Department News
2026 Annual MPH Practicum Symposium
The MPH Practicum Symposium is an essential part of the MPH candidate experience as it enables our students to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and apply it to the real world of public health. This year, 24 DGH MPH students will be showcasing their innovative, community-driven projects at the 28th Annual MPH Practicum Symposium on Wednesday, April 8.
Better understanding vaccine hesitancy: Preparing for a new tuberculosis vaccine
It has been over a hundred years since the first tuberculosis vaccine was invented, and yet tuberculosis remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. That is now poised to change. There are several new TB vaccines now in phase III clinical trials and the world is closer than ever to a breakthrough that could save 8.5 million lives by 2050. Yet questions remain regarding how well the new vaccines will be accepted b
2026 Research Assistant Professor
Join the Department of Global Health's upcoming candidate faculty job talks.
From Tuesday, April 14 to Thursday, April 16, 2026, the department is interviewing four candidates to join our full-time faculty as a Research Assistant Professor. Each candidate will be presenting on a global health topic of their choice. Everyone is invited to attend the virtual job talks to learn about the candidates.
2026 Research Associate Professor
Join the Department of Global Health's upcoming candidate faculty job talks.
From Wednesday, April 15 to Thursday, April 16, 2026, the department is interviewing two candidates to join our full-time faculty as a Research Associate Professor. Each candidate will be presenting on a global health topic of their choice. Everyone is invited to attend the virtual job talks to learn about the candidates.
The borderless challenge of our time: What study abroad taught me about climate and health
From rising temperatures in London to hurricane recovery in Jamaica, a student shares how global experiences deepened her understanding of climate resilience
In the Media
Kitsap health board taps Duber as permanent health officer
Dr. Herbie Duber, a global health professor who became health officer for the Kitsap Public Health District on an interim basis in August, will continue to serve in the role going forward.
Duber appointed as KPHD’s new permanent health officer
The Kitsap Public Health District Board appointed Dr. Herbie Duber, a professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Global Health, and Health Metric Sciences, as the agency’s permanent health officer at its Feb. 3 meeting.
Trump's exit from global climate treaty leaves U.S. without a voice in negotiations
In an executive order, Trump put an end to more than three decades of U.S. support for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the world's long-standing climate treaty. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Aluminum is crucial to vaccines - and safe. Why are CDC advisers debating it?
RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations today. Here’s what’s at stake. Rhea Coler, an affiliate professor of global health at the UW, is quoted.
The State of Healthcare in the U.S.
Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, associate teaching professor emeritus of global health and of health services at the UW, talks about the state of health care in the United States in this KCSB-FM snippet.





