For her distinguished service and achievement across public health, Tapley is the 2022 recipient of the Alumni Impact Award, the highest honor awarded to a graduate of the University of Washington School of Public Health.

As champions for health equity and the health of all people, we at the University of Washington School of Public Health (UW SPH) urge the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold Roe v. Wade.

Seven interdisciplinary teams that include School of Public Health researchers were awarded Tier 1 and Tier 2 pilot grants from the UW Population Health Initiative in Winter Quarter.

This year’s annual Husky 100 awards have recognized 11 students within the School of Public Health for making the most of their time at the University of Washington.

The UW School of Public Health and Dean Hilary Godwin are pleased to announce India J. Ornelas has been named the interim chair of the Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) .

Setting a standard of public service in Snohomish County

Helping governments strengthen health systems & defeat malaria, TB, HIV

Building community resilience to prevent ACEs & foster equity

Addressing the needs of Washington’s Latinx communities

Top statistician leads health research in Taiwan

What influenced you to pursue a degree in nutritional sciences? Growing up with a large extended Puerto Rican family, food was a way for us to show and give love. It has always been one of my greatest passions and interests and I knew from a young age that it would somehow be involved in what I pursued professionally. I attended culinary school and worked in kitchens in Seattle for about 7 years.

Innovating the study of workplace exposures

Protecting the Pacific from the effects of climate change

Uncovering the adverse reactions of commonly used drugs