How researchers and communities are protecting health in a changing climate
UW researchers partner with communities to save lives from extreme heat and climate-related disasters.
Global Health
Amanda Brumwell shares what health systems need to address growing rates of diabetes worldwide
Doctoral student leads implementation science work to understand how countries can better support people with type 2 diabetes.
Biraj Karmacharya builds ecosystems for public health
A public health leader in Nepal, Biraj Karmacharya was selected as the 2024 School of Public Health Alumni of Impact Awardee.
Amanda Li on intentionality and embracing challenging conversations in global health
MPH Global Health student Amanda Li received the 2024 Gilbert S. Omenn award for master’s students.
Biraj Karmacharya named 2024 Alumni of Impact Awardee for the UW School of Public Health
SPH honors alum and community public health leader in Nepal.
UW SPH’s Connie Celum receives the 2024 ASPPH Research Excellence Award
UW SPH faculty Dr. Connie Celum honored with ASPPH’s 2024 Research Excellence Award.
Watch: On World AIDS Day, researchers share progress on combating global epidemic
AIDS / HIV researchers Drs. Connie Celum and Chase Cannon
Public health students partner with communities locally and abroad to support Ukrainians displaced by war
Students Olena Bidovanets and Olga Vitruk have been supporting the health of Ukrainians both abroad and locally as part of their practicum experience this past year at the UW, as war left a mark upon the physical and mental health of millions.
Pamela Collins, advocate for mental health and community voice, named 2023 MLK Service Awardee
For more than 25 years, Collins has been a mental health advocate for communities around the globe through her research, science policy leadership, and global health practice.
How a series of questions helped Kenneth Mugwanya fight the HIV epidemic
Kenneth Mugwanya's research has led him from studying which drugs can prevent HIV, to determining their safety, to understanding how to deliver them to the people who need them the most.
For Heidi van Rooyen, equitable partnerships are at the center of global health leadership
New Department of Global Health Chair Heidi van Rooyen shares her public health journey.
Welcoming new faculty to the University of Washington School of Public Health
Faculty bring expertise in health care access, criminal justice, and sexual and reproductive rights.
Heidi van Rooyen named chair of Department of Global Health
Heidi van Rooyen is an internationally recognized executive leader, social scientist and clinical psychologist.
Two SPH doctoral students named 2024-2025 Magnuson Scholars
Doctoral students Amanda Brumwell and Miriana Duran named 2024-2025 Magnuson Scholars.
Grace John-Stewart receives the 2024 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
UW SPH faculty Grace John-Stewart honored with the 2024 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.
MPH student Keeley Ffrench on social prescribing to improve the health impacts caused by loneliness and isolation
In this Q&A, Ffrench shares her MPH practicum experience, what it was like working with practitioners at a public health organization, and advice for students beginning their practicum.
Cervical cancer is taking an unnecessary toll on lives. Here’s how it can be prevented locally and globally
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. Practitioners share a message of action and hope for saving lives.
UW SPH’s Kristie Ebi named 2023 AGU Fellow
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and environmental and occupational health sciences, has been elected as a 2023 American Geophysical Union Fellow.
Kingsley Ndoh (MPH, ’13) wins Washington Global Health Alliance’s 2023 Rising Star Award
Alumnus Kingsley Ndoh receives the 2023 Rising Star Award for his exceptional impact in the field of global health.
Carole Green on hope and urgency for our climate and for our health
2023 Omenn awardee Carole Green works with international partners to study how prepared cities and countries are to adapt to climate change’s impact on our health.
Removing Personal Belief Exemptions for the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine School Requirement: The Effects on Immunization Rates
In 2000, the United States declared measles to be eliminated, however declining vaccination rates and the resulting increase in measles outbreaks have led to growing concern that the US may lose elimination status.
Gloyd Endowed Lecturer Madhukar Pai
On Tuesday, May 16, Professor Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, a Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill University in Montreal, Canada will visit the University of Washington as the Stephen Steward Gloyd Endowed Lecturer to give a talk titled Can We Walk Our Talk on Decolonizing Global Health?
Tina Mensa-Kwao on partnering with youth to improve their mental health care
In this Q&A, graduate student Tina Mensa-Kwao shares why she’s passionate about global health, her research efforts and its potential impact, her future goals as a professional, and advice for new students.
Mental Health Matters
Together, we can heal from the trauma of COVID-19
Deepa Rao named Vice Dean for Faculty
The University of Washington School of Public Health is pleased to announce Deepa Rao, Ph.D., M.A., as Vice Dean for Faculty, a newly expanded role from her previous position as interim Senior Associate Dean.