The Population Health Initiative has released a special spring quarter funding call for pilot projects that seek to accelerate the application of large language models and generative artificial intelligence to seemingly intractable grand challenges in the areas of human health, environmental resilience, and social and economic equity. Awards of up to $100,000 each are available to UW researchers for interdisciplinary projects that propose exploratory research that serves the public good. Applications are due Friday, May 10, 2024. Learn more by visiting the funding call’s web page.
Zewdie to Co-Lead a Spring Seminar Series on the Global Built Environment and Health
CSDE Trainee Hiwot Zewdie (Epidemiology) will co-lead a seminar series during spring quarter titled Global Built Environment and Health. This series is supported by the UW Office of Global Affairs with the goal of creating an intellectual hub focused on built environment and health across country contexts and foster new collaborations. Zewdie has published in journals like Annals of Epidemiology and the American Journal of Epidemiology. Her doctoral research examines urban environments and physical activity in Bogotá, Colombia. Read more and see the full seminar schedule here!
Tier 1 Pilot Research Grants from the Population Health Initiative
Join CSDE at PAA 2024 at our Annual Reception and Support Our Presentations
The 2024 Annual Meeting for the Population Association of America (PAA) is happening April 15th-April 20th, 2024. During that time we will have many CSDE affiliates, trainees, staff, former and upcoming seminar speakers, alumni, and friends presenting during the conference. If you would like to support CSDE, please see the links to view schedules of CSDE affiliated presentations by name or date!
Following tradition, we are also hosting a reception for affiliates, trainees, alumni, friends, and more! The reception will conveniently be held at the conference hotel and we will be serving hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine, and there will be a cash-bar for specialty cocktails. Please join us following the President’s Address on Friday, April 19, 2024 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, Marion Room. Come enjoy some time with old friends and make some new friends too! See the event flyer here!
Call for Submissions: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference (Occurring Nov. 21-23)
*New* CSSS Seminar: A discussion on transitioning from academia to industry
D4 hack week (Disasters, Demography, Disparities and Decisions) (Due 4/15/24)
The AI2ES and CSDE invite you to the 2024 D4 Hack Week: Disasters, Demography, Disparities and Decisions to be hosted in-person, with a remote participation option, at the University of Washington (Seattle campus), in September, 2024. This is a hands-on workshop intended to integrate environmental, demographic, health, and other societal impacts data and develop innovative new approaches and tools for analysis. We will provide funding support, including travel, lodging, and related expenses. Space will be limited. Applications are due April 15th.
Questions? Please contact Ann Bostom (absotrom@uw.edu), Sameer Shah (shs89@uw.edu), or Sara Curran (scurran@uw.edu)
Opportunity for funding: RSF Accepting Letters of Inquiry
New Study on Universal Free School Meals Policy and Childhood Obesity Released by Localio, Knox, Basu, Jones-Smith, and Lindman
CSDE Affiliates Melissa Knox (Economics), Jessica Jones-Smith (Health Systems & Population Health, Epidemiology), Anirban Basu (Health Economics, Health Services), and CSDE Trainee Tom Lindman (Public Policy & Governance) co-authored an article in Pediatrics, titled “Universal Free School Meals Policy and Childhood Obesity“. The study was lead-authored by PhD student, Anna M. Localio (Health Systems & Population Health), senior-authored by Jones-Smith and funded by an R01 from NICHD. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a universal free school meals policy, increases school meal participation by allowing schools in low-income areas to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students; however, its impact on obesity remains uncertain. The objective of this study is to estimate the association of CEP with child obesity. Using a balanced sample of CEP-eligible public schools in California, the authors used a difference-in-differences approach for staggered policy adoption to compare change in obesity prevalence among participating vs. non-participating schools between 2013 and 2019.