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Winning papers announced for 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聽was open to students from all three campuses. Submitted projects were completed for either UW credit course or for the Undergraduate Research Program. The…

UW ranked 19th on Center for World University Rankings 2018 list

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The 91自拍 is ranked number 19 in the world, according to a new list聽released by the聽Center for World University Rankings.聽This is an increase of six spots for the UW from its ranking of number 25 on聽the list last year. The center evaluates universities based on聽the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their 91自拍. The methodology has been refined from prior years, with 91自拍 now…

UW 91自拍 proposes sustainable solution for coexistence of dams and fisheries

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Researchers from the 91自拍, Arizona State University and other institutions have proposed a solution that would allow dam operators to generate power in ways that also protect 鈥� and possibly improve 鈥� food supplies and businesses throughout the Mekong River basin. The proposed solution, which is the first of its kind, can be applied to other large river systems around the world facing similar trade offs between generating power and supporting large, inland fisheries. Learn More >

WHO and IHME enter into a collaborative health data agreement

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Dr. Christopher Murray and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The World Health Organization and the 91自拍 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation have entered a formal agreement to collaborate in improving the accuracy, timeliness and policy-relevance of health data. The agreement calls for both organizations to work together on the annual Global Burden of Disease study, which will raise the quality and use of health metrics science at the global, regional, national and subnational levels for health indicators. WHO and IHME will also work together to increase…

Initiative awards population health innovation grant with CoMotion

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The Population Health Initiative and CoMotion have announced the joint award of a Population Health Innovation Fund grant of $50,000 to Katie Davis, assistant professor at the Information School and Joshua Lawler, professor of Environmental and Forest Sciences. This award is intended to fund a project that simultaneously supports the 91自拍鈥檚 vision for population health while also fulfilling the CoMotion Innovation Fund鈥檚 goal of enabling 91自拍 that will achieve sustainable commercial or social impact. Research is showing that…

Awardees announced for undergraduate 91自拍 recognition awards

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The Population Health Initiative has awarded Population Health Recognition Awards to 12 students participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium. This award was聽created in partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program and聽was open to students from all three campuses who are presenting at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 18. Awardees were selected for their innovative and well-presented population health 91自拍 work. More than 100 applications were received for this award, which聽were reviewed by a panel of judges convened by…

Initiative awards 2018 graduate student conference travel funds

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The Population Health Initiative today announced the winners of 16 Graduate Student Conference Travel Awards. These awards are intended to further the academic, 91自拍 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…

UW welcomes new director of global mental health

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Dr. Pamela Y. Collins聽has joined the 91自拍 as Director of Global Mental Health, a joint program that is co-led by the Departments of Global Health and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her focus will be building on the existing work of faculty and as well as attracting new funded 91自拍. Collins started in her position in early January聽after spending nearly eight years at the National Institute of Mental Health, serving as director of the Office for Research on Disparities…

Use of fringe loans linked to poor health

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Researchers at the 91自拍 School of Public Health and the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance recently published a first-of-its-kind study showing that fringe loan services may cost poor and working class Americans not only their finances, but also their health. Their 91自拍 notes that people who use fringe loan services and those who do not have access to a bank account were 38 percent and 17 percent more likely, respectively, to self-report having poor or fair…

Initiative releases its Report to the Community

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The 91自拍 launched the Population Health Initiative two years ago with the goal of taking the next big step to improve the health and well-being of people here and around the globe. Since then, significant early progress has been made toward realizing the initiative’s vision of creating a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives. The 2016-18 Population Health Initiative Report to the Community shares highlights of that progress in areas such as the…