June 22, 2023
Five awardees of 2022 Tier 3 pilot research grants report on their progress
The Population Health Initiative awarded five Tier 3 pilot grants to University of Washington project teams representing seven different UW schools and colleges as well as several community-based partners in June 2022. These awards from the initiative’s Tier 3 pilot grant program were intended to support faculty and PI-eligible staff to create follow-on opportunities for…
June 20, 2023
Fall interdisciplinary team science, community engaged research workshop scheduled
Join the University of Washington Health Sciences Schools, College of Engineering and the Population Health Initiative this fall for an appointment, promotion and tenure (APT) workshop. The workshop will take place on Monday, September 25, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (Room 155). The aim of…
June 13, 2023
Initiative announces awardees of spring quarter 2023 Tier 3 pilot research grants
The Population Health Initiative has announced the award of four Tier 3 pilot grants. The total value of these awards is approximately $910,000, which included $800,000 in funding from the initiative plus additional matching funds from different schools, colleges and units. “We were pleased with the range of innovative applications we received, and we are…
June 7, 2023
Winning papers announced for 2023 Population Health Library Research Awards
The Population Health Initiative announced today that four University of Washington undergraduate students have been honored with 2023 Population Health Library Research Awards. This award was created in 2017 in partnership with the UW Libraries and is open to undergraduates from all three University of Washington campuses. The projects submitted were completed for either UW…
June 1, 2023
Initiative announces selection of summer 2023 Social Entrepreneurship Fellows
The Population Health Initiative announced the selection of five graduate fellows for the summer 2023 cohort of the Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship program, which is run in partnership with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, CoMotion, School of Public Health and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. The five fellows will spend 10 weeks over…
May 24, 2023
Report offers recommendations to improve issues of equity in marine plastics pollution
A new report from the University of Washington seeks to highlight the impact of plastic pollution in the ocean on human populations, and particularly the unequal burden it places on different communities. In particular, the authors seek to refocus the problem as being one of plastic production rather than an issue of waste management. Key…
May 18, 2023
Pilot project explores equitable access to state’s paid family leave policy for AIAN families
The 2023 Washington State Maternal Mortality Review Panel report found that American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people experienced higher maternal mortality rates than any other race or ethnic group in Washington State, with the rate of pregnancy-associated death among non-Hispanic AIAN people was 8.5 times greater than non-Hispanic white people. To better target these…
May 16, 2023
Initiative awards nine spring quarter 2023 Tier 1 pilot grants to UW research teams
The Population Health Initiative announced the award of nine Tier 1 pilot grants to interdisciplinary research teams representing 10 of the University of Washington’s schools and colleges. The total award value of these grants is nearly $210,000, which includes school, department and unit matching funds. “We were extremely pleased with the range of challenges these…
May 10, 2023
Initiative announces the award of 12 climate change planning grants
The Population Health Initiative announced today the award of a dozen planning grants to University of Washington researchers to support the launch of new climate-focused collaborations. Each of the $10,000 awards will support the funded teams to complete their planning projects during summer quarter 2023, which will be followed by a special autumn 2023 funding…
May 9, 2023
Honorees announced for 2023 undergraduate research recognition awards
The Population Health Initiative announced it has granted Population Health Recognition Awards to 26 students – representing 20 different projects – who are participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium. These awards recognize each of the students for their innovative and well-presented research work. This award was created in partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program as…