public health

November 26, 2023

A woman wearing a surgical mask and stethoscope smiles at a laughing patient.

Delivering hope

A UW program works to improve maternal health outcomes for Black women and other underserved community members.


May 29, 2023

Teachers of the year

From inspiration to impact, this year’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipients mentor and nurture students from all disciplines.


February 25, 2023

Opioid game-changer

Vaccines show promise for treating addiction to oxycodone, heroin and other addictive substances.


November 26, 2022

Behind the data

When doctoral student Horacio Chacón Torrico looks at public-health data, he sees the ‘forgotten’ people he wants to help.


May 30, 2022

The heart of health care

Through public health crisis, nursing leader Pam Cipriano, ’81, has delivered doses of hope and advocacy. The 2022 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata award recognizes her service.


May 29, 2022

Why we walk

We were bipedal before we were human. But science still has much to explore about how we evolved—body and brain—to be walkers.


March 11, 2022

Remembering Desmond Tutu

Twenty years ago, the human rights leader delivered a message of hope to Seattle.


March 4, 2022

Caring for custodians

Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano, ’10, ’21, leads an effort recognize an often overlooked group in the pandemic: campus custodians.


December 11, 2021

Partially colored sketch of Marie Spiker cooking soup

Locally grown

Marie Spiker is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health, registered dietitian and enthusiastic kayaker. We asked her about her various passions.


December 4, 2021

A damaged container of juice with a label reading "Sunny Diabetes, 100% bad choice for Vitamin C, 15 sugar cubes per serving"

Fruity, not healthy

Fruit drinks are often disguised as nutritious alternatives to soda. Researchers try to counter that narrative.


Wendy Barrington wears a dark blue shirt and clear glasses and rests her head on her chin while looking into the camera.

A call to action

Associate Professor Wendy Barrington, '12, brings a passion for health equity to her role as director of the Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health.


Illustration depicting a giant evil smartphone terrorizing Seattle.

Fighting the infodemic

Twisted facts, fake news and social media spoofs can turn society upside down. One UW team is working to help us through the infodemic.


November 19, 2021

Sepia toned film headshot of Rachel Suggs Pitts in a nursing uniform

Nursing leader’s legacy

One of Seattle’s few Black nurses in the 1940s, Rachel Suggs Pitts helped create a network of support for her colleagues and nursing students.


September 11, 2021

Reframing what matters

Every autumn, the new academic year offers a fresh start. This year, many of us return with a new perspective shaped by the pandemic.


September 4, 2021

Crisis state

Washington has a shortage of mental-health workers and high demand for treatment. The UW is at the center of efforts to turn the tide.


Healthy collaboration

The UW’s six health sciences schools share a mission to improve care and soon will share a new building.


June 10, 2021

Pandemic parallels

Long lines for vaccines are nothing new to Darrell Salk, whose father created the polio vaccine.


December 16, 2020

UW vs. COVID-19

Recent news in the battle against COVID-19 from the UW community.


Firearm study

The UW is researching handgun carrying among rural adolescents, in a three-year, $1.5 million study funded by the CDC.


November 29, 2020

For many UW retirees, service never stops

Retiring from the UW doesn’t end the story for faculty and staff. They are driven to serve their communities on a local or global scale.