March 09, 2017 | Department News
UW Fulbrighters Shine at the Global Health Innovations Conference
by Sabra Zarâa, PharmD, Master of Public Health student and Fulbright Scholar
March 06, 2017 | Department News
8th Annual CUGH Conference: Healthy People, Healthy Ecosystems
The 8th Annual CUGH Conference, one of the world's leading academic global health conferences, will be held in Washington, DC from April 6 to April 9, 2017.
March 06, 2017 | Department News
Abstracts Due: Global Healthies Competition & Award Ceremony
Awards season is here!
2017 Abstract Submission: Department of Global Health (DGH) Global Healthies Poster Competition and Award Ceremony
Student, Medical Resident, and Fellow Poster Session and Awards Ceremony
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 12:00 pm
March 01, 2017 | Department News
DGH Funding Application for International Fieldwork Due Soon
The Department of Global Health Fellowships provide financial assistance to graduate students, professional students, and medical residents at the University of Washington to help support fieldwork experience in global health.
Managed by the Global Health Resource Center, fellowships that fall under the common application are:
March 01, 2017 | Department News
Principles of STD/HIV Research Course Accepting Applications
The University of Washington Department of Global Health and the Center for AIDS and STD Research are accepting applications for the 25th Annual Principles of STD/HIV Research Course. The course will be held July 17-July 27, 2017 at UW in Seattle, Washington.
February 28, 2017 | Department News
UW Among Peace Corps’ 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities
The Peace Corps announced Tuesday that the University of Washington ranked No. 2 among large schools on the agency’s 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 73 Huskies currently volunteering worldwide.
February 28, 2017 | Department News
SPH Close Up: Xiao-Hua "Andrew" Zhou
By Ashlie Chandler
Biostatistics is using math principals to solve real world problems. You can see an impact.
Xiao-Hua “Andrew” Zhou was 13 when the Cultural Revolution ended in China, returning a relative calm to the country and expanding access to public education.
February 27, 2017 | Department News
Seattle Times: Healing the Global Village
“I want to live in a reality where we take vaccines for granted,” says Augustine Ajuogu. He grew up in Nigeria, where he saw firsthand the devastating effects of diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. In fact, he lost an uncle to TB.
Now a third-year medical student at the UW School of Medicine, Ajuogu has a goal.
“I’m focused on reducing the impact of treatable diseases, and the way I want to do that is through vaccines and drugs,” he says. “I imagine a world free from the threat of infectious diseases.”
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February 24, 2017 | Department News
UW Named a 'Top Producer' of Fulbright Scholars, Students
Originally published in UW Today
The University of Washington is among the top producers of Fulbright scholars and students for 2016-17, according to lists released Sunday by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Fulbright Program, operated by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
February 22, 2017 | Department News
Kristie L. Ebi Authors Report on Accomplishments of US Global Change Research Program
Kristie L. Ebi, UW Professor of Global Health and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, authored a recently published report summarizing the first 25 years of accomplishments by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Dr. Ebi is a member of the USGCRP National Research Council Advisory Committee and Director of the UW Center for Health and the Global Environment.