January 15, 2015 | Department News

Collaborative Efforts in Peru Pay Off: Center Awarded First-Ever “Center of Excellence,” Receives More Than US $5.5m

Universidad Mayor de San Marcos in Lima received Peru's award for a “Center of Excellence.” The award was given to the Center for Technical, Biomedical and Environmental Research at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, along with an award of 16.7 million soles (equivalent to nearly US$5.6 million). The center is supported by the University of Washington and la Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil.

United States Ambassador to Peru, Brian A. Nichols, was in attendance to acknowledge the award.

BIRCH team
December 19, 2014 | Department News

Department of Global Health Travel Grants: 6th Annual CUGH Conference

The Department of Global Health is pleased to announce that we will provide at least six individuals with $500 grants to help support their travel, registration, and expenses to attend the 6th Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), “Mobilizing Research for Global Health”, March 26-28, 2015, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA.  We are currently accepting applications for these travel grants fro

November 26, 2014 | Department News

Q & A with Julia Bunting of International Planned Parenthood Federation

Julia Bunting, Global Director of the Programmes and Technical at The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), London will be at the University of Washington Dec. 8 as part of the 5th Annual Maternal Health Lecture Series in Honor of Beth Peterman sponsored by the Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh), The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series.

BIRCH team
October 24, 2014 | Department News

Faculty and Climate Change Expert Kristie Ebi on School of Public Health Close Up

Kristie Ebi was among the first experts in the US on global climate change and health. Today she works with developing countries to lessen the impacts of climate change on their populations. She recently joined the School of Public Health to help it address one of its key emerging challenges, global environmental change and health. Despite the doom and gloom projected by many scientific models, Ebi has a positive message about saving lives and becoming a healthier planet.

Read the interview.

October 17, 2014 | Department News

Distance Learning Course on Leadership & Management in Health Application Deadline Approaching

The Department of Global Health at the University of Washington is now accepting applications for the following Distance Learning courses. Leadership & Management in Health focuses on the practical leadership and management skills required for working in complex local, regional, national, and global health environments. Participants will develop a clear sense of the issues associated with leading organizations and managing people in health and public health environments.

October 15, 2014 | Department News

Upcoming Local Events Focus on Ebola Crisis

Most people had never heard of Ebola as recently as a few of months ago—now this deadly virus is leading every newscast. As West Africa fights the largest Ebola outbreak in history, Pacific Northwest researchers and organizations are working to aid its containment and curb its destructive potential. We hope you will join us for one or both of these upcoming events featuring local researchers and public health practitioners who are working on Ebola.

 

 

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