Ideas with Impact
Interdisciplinary Strength
"While many fine universities can work on pieces of problems, the UW is one of the few places that can tackle the biggest, most complex, and most challenging problems of all time."
- UW President, Mark Emmert
Washington's first university, the UW was created to serve and benefit the entire state. Here are a few examples of how the UW fulfills that promise.
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Posted 2008-09-30 16:11:41Dr. Susan Heckbert of the University of Washington and Group Health, found that women who have used fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to new research. -
Posted 2008-04-30 13:49:06The Arctic has become a poster child for the negative effects of climate change, but new research from the University of Washington shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world. -
Posted 2008-04-12 13:12:12Real-world emergencies in the safety of classroom. Students at the University of Washington are now using life-size computerized simulators -- the latest technology trend to train students about real-world emergencies before they set foot in a hospital room. -
Posted 2008-03-09 10:48:42Twenty-one UW seniors are heading to Alaska's Glacier Bay aboard the Thomas G. Thompson, research vessel. -
Posted 2008-01-28 12:32:05UW faculty and students in partnership with the Yakama and Quinault Indian Nations are launching a newly-funded $3 million program to transform local forestry and agricultural waste into plant-based fuels. -
Posted 2007-09-20 12:58:51UW undergrads and sixth graders test the waters of Lake Union. -
Posted 2007-09-04 13:07:23UW Researchers have discovered that an out-of-sequence effect in the brain may be part of the difficulty of dyslexia. -
Posted 2007-08-16 12:26:42Researchers at the University of Washington and New York University who examined networks of companies in relation to their creative strengths have discovered that it is, indeed, a small world. -
Posted 2007-07-05 12:56:42Travel the world. Meet fascinating people. Study materials science. -
Posted 2007-07-01 14:03:21UW student Jon Hickey won the "Change the World in One Minute" You Tube public policy challenge with Crossing Lines, his animated video on immigration issues. -
Posted 2007-07-01 14:01:18A short walk from the Piazza Navona and the Spanish Steps, the Center offers UW students a unique opportunity to experience Rome and its history. -
Posted 2007-07-01 13:39:16Why have Alaskan salmon runs stayed strong, while other fisheries have crashed? One crucial factor is the 60-year collaboration between UW fishery scientists and AK fishermen. -
Posted 2007-07-01 12:23:02Undergrad history students created the content for the acclaimed Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. -
Posted 2007-06-13 12:03:38A UW oncologist has identified the first symptoms of ovarian cancer, a disease that is often fatal because it's detected too late. -
Posted 2007-05-24 12:00:12UW scientists plan a network of underwater sensors that spans the Juan de Fuca plate off the coast of Washington and Oregon. -
Posted 2007-03-19 14:05:12Silicon-based chips will soon reach their upper limits for size and speed, and the search is on for new materials that can run faster in smaller devices. -
Posted 2007-03-12 13:52:56UW scientists and engineers are creating micro- and nano-scaled medical technologies that are affordable, portable, and powerful. -
Posted 2007-03-01 13:04:51UW computer science student customizes cell phones for rural farmers in India. -
Posted 2007-02-02 12:30:29UW scientists played key roles in a major recent international study that outlines how climate change will affect on the world in the coming decades. -
Posted 2007-01-20 12:52:03UW researchers have built a humanoid robot that is controlled by human brain waves. -
Posted 2007-01-01 14:35:14UW scientists continue to develop new uses and innovations in Ultrasound technology. -
Posted 2007-01-01 14:30:28A collaboration among UW scientists and engineers, community members and industry leaders, the PRI is tasked with helping the forestry industry become environmentally and economically sustainable, and creating more and better jobs in rural communities. -
Posted 2007-01-01 13:59:53UW researchers are designing vaccines to protect patients from breast and ovarian cancer. -
Posted 2007-01-01 13:54:18The UW created the nation's first regional medical network for training physicians in underserved areas. -
Posted 2007-01-01 11:43:35UW medicine professor Belding Scribner invented a Teflon shunt that could be implanted in patients with kidney failure. -
Posted 2007-01-01 10:39:01UW cardiologists created a training program for paramedics that helps them provide better care for heart attack victims outside of a hospital. It is now a model program for emergency services all over the world. -
Posted 2007-01-01 10:26:35UW fisheries scientist Lauren Donaldson's techniques and research developed superior trout and helped to make the first man made salmon hatchery in a large city. -
Posted 2007-01-01 10:19:51UW scientists develop stronger understanding of the weather phenomenom known as El Niño -
Posted 2006-05-25 13:37:22Shifting jet streams could have a major impact on earth's climate.
