Vote to promote diversity and equal opportunity at UW
Diversity Equality Faculty Code faculty
May 30, 2018 | Department News

OP-ED: Dear UW Faculty: VOTE. This one really matters.

The faculty senate is currently voting on an amendment to the UW Faculty Code mandating the consideration of faculty contributions to promote diversity and equal opportunity as part of the promotion and tenure process. This means that along with the typical considerations of research, teaching and service, activities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion will also be considered as meritorious activities worthy of assessment, but will not be required components.

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Endowed Fellowship for Global Health Excellence Underrepresented minority
May 21, 2018 | Department News

Advancing Access, Opportunity, and Justice for All: UW’s Endowed Fellowship for Global Health Excellence, Equity, and Impact

May 21 is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day for people around the globe to celebrate diversity in their own contexts, whether locally or globally. To mark the day, UW Department of Global Health (DGH) highlights the views and experiences of UW students who are recipients of the Endowed Fellowship for Global Health Excellence, Equity and Impact and some ways that we can all get involved in promoting diversity at UW.

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Environmental Health climate change Center for Health and the Global Environment United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
May 15, 2018 | Department News

Four UW Faculty Tapped for UN Climate Assessment

By Rebecca Andrews / The Daily UW

The UW has been a leader in research for many years with projects ranging from the Earth’s core to the stars, spanning all seven continents and all five oceans. It receives over $160 million annually to conduct its research on climate, ecology, natural resource management, marine science, earth science, and space. Research and accurate reporting is vital to understanding the world and the climate as it is rapidly changing, and the effects this will have on daily lives.

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Population Health Initiative Ana Mari Cauce
May 03, 2018 | Department News

Population Health Initiative Recognizes Its Second Anniversary with Release of Community Report

Dear Friends:

Two years ago, we launched the Population Health Initiative with the goal of bringing our University together with external partners in a more interdisciplinary and collaborative way to speed progress toward improving health and well-being here and around the world. Our vision is grand in scale, but our work proceeds in the knowledge that ultimately, it is the health of communities — and the people in them — that matters.

Nepal Studies Initiative Nepal Bioengineering Dhulikhel Hospital Office of Global Affairs
April 19, 2018 | Department News

Quality Healthcare for All Through Partnerships and Innovation: Nepal-UW Symposium

How can mutually beneficial global collaborations help find solutions to real-world problems? What are innovative approaches to sustainable collaborations?

The recent "UW-Nepal Partnerships in Health Innovation: Multi-Disciplinary Collaborations to Advance Population Health" symposium tackled such questions in panel discussions featuring UW and Kathmandu University faculty from multiple disciplines.

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