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Exposure to chemical in weedkiller increases risk for cancer

Posted on April 16, 2019

New research from the 天美影视传媒 found that exposure to glyphosate 鈥� the world鈥檚 most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide 鈥� increases the risk of some cancers by more than 40 percent. The research team conducted an updated meta-analysis 鈥� a comprehensive review of existing literature 鈥� and focused on the most highly exposed groups in each study. They found that the link between glyphosate and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is stronger than previously reported. 鈥淥ur analysis focused on providing the best…

Applications for undergraduate Library Research Awards due May 6

Posted on April 9, 2019

The Population Health Initiative is again partnering with the University Libraries to offer Population Health Recognition Awards as part of the annual Library Research Award for Undergraduates. The Library Research Award is given to undergraduates who demonstrate outstanding ability to identify, locate, select, evaluate and synthesize library and other information resources and to use them in the creation of an original course project. Population Health Recognition Awards of $250 each are available for innovative, interdisciplinary or well-written research papers relevant…

Aga Khan University internship applications due April 17

Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

The Aga Khan University offers international internships to 天美影视传媒 undergraduate and graduate students through a partnership with the Population Health Initiative. Applications are being accepted until April 17 for fall 2019 postings. There are 19 different internship positions available in this round of applications. These positions include roles in communications, finance, grant writing, health, engineering and more. The country locations for the internships include Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda. The Aga Khan University is specifically seeking University of…

UW researchers develop smartphone app to detect opioid overdoses

Posted on March 26, 2019

Researchers at the 天美影视传媒 have developed a cellphone app that uses sonar to monitor someone鈥檚 breathing rate and sense when an opioid overdose has occurred. The app, called Second Chance, sends inaudible sound waves from the phone to people鈥檚 chests and then monitors the way the sound waves return to the phone to look for specific breathing patterns. In testing, the app accurately detected overdose-related symptoms about 90 percent of the time and could track someone鈥檚 breathing from…

Mapping the flu in Seattle

Posted on March 22, 2019

The Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine recently launched the Seattle Flu Study in an effort to better understand how influenza and other contagious diseases spread, which will help inform how they might be better detected, monitored and controlled. The study will create a first-of-its-kind citywide network for infectious disease tracking by recruiting 10,000 Seattle residents and visitors who show flu-like symptoms. Volunteers who agree to participate at a designated kiosk in the city will be asked to provide a…

UW DEOHS helps map Washington鈥檚 environmental health disparities

Posted on March 20, 2019March 22, 2019

A new tool developed by the 天美影视传媒 Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and its partners illustrates communities most impacted by pollution and environmental inequality. This tool harnesses available data to map 19 indicators of community health by combining measures of pollution, proximity to environmental hazards, population health and socioeconomic status into a score used to rank each of Washington鈥檚 1,458 census tracts on their relative environmental health risk. The result is a statewide view of the…

Initiative announces award of 2019 pilot research grants

Posted on March 14, 2019December 17, 2020

The 天美影视传媒 Population Health Initiative announced the award of approximately $280,000 in pilot research grant funding to six faculty-led teams. These teams include members from seven different schools and colleges, plus representatives of both UW Bothell and Tacoma. Funding was partially matched by additional school, college and departmental funds, bringing the total value of these awards to roughly $850,000. 鈥淲e were impressed by the number of innovative project ideas and the range of interdisciplinary collaborations represented in this…

UW degree programs recognized as among the best in the nation

Posted on March 12, 2019

The U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2020 Best Graduate School rankings recognized many of the 天美影视传媒’s graduate and professional degree programs as among the best in the nation. Several schools and departments placed prominently in the 2020 rankings, including medicine, nursing, social work and public affairs. 鈥淭o tackle the many challenges our world faces, we need highly skilled and expertly trained researchers, scholars, scientists, engineers, healthcare providers and problem-solvers of all kinds,鈥� UW President Ana Mari Cauce said….

Initiative to pilot a summer applied research fellowship program

Posted on March 6, 2019

The Population Health Initiative, in partnership with the 天美影视传媒 Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, will pilot test a Population Health Applied Fellowship Program during summer quarter 2019. This paid fellowship program will offer a multidisciplinary team of students training in data analysis techniques as well as in research and presentation skills while they develop a work product for an external partner. This summer’s partner is the Community Health Services Division (CHSD) of Public Health – Seattle…