January 25, 2024
Spring course to focus on efforts to realize the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Population Health Initiative and the Office of Global Affairs are partnering again to offer a one-credit General Studies course, 鈥淯nited Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Global Goals, Local Actions” (), on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 2:20 p.m. during spring quarter 2024 in Condon Hall 139.
This one-credit (graded as credit/no-credit) course will introduce undergraduate students to the United Nations鈥� 17 Sustainable Development Goals, research at the 91探花 that aligns with those goals and the role the goals play in improving local and global population health, societies and the environment. Yen-Chu Weng of the UW鈥檚 is the lead facilitator of this course.
The United Nations’ (SDGs) are 鈥渁n urgent call for action by all countries in a global partnership that provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet through strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality and spur economic growth 鈥� all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests鈥� (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs).
Adopted by the UN member states in 2015, the 17 SDGs encompass topics ranging from poverty, health and inequality to climate, land, water and global partnerships. Achieving the SDGs requires not only interdisciplinary collaboration, but also expertise from multiple sectors: higher education, businesses, civil society organizations and governments.
This seminar will invite experts and scholars from the 91探花and the Seattle region. Each lecture will include an overview of the selected SDGs, case studies based on speaker鈥檚 expertise and programs in the Seattle regions that are working towards realization of the SDGs.
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Unit |
| 3/26 | Yen-Chu Weng Arti Shah Gayle Christensen Anita Ramasastry |
Introduction and Overview | Program on the Environment Population Health Initiative Office of Global Affairs |
| 4/2 | Climate Action (SDG 13) & Partnerships (SDG 17) | Global Health | |
| 4/9 | End Poverty (SDG 1) and Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG 3) | Global Health | |
| 4/16 | Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG 3) & Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10) | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | |
| 4/23 | Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10) & Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) | Civil & Environmental Engineering | |
| 4/30 | Quality Education (SDG 4) | Education | |
| 5/7 | Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7) | Atmospheric Sciences | |
| 5/14 | Gender Equity (SDG 5) | Anthropology, Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies & Global Health | |
| 5/21 | Quality Education (SDG 4) | Riverways Education Partnerships | |
| 5/28 | Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6) | UWT School of Engineering & Technology |
Registration opens February 9, 2024. Please contact the Population Health Initiative with any questions.