Population Health
Let’s Talk Pop Health
The Population Health Initiative is working to amplify population health-related education and training activities across the UW’s three campuses by offering, partnering to offer, and/or promoting a range of events under the banner of, “Let’s Talk Pop Health.”
These offerings are a mix of virtual, in-person and hybrid workshops, lectures, seminars, film screenings, convenings and so forth, with the in-person activities to be held primarily in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health as a means of activating it as the university’s hub for population health.
The current “Let’s Talk Pop Health” offerings for academic year 2024-25 are:
Global Mental Health Seminar – Indigenous Mental Health
Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 101 and Virtual
Join the UW Consortium for Global Mental Health and the Population Health Initiative on Tuesday, April 1st from 12:00-1:00pm in the Hans Rosling Center (HRC) room 101 for our 2024-25 seminar series.
William Hartmann and Rachel Wilbur will be in conversation over Indigenous Mental Health. Staff, faculty, and students of all disciplines are welcome!
Navigating Juvenile Involuntary Commitment in Washington State
Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Virtual
Shawgi Silver, MD, will provide details about youth commitment in Washington state, including an overview of the commitment process, how it differs from adult commitment, and challenges with youth civil commitment.
“Be Here Now” UW Biostatistics Community Gathering
Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 370 and virtual
This hybrid gathering is open to all members of the UW Department of Biostatistics community to connect and "come as you are!" The event occurs monthly and is sponsored by the department's Mental Health and Wellness working group, a subgroup within the department's EDI committee.
Addressing Places in Seattle Where Overdoses and Crime are Concentrated: An Evidence-Based Approach
Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
Magnuson Health Sciences Center (HST) T-739
Dr. Claudia Gross Shader is the Research and Evaluation Director for the City of Seattle’s Office of the City Auditor.
CSDE Biodemography Working Group Meeting
Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Raitt Hall (RAI) 223
The CSDE Biomarker Working Group is a forum for discussions of practical and theoretical issues associated with collecting and using biomarker data in social and behavioral science research.
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): Cynnie Curl
Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): Cynnie Curl
FOIA and Find Out: Tools and Techniques of Immigration Research
Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025
12:30 p.m.–2 p.m.
Communications Building (CMU) 202
This event forms part of the Digital Border Technologies and Media Cross-disciplinary Research Cluster, which explores the use of digital methods in opposition to detention, separation, and inequities produced by settler colonial borders.
2025 UW Biostatistics Colloquium
Friday, Apr. 4, 2025
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Husky Union Building (HUB) Lyceum
The 2025 Colloquium features alumni from the biostatistics community in Seattle and elsewhere who will talk about their work and provide insight into their careers.
Biostatistics – Statistics Seminar: Paul Rosenbaum, PhD, Robert G. Putzel Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Data Science Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Paul Rosenbaum, PhD, Robert G. Putzel Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Data Science Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
EarthLab’s Spring Showcase
Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Center for Urban Horticulture
You'll hear inspiring stories of climate action and community resilience directly from UW students, researchers, and community partners.
Mariah Tso: Can one be against data and still be for kinship?
Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
Magnuson Health Sciences Center (HST) T-739
Mariah Tso is a GIS Specialist for the Ralph J. Bunche Center and the Million Dollar Hoods Project.
Biostatistics Seminar: Lorenzo Trippa, PhD, Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Lorenzo Tippa, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Annual Omenn Lecture with Dr. Rita Colwell
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Please save the date for the UW School of Public Health and Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Annual Omenn Lecture. The lecture honors Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn, former dean of the UW School of Public Health. It is sponsored by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences.
Harnessing Law and Policy to Reduce Food Waste
Friday, Apr. 18, 2025
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Center for Environmental Politics: Emily M. Broad Leib, Harvard Law School, "Harnessing Law and Policy to Reduce Food Waste"
Biostatistics – Fred Hutch Seminar: Xihong Lin, Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Thursday, Apr. 24, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Xihong Lin, Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Book Launch Celebration: Care in a Time of Humanitarianism: Stories of Refuge, Aid, and Repair in the Global South
Friday, Apr. 25, 2025
3:30 p.m.–5 p.m.
Communications Building (CMU) 202
These are story-forward essays that introduce students and public audiences to intertwined global histories of humanitarian practices in an accessible way and highlight how ethnographic and humanistic research into refuge-making and care-work reshape the understanding of humanitarianisms writ large.
Tiwaloluwa Ajibewa: Chronic stress and cardiovascular disease risk among native- and foreign-born adults
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
Magnuson Health Sciences Center (HST) T-739
Tiwaloluwa Ajibewa's research focuses on understanding the cardiometabolic consequences of increased psychosocial stress and inactivity among multiethnic populations.
Letters from the Ancestors: Family History and our Capitalist Future | Nathan Connolly, Vanderbilt
Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Communications Building (CMU) 120
In “Letters from the Ancestors,” Prof. Connolly follows the experiences of four generations of his Caribbean family, offering an intimate view of the history of late capitalism in the Atlantic World.
CSDE Biodemography Working Group Meeting
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Raitt Hall (RAI) 223
The CSDE Biomarker Working Group is a forum for discussions of practical and theoretical issues associated with collecting and using biomarker data in social and behavioral science research.
“Estimating the global burden of disease from environmental risks” – Dr. Michael Brauer
Thursday, May 1, 2025
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): "Estimating the global burden of disease from environmental risks" - Dr. Michael Brauer
Biostatistics Seminar: Dennis Cook, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
Thursday, May 1, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Virtual
Speaker: Dennis Cook, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
Implementation Science in HIV Research and Practice Symposium 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Intellectual House
The symposium will highlight current implementation science topics in global and domestic HIV/AIDS research and programs.
Biostatistics Seminar: Jane-Ling Wang, Professor of Statistics, University of California, Davis
Thursday, May 8, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Jane-Ling Wang, Professor of Statistics, University of California, Davis
Fostering Connections in Youth Mental Health and Well-being
Monday, May 12, 2025
10 a.m.–Noon
Husky Union Building (HUB) Room 145
Join us for an Open Space-style event to help facilitate new interdisciplinary collaborations between UW researchers who are working in the space of youth mental health and well-being. Program: 10am-12pm | Networking lunch: 12-1pm.
Policy Perspectives on Washington’s Continuum of Care for Severe Mental Illness
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Virtual
Senator Manka Dhingra, JD, will provide a brief history of Washington civil commitment laws, recent policy changes, and investments along the entire continuum of care for severe mental illness, including our 988 system and forensic mental health.
Biostatistics Student-Invited Speaker Seminar: Emmanuel Candes, Barnum-Simons Chair in Mathematics and Statistics, Stanford University
Thursday, May 15, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Emmanuel Candes, Barnum-Simons Chair in Mathematics and Statistics, Stanford University
“Water Governance Disparities and Utility Performance: Evidence from California”
Friday, May 16, 2025
Noon–1:30 p.m.
The Olson Room, Gowen Hall 1A
Maura Allaire
Visiting Associate Professor
Water Equity Lab | Dept. of Urban Planning & Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
Visiting Associate Professor
Water Equity Lab | Dept. of Urban Planning & Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
Northwest Nature and Health Symposium
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Intellectual House
Nature and Health illuminates the connections between nature and human health and well-being. We work with the community and decision makers to translate our findings into programs and policies that promote equitable engagement with nature.
“A One Health Approach to Lactation and Environmental Health” CeNR (BJ Cummings)
Thursday, May 22, 2025
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 155
Environmental Health Seminar (ENV H 580): "A One Health Approach to Lactation and Environmental Health" CeNR (BJ Cummings)
BOOK LAUNCH | “To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States” by Dr. Karam Dana
Thursday, May 22, 2025
5 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Kane Hall (KNE) 110
This book examines the social, political, economic, and technological forces that have amplified Palestinian voices globally, particularly in the United States, fostering new forms of activism and solidarity.
Biostatistics Seminar: Katie Pollard, Professor Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Thursday, May 29, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Katie Pollard, Professor Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Biostatistics Seminar: Jean Feng, Assistant Professor Epidemiology & Biostatistic, University of California, San Francisco
Thursday, Jun. 5, 2025
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hans Rosling Center (HRC) 135
Speaker: Jean Feng, Assistant Professor Epidemiology & Biostatistic, University of California, San Francisco
Final Panel: Hot Topics in Mental Health & Law: Civil Commitment series
Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2025
Noon–1 p.m.
Virtual
A panel of speakers from previous sessions will conclude the series. This panel will provide an opportunity to review the ways in which each facet of civil commitment interacts within the broader mental health system and to address questions raised during the course of the series.
Please contact us if you are organizing population health-related events that you would like support in partnering and/or marketing under the “Let’s Talk Pop Health” banner.