UW READU Research team honored with Academy Health Mosaic Award
CA community-driven research team at the University of Washington has received national recognition for its innovative and inclusive approach to public health research.
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Built to solve it: Three HIHIM alumnae turn data into doors
None of them set out to become entrepreneurs when they enrolled. What they got instead was a technical vocabulary for problems they already understood in their bones — problems they’d witnessed at pharmacy counters, in hospital rehab rooms, in fragmented health systems on two continents. HIHIM gave them the systems-level fluency to see why those…
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Meeting students where they are: Chen named Outstanding Teaching Assistant 2026
“I focus on creating space for students to work through challenging concepts themselves, with me as a guide,” she said. “I adapt my pacing and examples to meet students where they are. I also see teaching as relational and iterative: I ask for feedback, reflect on what’s working, and adjust. I’m continually learning alongside my…
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Changing the conversation around firearm safety
A recent graduate of the UW School of Public Health’s Community-Oriented Public Health Practice program spent a year building trust with rural gun owners. What she found upends a common assumption about who’s willing to listen.
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.