Professor, Joint appointment
Department of Marine Affairs; Political Science
University of Rhode Island
Partition & Solidarity: Anticolonial Struggles in the Colonial Present Symposium
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Husky Union Building (HUB) Lyceum
Join us on this one-day symposium where scholars and activists will gather to engage in conversations about anticolonial struggles of the past and the present.
CSDE Winter 2026 Lightning Talks & Poster Session
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026
12:30 p.m.
Raitt Hall (RAI) 221
CSDE Winter 2026 Lightning Talks & Poster Session
DEOHS Seminar: Gary Franklin (UW DEOHS)
Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155 and virtual
ENV H 580 Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar: Gary Franklin (UW DEOHS)
Infrastructures of Resettlement: How Bureaucratic Legacies Shaped Racial Disparities in Post-Cold War Refugee Selection
Friday, Mar. 13, 2026
12:30 p.m.
Parrington Hall (PAR) 360 and virtual
Jake Watson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California San Diego
Climate Impacts Group 30th Anniversary Event
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026
5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Pacific Science Center - Paccar IMAX Film Theater
Join us for a film screening and dialogue about the facts of climate change, the history of climate change politics, and a path forward to a resilient future.
DEOHS Seminar: Elaine Faustman
Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155 and Virtual
ENV H 580 Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar: Elaine Faustman
EarthLab Showcase
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Center for Urban Horticulture
At the EarthLab Showcase, you'll hear inspiring stories of climate action and community resilience directly from UW students, researchers, and community partners.
Making Better Decisions about Sustainability
Friday, Apr. 3, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Thomas Dietz
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy
Founding Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program
Michigan State University
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy
Founding Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program
Michigan State University
Unlocking Secrets: Interrogating the Epigenome to Reveal Pregnancy Risks in Moms with High Blood Pressure with Bertha Hidalgo
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Town Hall Seattle
Discover how epigenetics is revolutionizing maternal health. In this lecture, Dr. Bertha Hidalgo reveals how early biomarkers and population research unlock new tools to prevent hypertensive pregnancy disorders—advancing equity, innovation, and the future of prenatal care.
Katz Distinguished Lecture: Stephanie LeMenager
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Kane Hall (KNE) 210
Stephanie LeMenager's work on climate change and the humanities has been featured in The New York Times, ClimateWire, Science Friday, NPR, the CBC, and other public venues.
Northwest Nature and Health Symposium
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Intellectual House
The UW Center for Nature and Health illuminates the connections between nature and human health and well-being. We work with community and decision-makers to translate our findings into programs and policies that ensure everyone can benefit from the healing power of nature.
Local Climate and Sustainability Policy: A Focus on Implementation
Friday, May 1, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Rachel Krause
Professor University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration
University of Kansas
Professor University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration
University of Kansas
Please contact us if you are organizing population health-related events that you would like support in partnering and/or marketing under the “Let’s Talk Pop Health” banner.