Department News

Graphic with the text "Department of Global Health Endowed Appointments", and headshots of DGH faculty Dr. Kenneth Mugwanya and Dr. Julianne Meisner, along with the names of their endowed appointments.

Global Mentorship and Interdisciplinary Research: Recognizing Two DGH Faculty Members

In the Department of Global Health faculty are dedicated to improving health for all through their research, teaching, and service to the university and our partners around the world. In recognition of their exemplary work at the University of Washington and beyond, two Department of Global Health faculty members, Drs. Kenneth Mugwanya, associate professor, and Julianne Meisner, assistant professor, have been awarded endowed appointments which will support them in advancing innovative teaching, research, and community engagement in DGH and beyond.

   

2025 DGH Staff Awards

Every year, we take the time to recognize outstanding staff for their dedication and many contributions to our department. Criteria for selecting outstanding staff included superior service, resourcefulness, innovation, creativity, excellence, integrity, and a commitment to creating and sustaining a climate of equity, justice, and anti-racism. Congratulations to all nominees! 

 

DGH Outstanding Staff Award Recipient and SPH Anderson-O'Connell Award for Outstanding Staff Service

Lisa Nonzee
Senior HR Manager

In the Media

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Hotter Nights, Brought on by Climate Change, Pose More Health Threats

Scientific American

University of Washington Department of Global Health Professor and epidemiologist, Kristie Ebi, claims that “If it doesn’t cool down at night, then your core body temperature can’t really get back to what is normal for you. You’re starting the next morning with a higher baseline.” That’s why death rates start to increase after about 24 hours during heat waves. “It’s not the instantaneous exposure; it’s the buildup over the course of a day, not getting relief at night. That starts affecting the cells and organs,” Ebi says.

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RFK Jr. fires ‘Washingtonian of the year’ from CDC vaccine panel

The Seattle Times

Adjunct Professor of Global Health, Helen Chu, went through two years of a rigorous application process to apply to one of the country’s top vaccine advisory panels at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Last July, she began what she thought would be a four-year term with the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. But less than a year later and via a brief and vague email, Chu was abruptly dismissed. The June 9 email didn’t specify why, she said.

 

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Vance, Rubio peddle fiction that 88 percent of foreign aid doesn't go overseas

Washington Post

UW Department of Global Health Professor, Steve Gloyd, had decried what he calls “phantom aid,” in which he said 30 to 60 percent of the total budget of some global health aid projects never even leave the headquarters of the nongovernmental organization hired to manage the program. International NGOs also can inflate the salaries of local staff, draining health ministries of expertise and raising in-country costs.