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Department News
Department of Global Health Awards 12 Students With Travel Fellowships
Every year, the Department of Global Health offers funding and fellowships to graduate and professional students at the University of Washington to help support in-depth fieldwork experiences in global health.
Global Health Mentorship Today: Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH
To learn how mentors work in the context of global health research, Fogarty asked nine accomplished principal investigators about their experiences both as mentors and mentees. Read Carey Farquhar, Professor of Global Health, response.
Global Health Mentorship Today: Grace John-Stewart, MD, PhD, MPH
To learn how mentors work in the context of global health research, Fogarty asked nine accomplished principal investigators about their experiences both as mentors and mentees. Read Grace John-Stewart, Professor of Global Health, response.
Three UW SPH Faculty Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Three professors from the University of Washington School of Public Health—Wendy Barrington, Jeremy Hess, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar—were honored for their scientific and technical achievement.
Q & A: How the H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Could Become Humanity's Problem
Four years ago, as attention locked onto COVID-19, another virus began circling the globe. A major outbreak of a new strain of bird flu — formally named Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 — has since killed millions of wild birds and infected poultry, dairy cattle, domestic cats and a small number of humans.
In the Media
Climate Change Poses Health Risks. But It's Hard To Fight When State Policy Ignores It.
Florida illustrates how the politicization of climate change has thwarted efforts to tackle the problem. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Why Are Extreme Heat-Related Deaths So Hard to Track?
As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
More Than 47,000 People Died in Europe Last Year Due to Heat, Study Estimates. Here Are the Countries Most Impacted.
Over 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, a new report published Monday in Nature Medicine estimates. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at UW, is quoted.
How King County's Newest Park Fits Into A Plan for Extreme Heat
The Glendale Forest near South Park is an example of the types of urban places becoming more important as climate warming continues. A study from the UW is referenced, and Dr. Jeremy Hess, professor of global health, of emergency medicine and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Keep Your Cool: Experts on How to Stay Safe, Avoid Sunburns in Record-High Temps
As summer grows hotter every year and this summer's heat waves linger, doctors and medical experts warn Americans to keep an eye out for the dangers to the human body of extreme heat and scorching sunrays that can trigger heat exhaustion and heatstroke, cause severe sunburns, and lead to skin cancer down the line. Kristie Ebi, professor of global healh and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.