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May 22 iHeal public lecture with Dr. Adil Haider

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i-Heal (Injury-related Health Equity Across the Lifespan), a new program launching this spring, will be part of the UW’s Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. It seeks to increase injury-related health equity and decrease disparities for patients from historically marginalized groups, those with comorbid behavioral health conditions, those with limited English proficiency, and those with financial or social barriers to healthcare access. As part of its launch, i-Heal will welcome Dr. Adil Haider (pictured) to the UW for a public lecture…

School of Dentistry retains high national ranking

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The UW School of Dentistry successfully retained its number five national ranking and moved up one spot internationally to 14th in the world, according to the 2017 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. QS is a British educational organization that ranks the world’s universities. It assigns ranking scores based on factors that include academic reputation, employer reputation, and research citations per paper. Learn More >

Spring class highlights UW Bothell’s population health research

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The Spring 2017 Research in Progress series at UW Bothell features investigators from varying disciplines around the Bothell campus discussing how their research seeks to improve the health and well-being of populations. The seminars are open to all interested faculty, students and staff as well as alumni and community partners. The aim of this series is to foster interdisciplinary communication/collaboration and increase awareness of work currently being done by UW Bothell faculty. This class is curated by Dr. Wadiya Udell (pictured),…

School of Nursing programs receive high rankings

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The University of Washington’s School of Nursing received a number of high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Graduate Schools. The magazine, which evaluated Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master’s programs nationally, ranked the UW number three nationally among schools of nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The school’s master’s program was ranked number six nationally. Several School of Nursing specialty programs also received strong recognition. Learn More >

UW Information School receives high ranking

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The University of Washington Information School was ranked second in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of U.S. master’s degree programs in library and information science. The iSchool was also highly ranked in five of specialty areas, including Law Librarianship (first), Services for Children and Youth (second), Digital Librarianship (third), Information Systems (third) and School Library Media (seventh). Learn More >

School of Medicine ranked as nation’s top primary care medical school

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The University of Washington’s School of Medicine maintained its ranking at the nation’s top primary care medical school in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. The School of Medicine also maintained its top rank for both family medicine and rural medicine training. Other programs receiving high rankings were pediatrics (fifth), internal medicine (tie for sixth), and geriatrics (seventh). In addition, the School of Medicine continues to be the leading public institution in the amount of…

Treating obesity and diabetes through key neuron centers in the brain

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Obesity is the third-leading driver of healthcare costs, yet the metabolic causes of a high body mass index are not yet fully understood. To better treat obesity and linked diseases such as diabetes, researchers at UW Medicine are looking for answers in critical neuron centers in the brain. Through this research of brain mechanisms that govern food intake, energy balance, and glucose metabolism, they believe they may have identified new ways to control weight gain and treat diabetes. Learn More…

Bridging the know-do gap with implementation science

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The newly emerging field of implementation science seeks to find the best approaches to integrating research findings and evidence into policy and practice. The University of Washington’s School of Public Health has the world’s first Ph.D. program in implementation science, which is designed to address bottlenecks, test interventions, and evaluate the real impact of programs. Implementation science is also key to the Population Health Initiative, which was launched in 2016 with the goal of improving human health, environmental resilience, and…

A groundbreaking concept for a fusion reactor could reduce our carbon footprint and change the energy game

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The cost of producing fusion power has traditionally not penciled out in comparison to current energy sources, thereby placing this zero-emission power source out of reach for wide-scale development. UW researchers believe they have now designed a concept for fusion power built on existing technology that will render that traditional cost structure obsolete. With a successful prototype in hand, they are now turning to further development and expansion of the device to create the needed power output to be a…

Citizen-science research looks at wood smoke pollution

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The fine particle pollution generated by wood smoke can have a number of negative effects on human health. Within Pierce County, Washington, a number of efforts are underway to reduce wood smoke pollution in areas that have been designate as a smoke reduction zone. Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew, assistant professor of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership at University of Washington Tacoma, engaged a group of 10 middle and high school students from the area to track both indoor and outdoor air pollution…