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Considerations for improving the relevance, use, and robustness of projections of the health risks of climate change

Science News

Policy makers and practitioners are increasingly seeking to understand the extent of the impacts of climate change on health, the magnitude and pattern of projected risks, and possible effective mitigation and adaptation solutions. This Personal View offers recommendations to increase the policy relevance and usefulness of projections.

Dr. Carey Farquhar Receives Global Innovation Fund Award

UW Medicine Newsroom

Dr. Carey Farquhar, professor of medicine (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and global health, has received a Global Innovation Fund Award from the UW Office of Global Affairs. The UW Global Innovation Fund seeds initiatives and programs, developing cross-college and cross-continent collaborations that enhance the University of Washington’s global reach.

Daniel-Ulloa honored for lifelong learning excellence, rooted in student-centered teaching

UW School of Public Health

Jason Daniel-Ulloa, associate teaching professor in the Departments of Health Systems and Population Health and Global Health, has been awarded the University of Washington’s Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. Presented as part of the UW’s 2025 Awards of Excellence, the honor recognizes full-time faculty who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to teaching and designing courses in non-degree programs that serve professional development, personal growth, and career transformation.

Research Spotlight: The Center for Health and the Global Environment

The Daily

The Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) is a team of researchers, teachers, and practitioners that uses their expertise to incorporate climate change resilience into public health. Their research focuses on topics such as heat, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, nutrition, wildfires and air pollution, mental health, injuries, and waterborne diseases.