August 23, 2022
Pilot grant awardees from 2020 report their final project outcomes
The Population Health Initiative awarded six pilot research grants to faculty-led teams from 10 different University of Washington schools and colleges in March 2020. The pilot research grants supported innovative interdisciplinary collaboration among research teams and resulted in projects that tackle significant local and global population health challenges. The teams have closed out their projects…
August 16, 2022
Ten new members named to Population Health Initiative executive council
Ten new members have been named to the 30-member Population Health Initiative executive council by President Ana Mari Cauce. These individuals, who will begin their terms in autumn quarter 2022, are: Jody Early, professor of Nursing and Health Studies, UW Bothell Beatrice Gandara, clinical associate professor of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry Nancy Hertzog, professor…
August 9, 2022
Teaching students about microgrids advances Indigenous energy sovereignty
Indigenous tribes are historically reliant on U.S. energy production. In the past two decades, the development and implementation of microgrids on Indigenous land has allowed several tribes to move toward energy sovereignty. Northwest Indian College (NWIC) Professor Stephanie Bostwick has been instrumental in building on this progress by shifting the engineering curriculum at NWIC towards…
August 3, 2022
Researchers seek to increase firearm safety in rural areas by studying patterns among youths
Researchers from the University of Washington explored the patterns of handgun carrying among young people growing up in rural areas as part of a wider Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded series of projects focusing on firearm violence and injury prevention. Their goal was to inform programs that help prevent violence and injury from firearms…
July 26, 2022
UW professor’s book redefines reasoning and solutions for homelessness
University of Washington faculty member Gregg Colburn recently authored a book titled Homelessness is a Housing Problem, which highlights factors of homelessness and solutions that lie in the housing market. His research contextualizes homelessness across different areas of the country and seeks to create a cultural and societal shift in the way homelessness is addressed….
July 21, 2022
Interdisciplinary course at UW Bothell employs critical approach to disability studies
“Disability Representation in Society” is one of the many interdisciplinary courses the University of Washington Bothell offers to first-year students as part of its Diversity Core program. Taught by Dr. Mo West, this course is designed to introduce students to the multidisciplinary field of critical disability studies through an approach that builds skills that will…
July 19, 2022
Research finds single-dose HPV vaccine to be highly effective
In the 15 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first HPV vaccine, access to cervical cancer vaccines worldwide has been limited by supply and cost challenges and inhibited by the multi-dose nature of the vaccines. However, a recent study, led in part by several researchers from the University of Washington, determined…
July 12, 2022
Spotlight: Nicole Errett implements an equity-focused approach to disaster research
As the impacts of climate change, urbanization and globalization continue to manifest in every area of life, the increase in disasters around the world is a progressively important and relatively under researched effect of these challenges. Identifying and evaluating opportunities to reduce the health impacts of such disasters is the central focus for Dr. Nicole…
July 6, 2022
Initiative awards chronic disease pilot grants to two digital biomarker-focused projects
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative and Engineering Innovation in Health program announced the award of two pilot grants to University of Washington research teams seeking to develop solutions for people experiencing chronic disease, specifically the testing of scalable ideas that seek to better understanding of the intersections of biology, data, digital tools, and…
July 5, 2022
Initiative co-funds three Innovation Gap Fund projects with CoMotion
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative has again partnered with CoMotion to co-fund three Innovation Gap Funds of $50,000 each. This $150,000 in funding will support projects that simultaneously support the UW’s vision for improving population health while also fulfilling the CoMotion Innovation Fund’s goal of enabling research that will achieve sustainable commercial or…