major Mollie Holmberg was one of 60 US undergraduates to present research at last week’s event in Washington D.C. Supported by Luke Bergmann聽from the Department of Geography, Mollie investigates the impact of the global economy on agricultural land worldwide.
New data collected by the (IHME) demonstrate sharp declines in maternal and child deaths across the world. Study author Haidong Wang聽cites education, health innovations and rising income聽as drivers of improved outcomes for women and children.
Recognized internationally as a center for research and scholarship, the celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. To celebrate, the center is hosting a on May 12.
UW mechanical engineering alumnus聽Thomas Larson (鈥�13) invented a microscope lens for smartphones while still an undergraduate. Since graduation, he has sold聽5,000 of his product, the聽.聽The smartphone microscopes are being used in classrooms and in the field around the world. His next step? Working with global health experts to test the Micro Phone Lens at a clinic in Kenya.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, UW researchers partnered with colleagues from the US and France to document changes in the Greenlandic Ice Sheet since the 1970 passage of the US Clean Air Act.
In poor communities outside Lima, Peru, green space is limited and fresh food is scarce. An interdisciplinary group of UW professors and graduate students aimed to bring change to one community by supporting residents in constructing and cultivating household gardens.
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During winter quarter, Comparative History of Ideas’ (CHID)聽 study abroad program took students on a journey to Rome, Budapest and Istanbul to connect with Roma communities through experiential learning.
UW Bothell’s American Muslim Research Institute is hosting a lecture by Middle East expert聽, director of the聽American Muslim Research Institute听补苍诲聽a UW Bothell professor, will moderate. The talk will provide insight into “how Islam inside and outside of the U.S. affects the lives of American Muslims, and vice versa, with specific attention paid to U.S. foreign policy potential implications,” says Dana.
First Lady Michelle Obama praised UW senior Philmon Haile during聽a recent speech at Peking University, quoting聽from his remarks at a Washington D.C. event celebrating聽President Obama鈥檚 .
Philmon has studied abroad several times,聽interning at the US Embassy Beijing, conducting field research in rural China and volunteering in Jordan. He was recently awarded the Rangel Graduate Fellowship, which supports graduate study and professional development in preparation for a career in the Foreign Service.
A new Department of History course challenges students to explore the complicated history of health intervention. Through critical examination of case studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, Associate Professor Adam聽Warren聽hopes to empower and inspire students to take leadership and learn from history.聽