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Mar

16

In 2011, the UW School of Medicine was ranked first among primary-care medical schools in the country for the 18th consecutive year, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs published by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, the School ranked first in family medicine and first in rural medicine for the 20th year in a row. Also in the top spot is the UW School of Nursing’s master’s program, which tied for the top ranking.

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Mar

16

UW was the second largest recipient of National Institutes of Health funding in 2010 and number one among American universities.

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Feb

23

The University of Washington ranks No. 3 on Peace Corps’ 2011 rankings of large colleges and universities with 94 undergraduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. In the category of graduate alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers, UW continues to rank No. 1. The UW has been in one of the top four spots since 2003 — the only university that has accomplished this.

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Feb

11

The 2011 appointment of Henry M. Levy, Wissner-Slivka Endowed Chair in Computer Science and Engineering and department chairman, makes a total of nine active UW faculty who are members of the National Academy of Engineering.

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Nov

9

In 2010, the UW received a grade of A- for the fourth year in a row on the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainability Endowments Institute. This is the only independent sustainability evaluation of campus operations and endowment investments.

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Nov

9

In 2010, UW Medical Center was ranked among the nation’s finest hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 edition of “American’s Best Hospitals;” it ranked No. 12 overall. Thirteen UW Medicine programs were also ranked highly.

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Nov

3

In fall 2010, The Daily, the independent student newspaper for the UW, won the Associated Collegiate Press’ Pacemaker award — considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize” of college journalism — in addition to six other awards. The Society of Professional Journalism has also named the Daily as the Best Overall Newspaper in Region X since 2007.

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Nov

3

The UW was named to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s eighth annual list of the top 25 graduate university programs for those who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs. Schools were chosen based on the number of students who launch businesses after they graduate, the number of experienced faculty and the experiences that are available to students outside the classroom.

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Oct

25

In 2010, nearly 7,000 students were covered under the Husky Promise®, a program that covers the cost of tuition and fees for qualified low and lower-middle income students. This is a 37% increase in students helped since 2007, when the program began.

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Oct

6

In 2010, the NCAA announced that UW student-athletes earned a Graduation Success Rate of 87 percent. The UW’s rate is the best among Division I public universities on the west coast and is second-highest in the Pac-10 Conference.

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