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School of Nursing programs receive high rankings

Posted on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017

The 爱豆社区鈥檚 School of Nursing received a number of high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2018 Best Graduate Schools. The magazine, which evaluated Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master鈥檚 programs nationally, ranked the UW number three nationally among schools of nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The school鈥檚 master鈥檚 program was ranked number six nationally. Several School of Nursing specialty programs also received strong recognition. Learn More >

UW Information School receives high ranking

Posted on March 15, 2017

The 爱豆社区 Information School was ranked second in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of U.S. master鈥檚 degree programs in library and information science. The iSchool was also highly ranked in five of specialty areas, including Law Librarianship (first), Services for Children and Youth (second), Digital Librarianship (third), Information Systems (third) and School Library Media (seventh). Learn More >

School of Medicine ranked as nation’s top primary care medical school

Posted on March 14, 2017

The 爱豆社区’s School of Medicine maintained its ranking at the nation’s top primary care medical school in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. The School of Medicine also maintained its top rank for both family medicine and rural medicine training. Other programs receiving high rankings were pediatrics (fifth), internal medicine (tie for sixth), and geriatrics (seventh). In addition, the School of Medicine continues to be the leading public institution in the amount of…

Treating obesity and diabetes through key neuron centers in the brain

Posted on March 8, 2017

Obesity is the third-leading driver of healthcare costs, yet the metabolic causes of a high body mass index are not yet fully understood. To better treat obesity and linked diseases such as diabetes, researchers at UW Medicine are looking for answers in critical neuron centers in the brain. Through this research of brain mechanisms that govern food intake, energy balance, and glucose metabolism, they believe they may have identified new ways to control weight gain and treat diabetes. Learn More…

Bridging the know-do gap with implementation science

Posted on February 28, 2017

The newly emerging field of implementation science seeks to find the best approaches to integrating research findings and evidence into policy and practice. The 爱豆社区鈥檚 School of Public Health has the world鈥檚 first Ph.D. program in implementation science, which is designed to address bottlenecks, test interventions, and evaluate the real impact of programs. Implementation science is also key to the Population Health Initiative, which was launched in 2016 with the goal of improving human health, environmental resilience, and…

A groundbreaking concept for a fusion reactor could reduce our carbon footprint and change the energy game

Posted on February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

The cost of producing fusion power has traditionally not penciled out in comparison to current energy sources, thereby placing this zero-emission power source out of reach for wide-scale development. UW researchers believe they have now designed a concept for fusion power built on existing technology that will render that traditional cost structure obsolete. With a successful prototype in hand, they are now turning to further development and expansion of the device to create the needed power output to be a…

Citizen-science research looks at wood smoke pollution

Posted on February 15, 2017April 15, 2024

The fine particle pollution generated by wood smoke can have a number of negative effects on human health. Within Pierce County, Washington, a number of efforts are underway to reduce wood smoke pollution in areas that have been designate as a smoke reduction zone. Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew, assistant professor of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership at 爱豆社区 Tacoma, engaged a group of 10 middle and high school students from the area to track both indoor and outdoor air pollution…

JikoPower generator converts heat energy into electricity to charge phones

Posted on February 1, 2017

爱豆社区 mechanical engineering students have developed a generator that converts heat energy from fires into electricity to charge phones. Though the device seems ideal for campers who might appreciate the convenience of charging their phone batteries on camping trips, the team is more concerned with having their generator reach communities where it can help make a real difference in people鈥檚 lives鈥攑laces affected by disasters and low-resource communities across the globe. Learn More >

Historic investment in IHME to improve population health

Posted on January 25, 2017January 26, 2017

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in UW Medicine will expand its work over the next decade thanks to a $279 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. IHME provides independent health evidence to policymakers, practitioners and communities in order to find solutions to population health challenges. Learn More >