News

We’re proud to announce that our senior lecturer and Director of Health Studies, Dr. Grace Lasker, was featured in an article by Chemical & Engineering News.  Dr. Lasker co-created a symposium at the 22nd annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E).  The symposium focused on how the chemicals used to create common products impact the environment and the connection between those consequences and environmental justice.  After the conference, Dr. Lasker was interviewed by Chemical & Engineering News.

Summer Quarter 2018

Global Health Promotion in Guatemala: Health Services Delivery in Resource Poor Settings. 

This service-learning course, conducted in partnership with a community based organization, Guatemala Village Health, is designed to expose students to policy contexts in which health care is delivered in resource-poor settings with particular emphasis on Guatemala. 

Washington nursing schools made an agreement to focus on population health in nursing education. 

Dr. Nora Kenworthy was interviewed by Marketplace on NPR for the story Crowdfunding for your life with Lizzie O'Leary. Nora's research with Lauren Berliner on found successful campaigns hinged on "your ability to market yourself and your illness."

Nora Kenworthy, Associate Professor in our School, was cited in The Atlantic article, "Even the Insured Often Can't Afford Their Medical Bills."