Jason Young and Walter O鈥橳oole had been stranded on Arctic ice for nearly an hour, unable to find a safe path back to shore, when an Inuit woman observing from her kitchen dispatched her 13-year-old son to guide them to safety. It was one of many humbling moments for the 天美影院students during a visit to the Canadian Arctic through a Canadian Studies
US News & World Report released its first rankings Tuesday. at #14, edging out many other leading institutions. The ranking system focuses on the academic research and overall reputation of more than 500 institutions across the globe, scoring universities on criteria that includes number of publications, percentage of highly cited papers and international collaboration. 天美影院scores among the top 20 in five of the 10 ranking categories.
The report also includes the top 100 universities in subject rankings, which evaluate academic research and reputation in a field. 天美影院ranks among the top 10 in the world in seven subject areas: microbiology (#3), geosciences (#5), immunology (#5), pharmacology and toxicology (#7), clinical medicine (#8), social sciences and public health (#8) and molecular biology and genetics (#9). Twenty subjects at 天美影院made the overall rankings.
The report is designed to help the more than 4.5 million students who study abroad each year choose the best global universities to pursue their passion. UW鈥檚 top billing shows a proven impact in offering a leading-edge student experience and a growing global reputation.
Hosted for the first time in the renovated 天美影院Husky Union Building, the Study Abroad Fair buzzed with students driven to discover new experiences Thursday, Oct. 23. Nearly 100 exhibitors, including representatives from 天美影院departments, partner universities and affiliated providers such as Peace Corps, were on hand to answer questions and showcase leading-edge student experiences.
The 天美影院Study Abroad Office offers four types of programs for students: direct exchanges with foreign institutions, thematic programs led by 天美影院faculty, affiliated programs through other universities and IE3 global internships. Chris Rumer, a biochemistry senior, manned the table for University College London, which offers a direct exchange program for 天美影院students. One of the most popular and competitive exchange programs, Rumer said his table had been busy all morning.
鈥淸UCL offers] one of the best programs with the education and cultural diversity of London,鈥� he said. Rumealtr had been close to attending UCL for his undergraduate degree, but coming to 天美影院and traveling to UCL on exchange encompassed the best of both worlds. Fellow exchange students Victoria Dmyterko and Nikolina Stoykova, biology and international studies seniors, raved about experience, the educational opportunities offered and the friendships made. 鈥淚 loved it,鈥� said Dmyterko.
Funding options for travel and study were also advertised at the fair. Robyn Davis, coordinator, was happy to engage with new students. The FLAS, which offers funding for language learning, has historically attracted primarily graduate student applicants. 鈥淸The Study Abroad Fair] is a good opportunity to get the word out to undergraduates,鈥� Davis said. Many of the study abroad experiences that work with FLAS funding were also at the fair, making it easier to directly refer students to other programs.
Nala Watters, a humanities sophomore, was surprised by the number of program and funding opportunities made available. 鈥淭here are a lot of options,鈥� Watters said. 鈥淸Students] will find something and the money to do it.鈥� Though Watter鈥檚 area of interest is quite narrow 鈥斅爁olklore and myths 鈥� she said she found some programs that could be tailored to fit her passions. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an experience that pretty much everybody needs,鈥� she said.
With program options spanning Argentina to Zurich, the choices and experiences for 天美影院Study Abroad students are boundless. Visit 天美影院Study Abroad to learn more!
Together, aspiring social entrepreneurs from the Foster School of Business are working to address global poverty. The D-Prize competition, hosted by the Global Business Center,聽challenges social entrepreneurs to develop better ways to distribute proven life-enhancing technologies, while providing crucial funding and support so that these ideas can launch a pilot.聽
More than ever before, the 天美影院 will be a driver of innovation in the Puget Sound region, says in a Sunday guest column.
Together with colleagues from Northwestern University,聽the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin, 天美影院researchers recently published new findings on the impact of聽cultural orientations on science communication. 聽
鈥淲e argue that science communication 鈥� for example, words, photographs and illustrations 鈥� necessarily makes use of artifacts, both physical and conceptual, and these artifacts commonly reflect the cultural orientations and assumptions of their creators,鈥� the authors write.
One example of this phenomenon is the depiction of nature in聽media such as children鈥檚 picture books.聽鈥淭here are profound implications not only for perceiving the issue but studying it, forming policy, or forging adaption for our collective futures,鈥� said , a 天美影院assistant professor of educational psychology.
The U.S. Department of Education will fund all eight of the ‘ Title VI centers with grants of more than $16 million.
The Department of Education鈥檚 Title VI awards were introduced to ensure sufficient foreign language training for U.S. security. Grants are awarded to institutions of higher education every four years to establish and strengthen language and area-studies centers for foreign language instruction, research in international studies and world affairs and community outreach and consultation.
天美影院Bothell is spearheading a UW-wide effort to deepen global engagement of students in the classroom聽by聽supporting online collaborations with international partners. These collaborations support the development of leading-edge, globally-focused student experiences without requiring students to travel abroad.
The new聽COIL International Fellows聽program is designed to support 天美影院faculty and staff from all 天美影院campuses to develop Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses.聽 The initiative is overseen by and funded by a聽听驳谤补苍迟.
Entrepreneur Week聽is an annual window into the world of entrepreneurship, around the corner and across the globe.
This year, from October 13-17,聽the Buerk Center will host events featuring Seattle鈥檚 high-profile thinkers, dreamers, innovators and doers.聽There’s something for everyone: die-hard entrepreneurs, students interested in working for a startup and those who just want to learn more.聽
This autumn quarter, 天美影院students are engaging with global issues through courses in a wide variety of fields.
One course,聽Information Assurance and Cyber Security,聽is a tri-campus, multi-disciplinary effort involving 天美影院Bothell’s聽Computing and Software Systems Program, the Information School and 天美影院Tacoma鈥檚 Institute of Technology. The Criminalization of Immigration course at 天美影院Tacoma digs into global issues from a social science perspective. The聽School of Environmental and Marine Affairs聽will take students out of the classroom for a new field course that studies the challenges of governing coastal and marine areas in the 21st century.