UW News


September 28, 2010

34 University of Washington doctoral programs rated highly on national assessment

Fifteen of the University of Washington’s doctoral programs were very highly rated, and 19 programs were highly rated among their peers at major universities across the country in an assessment by the National Research Council, according to the UW Graduate School’s analysis of the rankings.


June 3, 2010

UW Bonderman fellows explore far reaches of the globe by means of unusual fellowship

Ask a Bonderman travel fellow where she is going — or where he has been — and settle in for a fascinating conversation.


June 26, 2008

UW research complex opens at South Lake Union

Collaboration and creativity are at the heart of the new UW Medicine at South Lake Union complex of buildings.


14 UW Medical Center departments move to UW Tower

Working as a team will be much easier when 14 UWMC offices move to UW Tower on the northwest edge of campus.


May 22, 2008

On the job with UWMC Operations & Maintenance

A hospital building is much like the people inside of it.


May 1, 2008

Housewarming: Help make the Collegiana feel like home

Coffee makers.


January 3, 2008

UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics receive leadership award from Premera Blue Cross

UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics have received a second leadership award from the health insurer Premera Blue Cross (Premera) for continued participation and support in the Premera Quality Score Card program.


October 11, 2007

MRI helps detect breast cancer in women at high risk

If a woman has been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the other breast may show cancer that the mammogram missed, according to a UW-led international study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March.


September 27, 2007

Sign up for the 2007 UWMC Seattle Marathon

Tami Sadusky’s secret dream is to own a gourmet cupcake shop.


September 18, 2007

NIH funds University of Washington Institute of Translational Health Sciences

The University of Washington Institute of Translational Health Sciences is among 12 additional academic medical organizations nationwide to receive funding through the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs).


July 13, 2007

UW Medical Center, specialty programs rank among best in nation

The University of Washington Medical Center’s exceptional performance was noted in the U.


April 19, 2007

Innovation, patients at heart of vascular research

Dr.


Strandness found new way to diagnose vascular disease

In the 1960s, Dr.


January 25, 2007

UW Medicine receives $2.5 million for stem cell research

SEATTLE—Bill and Marilyn Conner have always been interested in medicine and medical research.


September 1, 2006

UW Medical Center to help patients better understand charges for services

University of Washington Medical Center (UW Medical Center) has settled a class action lawsuit initiated by Heidi Rothmeyer, who was treated at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt.