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Initiative announces Graduate Student Conference Travel Awards

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The Population Health Initiative has awarded 13 Graduate Student Conference Travel Awards, which are intended to further the academic, research, or professional goals of graduate students as they strive to become the next generation of leaders in population health. These awards were open to graduate students on all three UW campuses who were currently enrolled in a graduate degree program and had been accepted to present a population health-related paper, poster, or exhibit, or to serve as an invited speaker,…

Collaboration with Seattle VA expands health technologies

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For more than 15 years, the University of Washington’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has partnered with the Puget Sound VA’s Center for Limb Loss Prevention & Prosthetic Engineering. This collaboration has resulted in hands-on research opportunities for more than 50 engineering students and has helped expand UW biomechanics research in new directions. Learn More >

Treating mental health with mobile apps

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Smartphones and tablets are often used to look up symptoms, but could this technology also be used for treatment? Dr. Pat Areán, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, believes so, and is currently researching the use of mobile apps to improve mood, cognition and social functioning for individuals with attention deficit disorder. The apps, which closely resemble video games, helps individuals to better ignore distracting information. By strengthening this ability, the brain is hopefully able to…

Disparities in low birth weights in Washington state

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Certain groups of immigrants tend to be healthier than people born in the U.S., with some of that health advantage potentially carrying over to the infants of foreign-born women. A study from the UW School of Public Health found that within certain racial and ethnic groups in Washington state, women born outside the U.S. had a lower risk of having a low birth weight baby than their native-born counterparts, even after controlling for common pregnancy complications. “These disparities seem to…

Redesigning family engagement in education

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The Family Leadership Design Collaborative believes that good school attendance is everyone’s business. The Collaborative, which is housed in the UW’s College of Education, brings researchers, educators, families and communities together to develop better ways for various stakeholders to interact with one another and make decisions about their children’s education. Through this work, the Collaborative seeks to redesign family engagement in education to advance educational justice and community wellness. Learn More >

Developing instrument-free diagnostic device to detect HIV infection and drug resistance

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University of Washington Bioengineering graduate student Nuttada Panpradist is developing an instrument-free diagnostic device to detect HIV infection and drug resistance. Her device will allow blood samples to be tested onsite, instead of being sent to a lab for processing, which has big implications for global health. Learn More >

May 22 iHeal public lecture with Dr. Adil Haider

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i-Heal (Injury-related Health Equity Across the Lifespan), a new program launching this spring, will be part of the UW’s Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. It seeks to increase injury-related health equity and decrease disparities for patients from historically marginalized groups, those with comorbid behavioral health conditions, those with limited English proficiency, and those with financial or social barriers to healthcare access. As part of its launch, i-Heal will welcome Dr. Adil Haider (pictured) to the UW for a public lecture…

School of Dentistry retains high national ranking

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The UW School of Dentistry successfully retained its number five national ranking and moved up one spot internationally to 14th in the world, according to the 2017 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. QS is a British educational organization that ranks the world’s universities. It assigns ranking scores based on factors that include academic reputation, employer reputation, and research citations per paper. Learn More >

Spring class highlights UW Bothell’s population health research

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The Spring 2017 Research in Progress series at UW Bothell features investigators from varying disciplines around the Bothell campus discussing how their research seeks to improve the health and well-being of populations. The seminars are open to all interested faculty, students and staff as well as alumni and community partners. The aim of this series is to foster interdisciplinary communication/collaboration and increase awareness of work currently being done by UW Bothell faculty. This class is curated by Dr. Wadiya Udell (pictured),…

School of Nursing programs receive high rankings

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The University of Washington’s School of Nursing received a number of high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Graduate Schools. The magazine, which evaluated Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master’s programs nationally, ranked the UW number three nationally among schools of nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The school’s master’s program was ranked number six nationally. Several School of Nursing specialty programs also received strong recognition. Learn More >