Department News
Meet the 2026 DGH Husky 100 Winner
Please join us in congratulating the DGH Husky 100! Each year the Husky 100 program recognizes undergraduate, graduate and professional students from all three campuses who are making the most of their time at the UW. This year, DGH is proud to announce Doctor of Global Health Leadership and Practice student Mohammad Gazi as a member of the 2026 Husky 100 cohort!
2026 Annual MPH Practicum Symposium
The MPH Practicum Symposium is an essential part of the MPH candidate experience as it enables our students to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and apply it to the real world of public health. This year, 24 DGH MPH students will be showcasing their innovative, community-driven projects at the 28th Annual MPH Practicum Symposium on Wednesday, April 8.
Better understanding vaccine hesitancy: Preparing for a new tuberculosis vaccine
It has been over a hundred years since the first tuberculosis vaccine was invented, and yet tuberculosis remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. That is now poised to change. There are several new TB vaccines now in phase III clinical trials and the world is closer than ever to a breakthrough that could save 8.5 million lives by 2050. Yet questions remain regarding how well the new vaccines will be accepted b
The borderless challenge of our time: What study abroad taught me about climate and health
From rising temperatures in London to hurricane recovery in Jamaica, a student shares how global experiences deepened her understanding of climate resilience
1+1=3: How working together makes us more resilient
From environmental disasters, heated conflicts between countries and disease outbreaks, one word keeps popping up across headlines, research articles, and policy discussions: resilience – a concept deemed critical to addressing the complex challenges faced by humanity.
Various resilience frameworks have highlighted the necessity of resilience across system, sectors, and levels (SSLs), where systems and sectors represent larger institutions, such as the health system, and levels represent smaller groups, such as communities or individuals.
In the Media
Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds | UW News
Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common bloodborne illness in the United States, and disproportionately impacts low-income people and marginalized communities. A recent UW study evaluates the first-in-the-nation plan for coordination between public health agencies, increased screening, removal of barriers to care and a new approach to purchasing HCV antiviral medications at a discount. DGH professor Dr. Pamela Kohler is quoted.
Study Finds Drug-Resistant Shigella Threatening Young Children Worldwide | The Seattle Medium
A new study from the Global WACh center finds that one in four children in low- and middle-income countries experiences Shigella-related diarrhea severe enough to require medical care within their first two years of life, with many of those infections resistant to commonly recommended antibiotics. Dr.
NIH Fogarty International Center: an Interview with Dr. Joseph Zunt
In a recent interview with the NIH Fogarty International Center, DGH faculty member Dr. Joe Zunt talked about his thirty years of global health research and field work and had some words of wisdom for students who want to become global health researchers.
Drug-resistant Shigella threatens young children globally
A recent GWACh study on Shigella-related illnesses of children in low-and middle-income countries was published in The Lancet and the UW Medicine Newsroom. Patricia Pavlinac, director of GWACh and Assistant Professor of global health, is quoted.
Kitsap health board taps Duber as permanent health officer
Dr. Herbie Duber, a global health professor who became health officer for the Kitsap Public Health District on an interim basis in August, will continue to serve in the role going forward.







