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The 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects placed the UW in the top 10 internationally for public health.
The UW’s Population Health Initiative awards tier 1 pilot grants to six projects involving SPH faculty.
The number of people diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, has risen steadily over the past few decades. However, death rates from melanoma have not, which has raised concerns about overdiagnosis within the medical community.
Ramya Kumar, a Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology shares her experiences as a Fogarty Fellow, her research in stigma and HIV prevention, and some of her most influential experiences at the School.
Congratulations to the faculty, alumni and student recipients!
In an interview published in the Public Service Review, two public health Huskies discuss the impact of policy and service on US health
India Ornelas, Acting Chair and Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, has been named an Aspen Institute 2023 Ascend Fellow.
Derek Jennings discusses Indigenous health equity and what he hopes to accomplish in his new role as associate dean for Indigenous affairs and engagement at SPH.
How UW SPH has used public health values to shape its growth. Here are the top five accomplishments during Dean Hilary Godwin's five years at the School.
MPH students and UW researchers study access, affordability of medication abortion through telehealth
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and environmental and occupational health sciences, has been elected as a 2023 American Geophysical Union Fellow.
Faculty Weichao Yuwen and Maggie Ramirez partner with Latino community to assist caregivers of chronically ill children with mental and physical responsibilities.
Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world and spending more than other countries on health care, Americans will live an average of 7.5 years less than countries with the highest life expectancy.
Sharon Laing, adjunct associate professor of health systems and population health, is a recipient of APHA’s 2023 Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award.
Carlos Morales, a recipient of the Food Systems, Nutrition and Health Major Fund shares their passion for improving food systems and policy, and how becoming a restaurant owner led them to pursue an undergraduate degree in public health.