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Marissa Baker on showing respect for workers and collaborating with communities through the research-to-practice process
Spotlight on Maggie Ramirez, William L. Dowling Endowed Professor in Health Administration
The six health science schools at the University of Washington stand united with the people of Iran.
New faculty bring broad expertise in environmental exposures, infectious diseases, machine learning, environmental justice, disaster preparedness and more
When the global food system is thrown into crisis — whether that’s due to a pandemic, a war, a drought — often the first concern is economic fallout. But prioritizing the needs of commerce often comes at the expense of other interests: occupational health, environmental health, and social equity.
Regular consumption of shellfish contaminated by a common marine toxin can cause molecular changes in the brain, even at levels below regulatory limits.
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s 109-year-old gun law this summer, it also eliminated an effective way to reduce gun violence through concealed carry policies in the U.S.
While gender-affirming hormones are critical to trans individuals’ health and wellbeing, a new study provides insight into why people may be taking more or less than their prescribed dosages.
Public transit is one of the few ways youth have to independently navigate to school or work, but they don’t always feel safe doing so.
Daniela Witten, professor of biostatistics and statistics at University of Washington and the Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair in Mathematical Statistics, has received the prestigious 2022 Presidents’ Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS).
As the calendar rolls over to a new academic year, the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics is excited to welcome Katherine Wilson (PhD ’19) as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a historic 6-3 decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, giving individual states the power to make decisions about the legality of abortion in their jurisdictions. This marks the first time in the history of the United States that the Court has taken away a given right by overturning a 50-year-old, constitutionally protected liberty.
With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion, researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health share the impact of abortion restrictions and criminalization on public health and healthy equity, as well as the potential impact on health care policy in Washington state.
The University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative awarded funding to seven teams that include School of Public Health (SPH) researchers in its latest round of grants.
Tessa Matson, a doctoral student at the University of Washington School of Public Health, has spent the past four years studying and researching screening and assessment tools for substance use disorders that are patient-centric, equitable, and recognize the complexity that comes with motivating people to change their behaviors.