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Where US health care dollars go
A new analysis of U.S. health care spending by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the UW reveals stark disparities across racial and ethnic lines, with white Americans benefiting from an outsized share of healthcare dollars relative to their proportion of the population.
Study sheds light on development and evolution of dolphins, whales
New research by scientists at the UW and Duke University is shedding light on how the nasal passage of dolphins and whales shifts during embryonic development from emerging at the tip of the snout to emerging at the top of the head as a blowhole.
Masks required for all individuals in all UW facilities
In response to the increased spread of the coronavirus in the communities surrounding our campuses and based on updated recommendations from UW health experts, the University is reinstating an indoor mask mandate for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status.
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