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Applied Research Fellows develop tool to explore population changes in King County

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The 2020 Population Health Applied Research Fellows concluded their 10-week program to produce small area population forecasts at the Census tract and Health Reporting Area levels by sex, race, ethnicity and five-year age groups for King County from 2020 to 2045. Their findings, which were presented to staff from a variety of King County departments, Washington State’s Office of Financial Management and the Puget Sound Regional Council, will help fill a crucial information gap faced by policymakers and stakeholders about…

Eleven new members named to initiative executive council

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Nine new faculty, one graduate student and one undergraduate student have been named to the 30-member Population Health Initiative executive council by President Ana Mari Cauce. They are: Becky Alexander, professor of Atmospheric Sciences, College of the Environment Jennifer Bacci, assistant professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy Kyle Crowder, professor of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences Jonathan Posner, professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Gundula Proksch, associate professor of Architecture, College of Built Environments Anita…

Systemic inequalities also impacts plant and animal life in cities

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New research led by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø found that social inequalities, specifically racism and classism, are impacting the biodiversity, evolutionary shifts and ecological health of plants and animals in our cities. For example, several studies the authors included found fewer trees in low-income and racially minoritized neighborhoods in major cities across the U.S. Less tree cover means hotter temperatures and fewer plant and animal species. The project, which examined more than 170 published studies and analyzed the influence of…

Generous gift to College of Education bolsters effort to diversify education workforce

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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø College of Education has received a $6 million anonymous gift earmarked to bolster diversity in the education workforce, which is a key driver in ultimate K-12 student success, especially for students of color. The gift will expand financial support – including tuition assistance, textbooks and more – for recruitment of teacher candidates from diverse backgrounds, including candidates of color and those who are multilingual. In addition, the gift provides professional learning and supports to enhance retention…

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s youth reading program sees record numbers during COVID-19 pandemic

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Real Dawgs Read is a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø program that typically asks kids to read 30 minutes a day over 30 separate days during the summer. The program ran a special session between March 25 and June 5 and experienced its highest level of participation — with 3,240 readers taking part — in its five-year existence. Since 2015, Real Dawgs Read has helped K-8 students across the state experience the joy of reading. Students fill out a reading journal and…

Initiative announces award of 14 COVID-19 population health equity research grants

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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Population Health Initiative announced the award of approximately $265,000 in COVID-19 population health equity research grants to 14 different teams of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty researchers and community leaders. Funding was partially matched by additional school, college, departmental, and external funds, bringing the total value of these awards to roughly $378,000. These population health equity research grants are intended to support ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers in partnering with communities of color – which are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic…

Early childhood intervention programs have long-term benefits

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A decades-long study by the University of Colorado and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has found that youth programs designed to prevent drug use and delinquency and support healthy development can reap lasting benefits not only for participants, but also for their future kids. The research focuses on a program called Raising Healthy Children, which the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Social Development Research Group monitored in several Seattle elementary schools in the 1980s. The program was among the first to test the idea that…

Launch of new Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences

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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø announced the establishment of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE), which is fueled by a $2.5 million inaugural investment from Microsoft. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø CREATE seeks to make technology accessible and to make the world accessible through technology. People with disabilities are dependent on technology and if accessibility is not embedded into the start of the development process then it can leave people behind. Achieving accessibility involves expertise and innovation across a…

United World Antiviral Research Network launched

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A newly formed United World Antiviral Research Network (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøARN) will be bring together researchers from institutions in several countries to spot and confront emerging pandemic viruses. The network will include investigators from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, including its School of Medicine, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Medicine Institute of Protein Design, and the School of Public Health; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and collaborators at Rockefeller University in New York City, FIOCRUZ in Brazil, IRESSEF in Senegal, KRISP in South Africa,…

Engineering researchers partner with county on an innovative wastewater treatment system

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Wastewater is treated at West Point Treatment Plant, located next to Seattle’s Discovery Park, before being released into Puget Sound. In coming years, more strict environmental regulations may require nitrogen to be removed from wastewater prior to discharge to improve the water quality and marine habitat. To meet the projected regulatory requirements, King County would be looking at expensive and major upgrades to its three large regional treatment facilities to create the additional square footage needed to accommodate nitrogen removal…