October 25, 2013 | Department News
CFAR Announces 2013 'New Investigator Awards'
The UW/FHCRC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Core is delighted to announce this year’s New Investigator Awards.
October 24, 2013 | Department News
Department to Offer Classes to WA High School Students
The Department of Global Health is working with the UW in the High School (UWHS) program to offer Global Health 101: Introduction to Global Health, to high school students as early as the 2014-15 school year. Global Health will be the first Department in the University of Washington (UW) Health Sciences Schools to offer one of their courses to Washington high school students under this program. UWHS courses are taught by high school teachers, and students receive recognition for their work at most public institutions and many private ones.
October 21, 2013 | Department News
Dr. King Holmes to receive Inaugural Award for Impact, at WGHA Party for the Health of it
The Washington Global Health Alliance will honor King K. Holmes, MD, PhD, William H. Foege Chair of Global Health at the University of Washington, with its first annual Award for Impact at “Party for the Health of It,” Nov. 9, 2013. Dr. Holmes receives this inaugural award because of his lifelong commitment to collaboration and mentorship. Hundreds of global health researchers and professionals have been mentored by Dr. Holmes since his start at the University of Washington in 1969.
October 18, 2013 | Department News
Jared Baeten, MD, PhD Awarded 2013 ASPPH/Pfizer Young Investigator's Research Award
Congratulations to Associate Professor Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, who was awarded Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health/ Pfizer Young Investigator Research Award.
October 16, 2013 | Department News
Widespread Media Coverage on PLOS Paper Giving New Estimates of Iraq War Deaths Between 2003 and 2011
Researchers from four universities, including University of Washington, conducted the first population-based survey since 2006 to estimate war-related deaths in Iraq and the first to cover the full-time span of the conflict.
All told, the researchers estimate nearly a half million people died from causes that could be attributed to the war. Their results were published Oct. 15 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
October 15, 2013 | Department News
Leading Maternal and Child Health Expert, Dr. Ana Langer, to come to UW
Dr. Ana Langer, the keynote speaker for the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series, 5 p.m. Nov. 7, 2013, at the Husky Union Building (HUB) North Ballroom, is respected worldwide as a leader in using research findings to influence policy and improve the overall quality of health care for women and families.
Dr. Langer, a physician specializing in pediatrics and neonatology, leads the Women and Health Initiative at Harvard, and for the past 25 years, she has been a leading researcher and advocate for the improvement of women’s health.
October 11, 2013 | Department News
International Day of the Girl, Oct. 11th - Spotlight on Girls in Rwanda
In honor of International Day of the Girl, we're spotlighting the stories of girls in Rwanda, as told by them through digital storytelling. The girls' digital stories are now available online, this one features Agnes and her story of caring for her siblings and starting a small business. After Agnes' father died, her mother had trouble caring for her and her four siblings. View her digital story
October 11, 2013 | Department News
Awards of Excellence ceremony recognizes Stephen Gloyd and Partners PrEP study team
Congratulations to Global Health faculty and staff honored through the University Awards of Excellence!
October 11, 2013 | Department News
Got an innovative idea? Apply to the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition by Nov. 12th!
Got an idea on how to alleviate health disparities? Apply to the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition by Nov. 12!
The deadline for this winter’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is fast-approaching -- one month away!
October 10, 2013 | Department News
Save the Date: Symposium on Maternal, Child Health Nov. 7th
The Department of Global Health is pleased to announce the upcoming symposium on Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The Symposium features a full afternoon of speakers and interactive events including a special section for local High School students interested in global health. Please join us!
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