January 13, 2022
UW partners with virus detection project to help prevent future pandemics
The University of Washington has become a partner in the recently launched Discovery & Exploration of Emerging Pathogens – Viral Zoonoses (DEEP VZN) project led by Washington State University. The project is a five-year collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development with the purpose of researching and developing capabilities for identifying infectious diseases in…
January 10, 2022
First-year students recognized for outstanding population health research projects
Each fall quarter, thousands of first-year students at the University of Washington participate in a population health project called The Communities & Research (CoRe) where they analyze the various factors impacting the population health of different neighborhoods in Seattle. This year, UW First Year Programs (FYP) and the Population Health Initiative partnered to introduce a…
January 6, 2022
Researchers find unsafe arsenic levels found in some south Puget Sound lakes, fish
Researchers at the University of Washington and UW Tacoma have been studying arsenic levels in lakes in the south Puget Sound region to assess possible health risks related to eating fish and other organisms from those lakes. By assessing arsenic levels across multiple lakes at different depths, they found that sea life that lives in…
January 5, 2022
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health hosting climate resilience art piece
The Hans Rosling Center for Population Health hosted the Climate Resilience Art Showcase on Thursday, November 17, 2021 – in partnership with EarthLab, the Climate Impacts Group and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center – that featured the unveiling of a painting by Claire Sianna Seaman of Leavenworth that depicts climate resilience and its relationship…
December 21, 2021
Study shows benefits of using numerical data to explain surgical risks to patients
A recent study conducted by a team of surgeons at the University of Washington School of Medicine investigated the benefits of presenting surgical risks to patients numerically versus using generalized terms such as “common” or “rare.” They concluded that patients are able to make more informed decisions about their health when offered numerical information. Participants…
December 15, 2021
UW Climate Impacts launches the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative
The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group – in collaboration with several partners – is initiating a program focused on equitable climate adaptation in the Northwest region. Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative strives to support rural and coastal tribal communities who experience the effects of climate…
December 9, 2021
New study indicates sociodemographic factors increase chances of COVID-19 test positivity
Researchers at the University of Washington recently conducted a study determining the role of clinical, sociodemographic and geographic factors in increasing the probability that patients test positive for COVID-19. Their findings were published in the October 2021 issue of PLOS ONE. Researchers assessed roughly 64,000 patients who received a SARS-CoV-2 test between January 1, 2020…
December 7, 2021
Spotlight: Daaniya Iyaz’s focus on the intersection of health and environment
Daaniya Iyaz’s interest in the intersection between health and the environment motivates her many educational and professional pursuits and drives her commitment to helping communities overcome the disproportionate effects of climate change. Iyaz is a University of Washington graduate student currently pursuing her Master of Science degree in Environmental Health. She previously earned her undergraduate…
December 2, 2021
Actionable strategies and approach to address disaster research response issues
Researchers from the University of Washington, in partnership with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, have developed a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) template to better support the development of collaborative approaches to disaster research response (DR2) among academic public health and public health agencies. This template was published in Disaster Medicine and Public Health…
December 1, 2021
Digital health innovation workshop tackles population health challenges
Ideas turned into hands-on experience for students at a brand-new workshop focusing on improving the health of people around the world through digital innovations. Twenty-seven students from different disciplines came together on November 11, 2021 for an immersive experience hosted by the Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Population Health Initiative…