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Ideas with Impact

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.

  • Meet the Sims -- at UW's Nursing School
    Posted 2008-04-12 13:12:12
    Real-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.
  • Oceanography students do fieldwork in Glacier Bay, Alaska
    Posted 2008-03-09 10:48:42
    Twenty-one UW seniors are heading to Alaska's Glacier Bay aboard the Thomas G. Thompson, research vessel.
  • Graduate students and Native American tribes will tap forests, farms for biofuels
    Posted 2008-01-28 12:32:05
    UW 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.
  • Science by Kayak
    Posted 2007-09-20 12:58:51
    UW undergrads and sixth graders test the waters of Lake Union.
  • Materials science students conduct research worldwide
    Posted 2007-07-05 12:56:42
    Travel the world. Meet fascinating people. Study materials science.
  • Change the world in one minute
    Posted 2007-07-01 14:03:21
    UW 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.
  • Study at the UW Rome Center
    Posted 2007-07-01 14:01:18
    A short walk from the Piazza Navona and the Spanish Steps, the Center offers UW students a unique opportunity to experience Rome and its history.
  • Students make history
    Posted 2007-07-01 12:23:02
    Undergrad history students created the content for the acclaimed Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.
  • Technology against poverty
    Posted 2007-03-01 13:04:51
    UW computer science student customizes cell phones for rural farmers in India.