KPLU-Humanosphere’s event April 26 at Seattle Town Hall — Can Seattle Save the World? – was clearly a huge hit, drawing in an estimated 700 people. Humanosphere blogger Tom Paulson summarized some of the more memorable comments from the four panelists:
The Gates Foundation has several new jobs posted -- more than two dozen at last count. Check it out!
The Climate Change and Global Health initiative is one of six new programs, center, and initiatives funded by the Department of Global Health. Read more about the funding announcement.
Patz lecture came as the Department recently kicked off an exciting new initiative, "Climate Change and Global Health: Adaptive Solutions for Human Health and the Environment.” This initiative involves more than 25 collaborations on campus and off and could position the UW as a major player in addressing global health and environmental issues arising from climate change.
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, Professor and Director, Global Environmental Health at the University of Wisconsin (at Madison) gave a great lecture Jan. 4 to a standing-room only crowd as part of the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery Series. His topic, "Climate Change and Health: Dark Clouds AND Golden Opportunities" discussed the list of health issues associated with climate change (e.g., urban heat island effect, air pollution and aeroallergens; vector-borne diseases; water-borne diseases; water resources and food supply; mental health and environmental refugees).
The future of the region's global health sector took center stage at the 39th annual enterpriseSeattle economic forecast Jan. 13. The Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) was asked by enterpriseSeattle to partner on the sold-out event (more than 500 attendees, including Gov. Christine Gregoire). Many global health organizations, including the Department of Global Health, were featured in the "global health innovation room," allowing groups to introduce their work to a broader business community.
Dr. Zied Mhirsi, who received his MPH from UW, is living in Tunisia and was quoted in a New York Times story on the recent violence. He also recorded a YouTube video to "tell some friends about the sequence of events that took place during the last month, leading to the first democratic revolution in the Arab world."
UW announced a series of new UW policies governing international travel, which became effective Jan. 1. They include an emergency number, requirements for mandatory insurance, and a travel registry. Additional information is available at the travel emergency webpage of the Office of Global Affairs
A rap about Dr. Wes Van Voorhis' lab in the UW Department of Medicine, where they do research on drug development for infectious diseases.Van Voorhis is an Adjunct Prof. of Global Health and Microbiology.
Thanks to everyone who participated in Global Health Week Feb. 28-March 4. We promoted more than 20 events in five days (22 for those who are counting). And for all those who missed Global Health Trivia night, see the coverage in Humanosphere! (Emcee Stephen Gloyd has a new career as game show host).