News and Updates

The University of Washington climbed to the No. 10 spot on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings, tied with Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. The UW is now second among American public institutions — an improvement from last year’s No. 3 slot. Read more from UW Today.

UW 360, hosted by Carolyn Douglas, is an Emmy-award winning news magazine show that features stories about the University of Washington.

In this episode:
– New hope for thousands of people who suffer from seizures with the help of UW Medicine Neuroscience Institute’s “Rosa Robot”
– Technologies designed for kids by kids with the help of the UW’s iSchool and HCDE programs
– More than just another student job – see how the UW Libraries Student Employee Endowed Scholarship is literally changing lives
– “Who is Kelly Miyahara?” That’s the question to our answer – “A UW alumna who travels the world as part of the Jeopardy game show.”
– Check out the hottest summer camps around for future Husky superstars!

Gov. Inslee announced the appointment of Blaine Tamaki to the University of Washington Board of Regents last week. Tamaki graduated from the UW in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and is also an alumni of the UW Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor. His daughter recently graduated from the UW and his son is currently enrolled. Tamaki is a longtime resident of Yakima and has practiced as a trial lawyer for 35 years. Read more here.

University of Washington professors Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom joined UW News for a live Q&A about fake news and their class “Calling BS in the Age of Big Data.” Check out their class page: Callin_bull and watch the Facebook Live.

The University of Washington is listed No. 7 on the Reuters Top 100: The World’s Most Innovative Universities. Since the ranking began in 2015, the UW has ranked in the top 10 and is currently the top-ranked U.S. publication on the list. Read more from UW News.