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Travel Fellowships Student Experience
June 09, 2014 | Department News

Department Selects 19 Graduate Students and Trainees to Receive Travel Awards

In May 2014, the Department of Global Health awarded fellowships to 19 outstanding students and medical residents. With support from one of these five programs they will travel to 10 countries to work on wide variety of projects addressing issues such as childhood cancer, TB, and mental health. The 2014-2015 fellowship recipients are listed below.

For more information on the fellowships, visit the Global Health Resource Center's Funding and Fieldwork page.

June 04, 2014 | Department News

Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series Lecture 'The Gun Violence Morass: Science Can Get Us Out of It' - with Mark Rosenberg (May 5, 2014)

An expert in medicine and public health, ranging from infectious diseases, to injuries, and mental health, Dr. Mark Rosenberg served 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including early work in smallpox eradication, enteric diseases, and HIV/AIDS. He was instrumental in establishing CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and became the first permanent director in 1994, serving as director and Assistant Surgeon General until 1999.

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June 04, 2014 | Department News

Three Mobile Health Projects to Prevent the Spread of HIV in Africa

How can smart phones prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission? Three approaches are gaining attention for their innovative use of technology to improve access to safe breast milk, patient education and HIV testing at home. Read more about how technology is being used by Global Health faculty Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH and partners UW Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and PATH, in the June 2014 edition of Columns, the UW alumni magazine.

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June 02, 2014 | Department News

Students Partner with Global WACh to Improve Child Nutrition and Prevent HIV

Students from the University of Washington are helping to improve the health of women and children across the world through Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh), a growing research and education center on the UW Campus. This year, Global WACh students completed projects in Nepal, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Seattle, focused on topics like nutrition, family planning, preventing mother-to-child HIV and adolescent health.

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May 23, 2014 | Department News

Alumni Reception Draws a Crowd in D.C.

Salud! Department alumni gathered in Washington D.C. during a special alumni reception in conjunction with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference earlier this month. Both faculty and staff joined the mingling and networking, which included appetizers and beverages from Buca de Beppo.

Many of the attendees were also presenting work or participating in the CUGH conference, and their experience-level ranged from undergraduates to physicians. Kudos to Julie Brunett for her excellent work organizing a fun and well-attended event.

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May 15, 2014 | Department News

2014 CUGH Conference Examines Sustainability of Global Health Programs

What happens when nearly 1,500 people who work or learn in global health convene in D.C.? We take a #selfie, of course! This year’s Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference brought together global health researchers, practitioners and students in Washington D.C., May 9-12 around the topic of Advancing Global Health in the Post-MDG Era. Attendees came from more than 50 countries, 208 universities, and 37% of attendees were students.

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May 14, 2014 | Department News

Congrats to Six Faculty, Staff and Students Who Received SPH Excellence Awards!

Six exceptional members of the Department of Global Health were honored at the 2014 School of Public Health Excellence Awards, which recognized and celebrated the outstanding achievement of staff, students, and faculty. All were acknowledged at the May 9th ceremony and they will also be recognized at the Department of Global Health Graduation Reception on June 11th. Please join us in congratulating the following stellar individuals!

Julie Beschta, Outstanding Staff Award

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