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EPAR'S GOT A BRAND NEW WEBSITE: Now, it's even easier to access EPAR's cutting edge research in agricultural development, poverty reduction, health and nutrition, gender, technology adoption, and development finance and policy. The site features advanced topic search functionality, as well as a catalog of nearly 200 public research products. Visit the site and subscribe to EPAR's mailing list to get periodic updates on new research.
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GLOBAL HEALTH FIELDWORK FELLOWS: Sheena Lahren (MPA '16) and Isaac Fuchs (MPA '17 anticipated) have been awarded fellowships from the UW Department of Global Health. Lahren will be working on a project called Improving the Sustainability of WASH Projects in Rural Communities of Northern Ghana. Fuchs will be working on a project called Ethiopia MNCH Policy Landscape Analysis. More on the fellows and program
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HAVING TROUBLE RECORDING LECTURES? Review the technical guide that the Evans School IT team put together to make it easier for faculty and staff to use the Panopto video platform installed in Parrington 108.
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Recently, journalists have been reaching out to Rachel Fyall as a subject expert around the implementation of programs that address social problems. Recently, she was interviewed by KUOW, KTVU, and TIME Magazine about the partnership between government and nonprofits as service providers, Amazon's temporary homeless shelters, and the different policies or interventions governments are trying to combat the region's growing homelessness problem.
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Ann Bostrom has been appointed co-chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Advancing Social and Behavioral Science Research and Application within the Weather Enterprise. The committee is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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The superstar Evans School Career Development team -Tamara Schaps and Anna Renzetti - collaborated with colleagues to present a session called "Getting Into Public Service Careers" at the National Career Development Association (NCDA) in Chicago, Illinois.
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Tamara Schaps, Director of Career Development, UW Sociology Professor Dr. Pepper Schwartz, and Anna Renzetti, Assistant Director of Career Development
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Find and promote seminars, lectures, employment opportunities, conferences, events, and more on the Evans School Calendar.
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July 25, 2016
Seattle minimum wage update
Members of the Seattle Minimum Wage Study team will be back at Seattle City Hall. They will have an update about the impact of Seattle's increased minimum wage on employment and income.
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Royalty Research Fund Announcement
UW Office of Research
Due: Monday, September 26, 2016
Proposals with budgets up to $40,000
This RRF is for disciplines that face external funding challenges, junior faculty, or for building competitiveness for future funding. More information
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Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Due: Open call for proposals
Grants vary in size and duration $46,000 to $500,000.
This funding opportunity is focused on rigorously designed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research regarding population health, well-being, and equity impacts of specific policies, programs and partnerships. More information
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100&Change
MacArthur Foundation
Due: Register by September 2, 2016; Proposals accepted through October 3, 2016
Award amount: $100,000,000
The MacArthur Foundation will award $100 million to a proposal designed to make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem. Proposals focused on any critical issue are welcome.This is not Limited Submission. However, there should be no overlap in the names of team members identified on the application under "Team Structure." More information
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