
Demystifying policy: HSERV 553 brings permit-to-purchase lawmakers into the classroom
Policymakers, including Senator Manka Dhingra, visited students in HSERV 553 to discuss Washington’s new Permit-to-Purchase gun law.
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Meet the ’25-’26 HSPop MPH and MS Student Ambassadors
Collectively, this year’s ambassadors bring experience from emergency medicine, clinical care, health policy, disability advocacy, global and Indigenous health, community-based research, as well as health services and outcomes research. Student ambassadors play a vital role for prospective students. Through sharing their unique stories, they offer a peer perspective on what it’s like to be enrolled…
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New study links WIC food choices to longer participation
New research from the University of Washington finds that households participating in WIC are more likely to stay in the program when they redeem a higher share of their benefits in the program’s most popular categories.
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Health Services PhD alum named editor-in-chief of Contraception
Dr. Blair Darney (HSERV PhD ’12) has been named editor-in-chief of Contraception, the journal of the Society of Family Planning and one of the most influential journals in reproductive health research. Her appointment reflects a career marked by international collaboration, policy-relevant scholarship, mentorship, and an enduring commitment to reproductive rights and autonomy.

HSEED Award and Student Funding
Established by the Department of Health Systems and Population Health in 2016, the HSEED Award celebrates students who show outstanding potential to lead and innovate in public health and health services. The HSEED Award provides tuition support for outstanding students across our department’s academic programs. Recipients are honored for their academic merit, diversity of experiences and backgrounds, potential for leadership in public health, and committment to making a difference in their communities.