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  • Posted on April 14, 2026
    Wayfinders in the Health Care World

      Last fall, Amal Vellani BSx’26 found herself serving as a private detective of sorts. As part of the Community Resource Navigator Program (CRNP), Vellani […]

  • Posted on March 8, 2024
    Greater Knowledge, Healthier People

      The son of Hmong refugees, Magic Vang BS’23 was urged by his parents to pursue a higher education — not just for his future […]

  • Posted on July 7, 2023
    The Rhodes to a Career in Research

      As a middle school student in her native Saudi Arabia, Sarah Almutawa BS’23 found herself — somewhat unexpectedly — competing in the International Chemistry […]

  • Posted on August 2, 2022
    Community, Humanity, and Openness

      For much of her life, Natalia Betancourt Rodriguez BSx’24 never imagined leaving Colombia. She felt that the change she could bring to the beautiful, […]

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    Just Like a Trip to Japan

      In a span of 20 minutes, a dozen UW students visited a Japanese pastry shop and a high-tech sushi restaurant, and then they got […]

  • Posted on November 8, 2021
    Global Health Gains Momentum

      In the spring 2021 issue of Grow, writer Nicole Miller MS’06 introduced readers to the new global health major, through which students explore how […]

  • Posted on February 25, 2021
    New Major Improves Student Prep for Global Health Field

      The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have […]

  • Posted on June 19, 2019
    Major Modernization

    Last fall, I outlined some of the key goals for the ongoing Organizational Redesign of the college. At the time, the project was in its […]

  • Posted on June 19, 2014
    Upping the Orange

    Nutritionist Sherry Tanumihardjo works around the world to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables that are high in vitamin A.

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    South Africa: Team effort in the Eastern Cape

    Team effort in the Eastern Cape

  • Posted on March 6, 2014
    Creating a Healthier World

    What do millennials want? The popularity of a new CALS-based program addressing global health concerns offers at least one answer.

  • Posted on June 18, 2013
    Expanding the Global Classroom

    CALS has long been renowned for extensive international engagement. A new program enriches global opportunities for undergrads by making international perspectives, skills and applications part and parcel of the science curriculum.