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Schools of Dentistry and Public Health both third in new global rankings

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The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2017 ranks both the University of Washington’s School of Dentistry and Public Health as third best in the world. The ranking were conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “This is wonderful recognition of the excellence of our faculty, students and staff, and a clear sign that their positive impact on our world is being noticed. It’s also a reflection of the strength of our…

Department of Global Health awards international travel fellowships

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The UW’s Department of Global Health recently awarded fellowships to 30 graduate students and medical residents for fieldwork around the world, many of whom will be departing this summer. They will travel to 16 countries to work on a wide variety of projects, from implementing a harm-reduction program in Vietnam to developing evaluation tools for emergency medical and trauma response systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Learn More >

Strengthening population health partnerships in China

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The University of Washington engages with partners and projects in 129 countries around the world. This engagement include partnerships with China CDC and the Center for Health Statistics & Information (CHSI), both a result of the work of the UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. President Ana Mari Cauce visited with the leadership team of China CDC and the CHSI earlier today as part of her trip to Beijing. The discussion during both visits focused on ways to build…

Seeding a healthier world through partnership and innovation

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President Ana Mari Cauce visited Tsinghua University earlier today to accept an honorary degree and to take part in the Global Vision Lectures series. Her remarks for the lecture focused on two main ideas: Through partnership, change is possible – no matter the scale of the challenge Innovation lies at the heart of progress, and not simply innovation in the technical sphere, but in all areas of human endeavor She highlighted the Population Health Initiative as an example of these…

Engineering Innovation in Health program addresses pressing health needs

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The University of Washington’s Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program provides a cross-disciplinary and entrepreneurial framework for engineering students and faculty to partner with clinicians and develop affordable solutions to today’s pressing health needs. The program’s projects and deliverables are occur over a year-long design course sequence: fall quarter is dedicated to understanding the clinical need and device design, and winter and spring quarters to prototyping and evaluation. EIH has enrolled more than 200 students and engaged more than 100…

No undue early pregnancy risk from common malaria drugs

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New research from the University of Washington and international partners found that medications that are widely used against malaria are safe to administer to women in their first trimester of pregnancy. Malaria is more common and severe in pregnant women, meaning pregnant women have an increased risk of miscarriage and other adverse outcomes if they contract malaria. Until now, data about the effects of common malaria medications in pregnant women was limited, meaning these findings may lead to reconsideration of guidelines…

Initiative announces 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 four…

Instagram use supports healthy eating

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A recent University of Washington research study conducted in-depth interviews with 16 people who consistently record and share what they eat on Instagram about the benefits and challenges of using the social media platform to achieve their eating and fitness goals. The interviewees shared that support from other Instagram users helped them adhere to their own tracking and healthy eating goals. In addition, feeling accountable to other Instagram users and followers caused people to be more honest in some cases…

HIV prevention and care with limited resources

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Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi, a UW Research Professor in the UW Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and in Global Health, recently presented, “Turning the tap off: HIV prevention and care – with limited resources – what works,” at a Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. In this presentation, Dr. Bukusi illustrates how she and her colleagues in Africa and from UCSF, with support from UW, have implemented a population health program to control HIV/AIDS in Western Kenya. Her presentation illustrate what population…

Initiative announces undergraduate Population Health Recognition Awards

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The Population Health Initiative has awarded Population Health Recognition Awards to 16 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 the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 19. More than 100 applications were received for this award, which were reviewed by a panel of faculty judges from the Population Health Initiative’s…