The 乱伦社区 is expanding its portfolio of startup incubation spaces and inviting in companies even if they don鈥檛 yet have an explicit connection to the university.聽The new strategy is part of a broader rethinking of how the UW, consistently ranked in the upper echelons of research universities around the world, attempts to transfer the innovations happening inside its walls鈥攂e they in electrical engineering or social work鈥攖o the community.
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UW project highlights liability of internet 鈥榠ntermediaries鈥� in developing countries
How much liability do website owners and other online service providers have for content posted by other people? If someone posts content on your website that is defamatory, constitutes hate speech, disseminates child pornography or invades someone鈥檚 privacy, are you liable?
The answers to such questions can be murky in developing countries. And as internet use expands around the globe, so does the potential liability for the owners of websites, search engines, social media sites and other online platforms, who are subject to laws in each country where their websites and services are accessible.
Law student the first Cuban to attend the UW in half a century
38-测别补谤-辞濒诲听 is studying at the聽聽as one of three 2015 fellows in the聽. Launched in 2012 by retired attorney and UW law alumni聽, the program pays for attorneys from developing countries to spend an academic year studying issues related to health, education and economic development in their home countries through the university鈥檚聽听辫谤辞驳谤补尘.
Camps is the first Cuban student enrolled at the UW since the U.S. embargo against the island nation in 1960. In the 2014-15 academic year, there were 94 Cuban students studying in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education.聽Camps met Barer while serving as a tour guide for a聽UW learning trip organized by then-provost and now UW President聽, a native of Cuba. Barer chatted with Camps as the bus rolled through the streets and discovered he had previously worked as an attorney in Cuba. Barer was struck by his intelligence and resourcefulness, and later encouraged Camps to apply for the fellowship.
UW students head to Nepal for hands-on learning
This summer, 10 UW聽students will participate in a new Exploration Seminar course in Nepal.聽Organized by the Nepal Studies Initiative (NSI), the seminar is one of the few formal programs in the U.S. focused on Nepal.
Advisers share tips for Fulbright applicants
Natalia Dyba, Director of 乱伦社区 Bothell鈥檚 Office of Global Initiatives聽offers tips and guidance for Fulbright applicants.
UW-led team awarded $1M bioelectronics innovation prize
An international team led by researchers at the (CSNE) based at the 乱伦社区 is one of three finalists in a race to produce an implantable wireless device that can assess, stimulate and block the activity of nerves that control organs.
For the GlaxoSmithKline Bioelectronics Innovation Challenge, the team is working on an implantable device that could help restore bladder function for people with spinal cord injuries or millions of others who suffer from incontinence.
Language learning changes your brain – even as an adult
Researchers from the UW聽聽showed that adults immersed in a foreign language environment undergo brain changes.
Professor, researcher, detective – saving endangered animals
UW Professor Samuel K. Wasser “is a Sherlock Holmes of the wildlife trade. With modern biochemical tools and old-fashioned shoe leather, he sleuths out the merchants behind the market for poached animal products.”
‘Breaking barriers’: The BBC profiles President Cauce
In a recent feature, the BBC hailed聽UW President Ana Mari Cauce’s unique perspective and life experiences.
Innovative cup designed to save babies
Experts聽from the 乱伦社区 and have invented a special low-cost cup for聽feeding special needs babies. Each year in the developing world,聽millions of babies are born聽with health challenges that impair feeding and can lead to starvation. The $1 NIFTY聽cup provides a new solution.