photo of students in Dark Empire study abroad program
Clarence Spigner Study Abroad Race Equity Great Britain Student Experience
August 22, 2016 | Department News

SPH: UW Students Have Hard Conversations about Race & Disparity in London

Students share their experiences in a study abroad program examining health disparities in Great Britain in this School of Public Health news article. The program name, Dark Empire, refers to the shadow that existed after the fall of the British Empire and the health disparities seen today as a result of British imperialism. This is the program's 9th year and it is led by Adjunct Professor Clarence Spigner.

Randy Kyes Indonesia Study Abroad Field Research One Health
October 02, 2015 | Department News

UW College of Arts and Sciences: Monkeying around in Remote Indonesia

By Nancy Joseph

When Matthew Novak set foot on Tinjil Island in Indonesia this summer, it was a homecoming of sorts. Twenty years ago, Novak (BS, PhD, Psychology, 1993, 2002) participated in a month-long field study program on the remote island as a UW graduate student. He returned this year as a professor, along with four of his Central Oregon Community College students.