The Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI) will be hosting a webinar entitled “Archipelagos and Specters: Refugee Settlers and Climate Refugees” on October 20th.
Census Bureau Accepting Comments on ACS Through Nov. 14
The PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs Committee wants interested members to know that the Census Bureau is currently accepting public comments regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Specifically, through November 14, the Bureau is accepting comments regarding proposed revisions to information collection activities on both the ACS and the Puerto Rico Community Survey. The most significant revisions would add an internet self-response option to the group quarters data collection operation and allow for the use of administrative data to respond to questions regarding housing characteristics. See the Federal Register notice here. [paa.informz.net]
Panel: Climate and Health, Washington 2022 Report
When: October 7, 2022
12:30-1:30pm
Where: In-Person in 101 Hans Rosling Building
Virtually via zoom, register here
Join the editors of the Climate and Health/Washington 2022: A Special Report on Impacts and Solutions, Drs. Howard Frumkin, and Mark Vossler (Eds) and published by the Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility for a discussion with Professor Jeremy Hess and moderated by Ann Bostrom and Peter Catron.
Panel Bios
Howard Frumkin is Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington School of Public Health, where he served as Dean from 2010-2016. He is an internist, environmental and occupational medicine specialist, and epidemiologist, who has worked in academia and public service. From 2005 to 2010 he held leadership roles at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, first as director of the National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR), and later as Special Assistant to the CDC Director for Climate Change and Health. During his tenure NCEH/ATSDR created programs in Climate Change and in Healthy Community Design and launched training programs for college students, doctoral students, and post-docs, among other achievements. Dr. Frumkin co-edited the report the panel is discussing today.
Dr. Jeremy Hess is an emergency physician and director of the UW Center for Health and the Global Environment, or CHanGE. He is a professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, and Global Health and an affiliate of CSDE. He practices clinically at Harborview and Montlake and his public health work focuses in particular on climate adaptation in the health sector
Dr. Mark Vossler is a cardiologist practicing at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, President of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, and co-editor of the report. After Medical School at University of Rochester and Internal Medicine Residency at University of Vermont, he was a cardiology fellow and then on faculty at Oregon Health Sciences University in the heart transplant program. The recipient of a clinical investigator award from the National Institutes of Health for his work on the molecular biology of muscle cell differentiation, Dr. Vossler left OHSU to help Evergreen develop its heart failure treatment program and now serves as the chairman of the cardiology section there. He joined PSR in 1986 after completing a student research fellowship at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Hiroshima, Japan and witnessing first hand the devastating effects of nuclear weapons. He and his wife Susan have been lifelong advocates for environmental and public health causes, and Mark makes an annual pilgrimage to Washington DC to plead with congress to take action on climate change.
UW Office of Global Affairs Launches New Opportunities for Working Group on Global Environmental Change
UW Office of Global Affairs is seeking faculty, staff and doctoral students interested in global environmental change through international treaty processes, committees, and organizations.
Come learn more about international processes, why they matter, how to engage with them, and how your research can support sustainable and resilient development. The goal of this new cross-disciplinary community is to empower UW faculty, staff and advanced graduate students to actively engage in global environmental change and to deepen ties and strengthen collaborations across the UW. This community will meet 5 times during the academic year, commencing in October.
Questions?
Contact Dr. Kristie L. Ebi, Center for Health and the Global Environment (krisebi@uw.edu) or Marci Burden (mburden@uw.edu)
Video from info session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN9gVJcCHTM
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation seeking new Research position!
IHME has two new excellent job opportunities for a Researcher with the Goalkeepers and the Future Health Scenarios (Forecasting) teams. The positions will contribute to the annual analysis included in the Goalkeepers Report, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and to the production and model development of forecasts of the GBD for the FHS team. The individuals will become part of two dynamic teams with diverse areas of technical and subject-matter expertise, and provide new technical contributions to modeling the sustainable development goal (SDG) indicators and forecasting models of disease burden. Both positions will provide opportunities for analytic creativity and independent projects aiming to improve methodology, as well as opportunities to present to and interact with external experts in the field.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Seeks Researchers!
IHME has two new excellent job opportunities for a Researcher with the Goalkeepers and the Future Health Scenarios (Forecasting) teams. The positions will contribute to the annual analysis included in the Goalkeepers Report, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and to the production and model development of forecasts of the GBD for the FHS team. The individuals will become part of two dynamic teams with diverse areas of technical and subject-matter expertise, and provide new technical contributions to modeling the sustainable development goal (SDG) indicators and forecasting models of disease burden. Both positions will provide opportunities for analytic creativity and independent projects aiming to improve methodology, as well as opportunities to present to and interact with external experts in the field.
Interesting Presentation From The UW Geography Colloquium Series This Week
UW Geography hosts Dr. Eli Friedman this week and his talk “The Urbanization of People: The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City” on October 7th. The presentation will take place in Smith Hall 304 from 3:30-4:30 PM with a reception to follow. Feel free to check for more details here!
CSDE Affiliate Zamora and colleagues publish in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
CSDE Affiliate Anna Zamora-Kapoor, with colleagues Luciana Hebert, Lonnie Nelson, Dean Shibata, WT Longstreth, Barbara Howard, Dedra Buchwald, and Astrid Suchy-Dicey, published the article: “Body mass index, white matter hyperintensities, and cognitive performance in American Indians: data from the Strong Heart Study.” in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
Utilizing longitudinal data from the Cerebrovascular Disease and its Consequences in American Indians, this study collects BMI information at mid and late life along with cognitive data in order to test whether white matter hyperintensities (WMH) mediate the association between BMI and cognitive performance.
Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 Global Innovation Fund (GIF) award cycle
The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 Global Innovation Fund (GIF) award cycle. The application deadline is November 1st and decisions will be made by the end of the year.
Are Webinar is being held Wednesday, October 5th from 12:30-1:30 PT. You can learn more about the different award types and ask questions.
https://washington.zoom.us/s/92662794737 [washington.zoom.us]
There are three categories of awards for this cycle:
New for 2022: We are now offering two tiers of research awards: Tier 1: Up to $5,000 and Tier 2: Up to $20,000.
Teaching and Curriculum Awards
Awards up to $2,000 are available to support the addition of a global module, project or innovation to your course.
We are pleased to offer this award for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Awards are available to develop domestic study away or international programs, support new faculty members to run programs, and embed a global component to classes.
Sign Up to Attend The Harry Bridges Center’s Annual Awards Celebration
Celebrating 30 years of Labor Studies at the University of Washington, the Harry Bridges Center hosts their annual awards and banquet on November 13th, 2022. It takes place from 5:00-8:00 PM (PST) in Ballroom 211 of the Husky Union Building. Registration open now here!