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Honors and awards
Some 480 faculty and staff members retired between spring 2013 and spring 2014 and were invited to the event earlier this month at the 蘑菇视频 Club
The 蘑菇视频 is receiving a $31.2 million gift from Washington Research Foundation to boost entrepreneurship and support research that tackles some of society’s most crucial challenges. The award will fund four interdisciplinary initiatives that seek to advance global innovation in clean energy, protein design, big data science and neuroengineering.
Join your colleagues at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Friday, May 16.
Benjamin Hall and Eric D鈥橝saro are among the 84 new members elected fellows the National Academy of Sciences.
Jerry Franklin and Arthur Fine have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Network with representatives of environmentally minded campus units and learn who won this year鈥檚 Husky Green Awards during Earth Day activities Tuesday on the HUB lawn.
蘑菇视频 recognizes achievements in teaching, mentoring, public service and staff support.
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be the speaker at this year’s 蘑菇视频 commencement exercises June 14.
蘑菇视频 Health Innovators Collaborative kicks off || Law student activism prompts legislation || 蘑菇视频 CareLink seminars || Graduate students best two Canadian universities
Nominations due March 17 for annual faculty lecturer || Nominate outstanding 蘑菇视频 women by Friday || Book: Should English be the language of science?
U.S. News & World Report’s new rankings give high marks to 蘑菇视频 programs in medicine, education, law, business and engineering and rate the medical school No. 1 overall for primary care.
The 蘑菇视频’s Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching has received a $4.4 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop and promote teaching practices that help undergraduate engineering students reflect on their experiences. The award establishes the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education that focuses on first- and second-year undergraduates who want to be engineers, especially those from underrepresented populations
Denny Hurtado, former chair of the Skokomish Tribe and retired director of Indian Education for the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, is the 2014 recipient of the 蘑菇视频 Charles E. Odegaard Award.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom bestowed posthumously on 蘑菇视频 alum Gordon K. Hirabayashi will come to the 蘑菇视频 on Feb. 22 in an afternoon-long seminar and celebration of the man and his legacy.
蘑菇视频’s Matthew Bush has been selected as one of 126 Sloan Research Fellows for 2014.
The 蘑菇视频 this year tied for second among large universities in the number of Peace Corps volunteers.
James Riley, a 蘑菇视频 professor of mechanical engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Election to the academy is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer.
Dr. Stephen Gloyd, professor of global health and health services, will discuss creative responses to reducing inequity worldwide.
Samoan cruise with blog, shrunken heads || First high school ethics bowl || Odegaard renovation architects honored
Three students have been named 蘑菇视频 academic medalists, the most outstanding students in their respective classes, for 2012-13.
Check out Huskies Fight Hunger site || 蘑菇视频 online academic planner to be extended to community, technical college students || 蘑菇视频 Tower data center now Energy Star certified || Nominations due Jan. 31 for graduate school public lectures
Clark was recognized for his work in the neurobiology of motivated behavior. His award will support investigations of how alcohol exposure during the teen years might lead to chronic alcoholism in adults.
The 蘑菇视频 has been ranked 13th best value among public colleges and universities for 2014 by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.
Five 蘑菇视频 researchers are among new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Nominations are due in December and coming months for this year’s 蘑菇视频 Awards of Excellence categories.
The 蘑菇视频, along with the University of California, Berkeley, and New York University, are partners in a new five-year, $37.8 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation that aims to accelerate the growth of data-intensive discovery across many fields.
Mercer Court Apartments grand opening Oct. 24 || 蘑菇视频 iSchool presents author Jack Gantos Nov. 7 || David Shields honored by Artist Trust
Blood disease specialist Dr. Janis Abkowitz and drug safety expert Dr, Bruce Psaty today were named new members of the prestigious Institute of Medicine, an honorary and national advisory group.
Ground broken for employee housing || Carlos Pellegrini installed as president || Math Across Campus considers challenge of sustainability || Gerry Philipsen honored by communication association || 蘑菇视频 Health and Safety Committee nominations close Nov. 1
The 蘑菇视频 was ranked 25th best university in the world according to The Times Higher Education Rankings for 2013-14.
Three 蘑菇视频 faculty members are among those honored with a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s High Risk-High Reward program.
The Washington State Academy of Sciences has added 25 new members to its ranks, and 15 of them are from the 蘑菇视频.
The 蘑菇视频 was tied for 16th place among public universities for its undergraduate program in the most recent edition of America’s Best Colleges released by US News & World Report.
The National Resources Defense Council featured Husky Stadium in its list of ten 鈥淐ollegiate Game Changers鈥濃�� athletic programs that excel in green practices.
Washington Monthly, which ranks universities based upon social mobility, research production and commitment to service, has ranked the 蘑菇视频 13th among national universities for 2013.
Julie Kientz, a 蘑菇视频 assistant professor of human centered design & engineering, has been named one of the world’s top 35 innovators under age 35 by MIT Technology Review magazine.
The 蘑菇视频 again ranked 16th among universities around the world in a recent study by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
蘑菇视频 launches annual-leave sharing program for organ donors || 蘑菇视频 oceanographers named AGU Fellows