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Announcements

• Scientists drilling first deep ice core at the South Pole Feb 9, 2015 at 8:49am
• Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards Dec 26, 2014 at 7:52am
• President touts innovation, public commitment in annual address Dec 16, 2014 at 9:43am
• UW-made tool displays West Coast ocean acidification data, Prof. Jan Newton Quoted Dec 16, 2014 at 9:36am

Research Units

The Office of Research is led by the Vice Provost for Research and oversees the following administrative units:

• Human Subjects Division (HSD)
  Supports and facilitates review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), required before starting research involving human subjects.
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
  Supports the research community in securing external support for sponsored projects and collaborations.
• Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
  Provides system to procure research grants and contracts and build proposal budgets.

Recent Faculty Honors

• Shyam Gollakota Named one of World’s Top Innovators under 35
• Mary-Claire King, won the Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
• Benjamin Hall, Eric D’Asaro elected to National Academy of Sciences

Stats & Rankings

• Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2013
• UW Research Fact Sheet
• UW rankings over time
• HEEACT - Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities
• UW's 2012 US News and World Report Rankings
• Energy Fact Sheet