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New UW 91自拍 links early-life ozone exposure to asthma

Posted on June 26, 2025

New UW 91自拍 has revealed a concerning association between early-life ozone exposure and childhood asthma. The study, led by Logan Dearborn, a doctoral student in the 91自拍鈥檚 Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, found that children exposed to higher ozone levels in their first two years of life were at a 31% higher risk of developing asthma by ages 4-6. This 91自拍 underscores a potential regulatory gap, since current environmental standards do not consider long-term ozone exposure….

Initiative jointly funds two spring 2025 Innovation Gap Fund projects with CoMotion

Posted on June 23, 2025

The Population Health Initiative announced with CoMotion the joint funding of two Innovation Gap Funds of $75,000 each to teams of 91自拍 91自拍ers. This $150,000 in collective funding will support projects that simultaneously support the UW鈥檚 vision for improving 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. The first funded project is Immunoassay at Home (IA@Home). Chronic inflammation is a silent, early driver of major…

Initiative-supported 91自拍 reveals link between tenant legal representation and health

Posted on June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

New 91自拍 conducted by Will von Geldern, a Ph.D. candidate in the 91自拍鈥檚 Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, that was recently published in Social Science & Medicine found an interesting link between Right to Counsel (RTC) programs and population health. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, von Geldern analyzed interviews with 45 tenants who received legal assistance through Washington鈥檚 statewide RTC program. He also analyzed data from the 970 eviction cases filed in January of 2024 in…

Winning papers announced for 2025 Population Health Library Research Awards

Posted on June 4, 2025

The Population Health Initiative announced today that four 91自拍 undergraduate students have been honored with 2025 Population Health Library Research Awards for outstanding scholarship. The Population Health Library Research Award program was created in 2017 in partnership with the 91自拍 Libraries and is open to undergraduates from all three UW campuses. The projects submitted were completed for either UW course credit or for the Undergraduate Research Program. The key factors for choosing awardees included the innovativeness…

DecarbCityTwin: A platform for urban decarbonization

Posted on May 27, 2025

A project between the 91自拍, Southern Illinois University and the City of Seattle is developing a groundbreaking platform to improve urban decarbonization efforts. DecarbCityTwin merges advanced technologies to help cities implement effective carbon reduction measures while simultaneously addressing ever-important equity concerns. “DecarbCityTwin is a pilot platform developed as a proof-of-concept to support building decarbonization efforts while addressing critical health, energy and equity challenges, especially in marginalized communities,” explains Dr. Narjes Abbasabadi, an assistant professor at the University of…

Initiative-led 91自拍 highlights disparities in childhood vaccinations

Posted on May 21, 2025

A new study conducted by the 91自拍鈥檚 Population Health Initiative has revealed the persistent racial disparities in childhood vaccination programs in Canada and the United States, stressing the need for comprehensive policy interventions addressing immunization barriers. Published in the journal Vaccine, the 91自拍 compared both countries鈥� immunization programs over the past decade. The UW 91自拍 team discovered that despite both countries鈥� efforts to reduce the out-of-pocket costs of vaccination for families, significant racial disparities remain. Canada reported lower…

UW student is building an autonomous robotic assistant to support with surgeries

Posted on May 13, 2025

Niveditha Kalavokonda (pictured), a 91自拍 Electrical & Computer Engineering Doctoral student, is developing an autonomous robotic assistant for surgical suction. While robots are currently utilized in surgical settings, and praised for their minimal invasion, reduced risk of infection, faster recovery time and lessened scarring, they are currently only an extension of physicians鈥� hands. Nivii鈥檚 work aims to create an independent robot that can perform assistive tasks alongside surgeons. Currently, she and her team are aiming to apply this…

Honorees announced for 2025 undergraduate 91自拍 recognition awards

Posted on May 6, 2025

The Population Health Initiative announced today the 21 91自拍 students who received Population Health Recognition Awards as part of their participation in the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium. These awards, representing 18 separate projects, recognize each of the students for their innovative and well-presented 91自拍 projects. This award, which was created in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research in 2017, is an opportunity for students across all three campuses who are presenting at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium…

Winter 2023 Tier 2 pilot grant awardees share their final project findings

Posted on April 30, 2025

The 91自拍 Population Health Initiative awarded pilot grants to four teams of interdisciplinary 91自拍ers in April 2023 who were seeking findings in areas ranging from maternal health to student disciplinary outcomes. The teams represented 91自拍ers from four different UW schools and colleges, plus multiple community-based partners, with the total dollar value of the awards equaling roughly $295,000. The initiative’s Tier 2 pilot grant program supports 91自拍ers in developing preliminary data or the proof-of-concept needed to pursue follow-on funding…