How do you ensure that global health research actually informs what’s happening on the ground? Why is the translation of research findings into large scale practice and policy often slow and uneven? How do global health practitioners address the widening gap between what is known to be effective and what is done in routine practice? A condensed summer course on the emerging field of implementation science hopes to attract folks from around the world who are interested in bridging this gap between research and practice in reproductive health.

School of Dentistry and Department of Global Health faculty members helped lead the second Latin American Workshop on Clinical Research Methods in Oral Health, held Feb. 22-27 at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru.

The conference, whose theme was “An Update on HIV,” was conducted jointly with the University of Washington School of Public Health and School of Dentistry. Dr. Joseph Zunt, Professor of Global Health and Professor of Neurology, was principal investigator on a Fogarty International Center training grant that funded the conference.

Benita Beamon, associate professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, adjunct associate professor of Global Health, and faculty fellow with the Department of Global Health and College of the Environment passed away Nov. 29, 2014 from colorectal cancer. She was 48. Beamon appeared in our Pathways to Global Health video series speaking on her work in complex humanitarian emergencies. She will be greatly missed.

Her obituary was posted on the funeral home website:

The University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) International Core is delighted to announce this year’s International Pilot and Global to Local Awards. The proposals were recently reviewed by a committee, which included seven reviewers from three CFAR-affiliated institutions.

Congratulations to the awardees: