The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 Global Innovation Fund (GIF) award cycle. GIF provides seed funding for projects focused on expanding global research and learning at the UW, and we are especially interested in supporting proposals by new entrants and early-career faculty.
Applications which demonstrate consideration for the following will be given priority:
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Diversity, equity, and accessibility
- Environmental sustainability
- Longevity of the program/project
- Bi-directional relationships with global partners
The NSF and the NIH have partnered on a call for proposals to advance research in the area of smart health and biomedical research deploying data science and AI tools. The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities.
Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering.
George Mason University will be hosting this workshop on their campus between Dec. 11-13th (register here). This workshop brings together key experts working in many aspects of mathematics, key application fields, and industry with the goal to determine the ways in which mathematics can contribute to the research on Digital Twins and how Digital Twins can open up new mathematical directions, as well as to identify connections, synergies, and organizational efforts within the mathematical community, and to/with other disciplines. Some of the broad topics that make Digital Twins feasible to be covered under the workshop are: Modeling, Scientific Computing, Machine Learning, Reduced Order Modeling, Randomized Methods, Uncertainty Quantification, Optimization, and Control. The workshop consists of invited talks, poster sessions, demo sessions, and two panels focusing on applications and program officers from various funding agencies.
CSDE Affiliate Gregg Colburn (Real Estate) was quoted by the Washington State Standard in an article on how homelessness is a key issue in this year’s Nov. 7 election. Colburn discussed how the stakes in this election are huge for housing policy. Part of addressing homelessness is building more affordable housing to keep people in their homes, and local elected officials have a big say in where projects get built. “Who’s sitting in these seats will matter,” Colburn said. Read the full article here.
Join us on Friday, Nov. 3rd for a seminar by Sarah Glick, co-sponsored by the Population Health Initiative. Dr. Glick is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose research focuses on understanding substance use patterns, co-morbidities, and disease prevention strategies among people who use drugs. She works as an epidemiologist in the HIV/STD Program at Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) where she oversees CDC-funded and local surveillance projects.
She is the principal investigator for a CDC-led project to establish and support a national monitoring and evaluation system for syringe services programs (SSP). Over the past three years, the Strengthening Harm Reduction Programs (SHaRP) team has: conducted a multi-site survey of >1,500 people who use drugs at six U.S. SSPs, conducted a national survey of SSPs, and provided technical assistance related to monitoring and evaluation at SSPs through CDC’s Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center. The team has also conducted qualitative research to understand the impact of COVID-19 on SSP operations.
Dr. Glick is also the site PI for the Seattle-area National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system, which includes surveys of populations at risk for HIV including men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, heterosexually-active people, women who exchange sex for money or drugs, and transgender women. Data from these surveys has been used to describe the increasing use of methamphetamine, the HCV care continuum, and the use of medications for opioid use disorder among people who inject drugs in Seattle.