For the 22nd time in the past 23 years, the 乱伦社区聽ranked as the No. 1 primary care medical school聽in the country, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2017 Best Graduate School rankings聽released Tuesday. The rural medicine and family medicine programs have also led the nation since those rankings began in 1992. In a new ranking this year, the UW’s doctor of nursing practice program is first among 149 programs nationwide. See聽all UW Medicine and other health sciences graduate…
Members of the UW community are invited to a free daylong conference for technology professionals at the third-annual UW TechConnect Conference聽March 24. Sean Mooney, a professor of biomedical informatics and medical education and UW Medicine chief research information officer, will kick off the day with a keynote presentation starting at 8:30 a.m. Internet2 Senior VP and Chief Innovation Officer Florence Hudson will lead a morning session on future-proofing your career and environment through diversity and inclusion. Over 35 speakers from…
University Book Store announced Thursday聽that it has opted to close its store in the University鈥檚 South Campus building and move its products and services to the flagship store on University Way Northeast. Though the relocation date has yet to be determined, University Book Store is planning for sometime before June. “Our lease was up for renewal, so it was time to evaluate whether we were successfully fulfilling our mission to provide our students with the materials they needed to succeed,”聽said…
The 乱伦社区 was ranked No. 7 by Business First, a Buffalo-based publication,聽for聽America’s top 10 best public colleges and universities, the publication released Tuesday, Feb. 23. Business First, owned by American City Business Journals,聽used a 20-part formula based on academic excellence, prestige, affordability, diversity and economic strength to calculate each of the 477 participating universities’ scores. Out of the six Washington institutions included in the report, the UW ranked first, following by Washington State University (No. 112). UC Berkeley…
The 乱伦社区 and Gonzaga University have signed an agreement to continue, enhance and expand medical education and research in Spokane.
UW employees are invited to attend an open forum March 2 to learn more about the university鈥檚 plans to create an HR/Payroll Integrated Service Center.
A new study of fishing practices found that the “risky” behavior that makes fishing one of the most dangerous lines of work dropped sharply following the adoption of catch shares management in the West Coast fixed gear sablefish fishery.
Three members of the UW faculty have received the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early-career scientists and engineers.
The Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction, through its education partner the 乱伦社区, is deploying an oceanographic observing buoy in Bellingham Bay this week that will allow Northwest Indian College students both hands-on experience with the technology as well as the ability to study the data from their computers, through the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, NANOOS.
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.
If you are a 乱伦社区 supervisor, you have probably participated in the Strategic Leadership Program 鈥� a customized training program enhancing communication and managerial skill. Developed and taught by 乱伦社区 Professional & Organizational Development, the program has graduated over 4000 supervisors since it launched almost 16 years ago. On Feb. 4, the Strategic Leadership Program received the top leadership excellence award for Best Corporate University at the national LEAD2016 conference sponsored by HR.com and held at…
Project Name: Computer Sciences and Engineering II Project Proponent: 乱伦社区 Description: The project involves site selection and construction of a new 130,000 gross square foot above and below聽grade building to create expansion space for education and research for the computer science and聽engineering program. The聽structure will house new instructional space, undergraduate student spaces, research and educational labs, shops, offices and聽event space. For the purposes of environmental review, four alternatives are analyzed in the document: Alternative 1 (Preferred alternative) 鈥�…
Jennifer Cohen, senior associate athletic director at the 乱伦社区, has been named interim athletic director, UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced Tuesday. Cohen steps in for Scott Woodward, who announced earlier this month he would be taking a position at Texas A&M University. Cohen鈥檚 appointment is effective Feb. 1. 鈥淲ith her years of experience as a senior administrator in our athletic department, Jen will provide excellent leadership as we undertake a national search for a new athletic director,鈥�…
Helen Garrett has been selected as the 乱伦社区鈥檚 new university registrar and chief officer for enrollment information services. 鈥淗elen emerged as the top candidate from a very deep pool of applicants. Her substantial experience in enrollment management combined with her wealth of knowledge regarding data and student information services were exactly what the registrar search committee was looking for,鈥� said Philip Reid, chair of the registrar search committee and professor of chemistry. “She has the right combination of…
The 乱伦社区 is home to 26 researchers included on Thomson Reuters’ list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” for 2015, which was released Jan. 14. The distinction, based on an analysis of over a decade of research paper citations among 21 general scientific fields, is meant to recognize scientists who are most cited by their peers.
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at Noon on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, in Room 332 of the Husky Union Building (HUB), on the 乱伦社区 Seattle campus.聽 Satellite locations will be available on the UW Bothell campus in Room UW2-307, and on the UW Tacoma campus in Room WCG-110. The purpose of the hearing is to allow all interested persons an opportunity to present their views, either orally or in writing, on the…
The 乱伦社区 Press, the MIT Press, Duke University Press, the University of Georgia Press, and the association of American University Presses (AAUP) join forces to create the University Press Diversity Fellowship Program.
Researchers have found clear evidence that communities rich in species are substantially healthier and more productive than those depleted of species, once complicating factors are removed.
In December, the 乱伦社区’s Department of Bioengineering began accepting applications for its newest graduate degree program, the Master of Applied Bioengineering. The one-year, full-time program begins in August, and will train students to apply engineering design and entrepreneurship skills to address unmet clinical needs and to transform biomedical research into technologies for improving health care. The degree will position graduates to respond to market-based demands of industry, medicine and translational research.
Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) announced that a distant quasar ran out of gas. Their conclusions, reported Jan. 8 at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, clarify why quasar SDSS J1011+5442 changed so dramatically in the handful of years between observations.
DO-IT, a 乱伦社区 program, is looking for high school students with disabilities to apply to be program scholars. Applicants must be a current high school sophomore or junior in Washington, have an aptitude and interest in attending college, have any disability, and must be motivated to participate and interested in interacting with other students with a variety of disabilities. The application can be found online. Applicants who are selected as聽DO-IT scholars聽are loaned computers and adaptive technology needed to…
From a new president and聽lasers cooling liquids to spotting rare sea creatures and major collaborations, great things have聽happened聽at the 乱伦社区聽in 2015.聽Here’s a look back at the top stories of the year. These stories were chosen based on the total number of聽views they received on our website and are not in any particular order. UW Regents name Ana Mari Cauce president October 13, 2015 The 乱伦社区 Board of Regents selected Interim President Ana Mari Cauce to be…
The UW will offer a new Master of Science in Data Science program to provide students with advanced technical expertise in managing, modeling and visualizing big data to meet the growing needs of industry and research.
The College of Arts & Sciences at the 乱伦社区 is saddened to lose one of its most prominent faculty members and a longtime leader in the Seattle theater community, Sarah Nash Gates. Gates passed away on Friday evening, December 4, surrounded by family and close friends.
The speed of vessels operating near endangered killer whales in Washington is the most influential factor 鈥� more so than vessel size 鈥� in how much noise from the boats reaches the whales, according to a new study published today in the online journal PLOS ONE.
Home sale prices increased but sales themselves were fewer in Washington state in the third quarter of 2015, according to the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies in the UW’s College of Built Environments.
Four 乱伦社区 researchers are among 347 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2015.
Project Name: North Campus Student Housing Project Proponent: 乱伦社区 Description of Proposal: The proposed North Campus Student Housing Project represents Phase IV of development identified in the Comprehensive Housing Master Program and would include the replacement of McCarty and Haggett Halls with four new student residence halls, as well as the development of one new student resident hall on the site of the existing tennis courts surrounding Denny Field. Hansee Hall and McMahon Hall would remain in their…
The 乱伦社区 held its first ever Innovation Summit today in Shanghai, China. The event brought together industry leaders from China and the United States, who discussed how they are turning ideas into impact, connecting academia to industry and helping solve the world鈥檚 most pressing problems.
Pacific Lutheran University and the 乱伦社区 announced today PLU鈥檚 intent to sell its broadcasting rights and facilities associated with KPLU to KUOW.
The 乱伦社区 and Tsinghua University have agreed to launch an integrated dual degree program through the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) that combines project-based learning in design thinking, technology development and entrepreneurship.
In a study published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers have used new high-performance computing methods and comprehensive data on the distribution of thousands of species to map the threat that climate change poses to birds, mammals and amphibians across the Western Hemisphere. They found that although Arctic areas have experienced the most rapid warming to date, climate-related threats to the Amazon basin’s biodiversity will eclipse those in other regions by the year 2100.
Project Name: 乱伦社区 Seattle Campus Master Plan Update Proponent: 乱伦社区 Description of Proposal: The 乱伦社区 Seattle Campus Master Plan Update will guide development on the Seattle Campus, building聽on and updating the 2003 Campus Master Plan and extending the continuity of planning developed over the last century. The Campus Master Plan will include聽guidelines and policies for new development on the campus. It will be formulated to maintain and enhance the fundamental mission of the…
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-455 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and WAC 478-324-140, the 乱伦社区 hereby provides public notice of the availability of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DEIS)
A diverse coalition of public and private colleges and universities including the 乱伦社区 is coming together with the goal of improving the college admission application process for all students.聽 The Coalition is developing a free platform of online tools to streamline the experience of planning for and applying to college. The initial iteration of the planning tools will be available to freshmen, sophomores and juniors in high school beginning in January 2016. In creating this platform, these colleges…
Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the gift of a dawn redwood tree to the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a new partnership between the 乱伦社区 and Tsinghua University, during a ceremony at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday.
Pursuant to the provisions of ROW 43.210 and WAC 197-11-460 & 510 and WAC 478-324-140, the 乱伦社区 hereby provides public notice of the: AVAILABILITY OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) Project name: Life Sciences Building Proponent: 乱伦社区 Description: The proposed Life Sciences Building (LSB) will accommodate new laboratory and office space to allow the Department of Biology to increase its faculty size to meet major increases in undergraduate student demand. The LSB will be approximately…
A new model for snow-fed mountain wetlands projects that the extremely dry conditions seen this year could be commonplace by the 2070s, affecting mountain species.
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 478-168 WAC, Admission and Registration Procedures for the 乱伦社区 Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: RCW 28B.20.130. Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Chapter 478-160 WAC needs a complete review to bring the chapter up to date with current operational practices and allow for additional standardization of business operations across the three UW campuses. Process for Developing New Rule: Agency…
Washington state’s housing market remained strong in the second quarter of 2015 with home sale prices, home sales and new building permits up compared to one year ago, according to the UW’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.