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Carnegie Corp. funds Jackson School’s work tying international research to policy
The Jackson School of International Studies will split a five million dollar award aimed addressing the disconnect between聽global research with policymaking. Resat Kesaba, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, says the award furthers the school’s current work.聽鈥淲e have worked with the companies and nonprofit organizations of the globally connected Pacific Northwest to address critical international challenges, and brought the results of this work to policy makers,鈥� he says.
38 countries represented in UW’s incoming freshman class
President Young will welcome this year’s freshman class at Freshman Convocation this Sunday. Together, the 6,400 new students represent 38 countries, 48 states and Washington D.C. Nearly聽5,000 hail from Washington state.
UW Tacoma launches Institute for Global Engagement
UW Tacoma will launch the Institute for Global Engagement聽October 3rd. The new campus center, grown from the program, will聽increase student access to Global Honors coursework, foster increased campus engagement聽with the Tacoma community and create additional undergraduate research opportunities.聽The institute’s first initiatives will include聽study abroad presentations during聽International Education Week in November and a lecture series.
UW study finds Chinese childhood obesity rates rising
Researchers and at the recently released a study聽demonstrating a sharp increase in obesity rates among Chinese children.
UW ranks 15th among universities worldwide
聽gave the聽乱伦社区 slot 15聽in its ranking of universities worldwide. The schools of pharmacy and medicine were both ranked third.聽
Want to stay healthy on your trip? Seek pre-travel health advice!
More than half of King Country travelers who fall ill while abroad have not sought pre-travel health advice. That’s the finding from a recent survey by聽聽in partnership with聽UW School of Public Health.
International travelers can protect their health by seeking pre-travel health advice and screenings. 聽The offers information, screening and care to UW travelers.
Grad student gets Young Investigator Award at International AIDS Conference
Ph.D.聽student聽Jillian Pintye has experience fighting health disparities across the globe. She聽was recognized at the recent20th International AIDS Conference for聽her聽research聽investigating connections between male circumcision and disease transmission in Uganda and Kenya.
UW expert and international colleagues assess risks to global penguin populations
In the current issue of Conservation Biology, UW Professor Dee Boersma聽and colleagues around the world outline risks to world penguin populations and urge stakeholders to take action to protect the species. Professor Boersma also directs the UW .
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Burke Museum exchange connects Washington and Filipino communities
Burke Museum聽project manager Lace Thornberg (MA, 2010) developed a program connecting tribal community members from Washington with residents of a remote island in the Philippines. Washington and Filipino community members made transcontinental visits for cultural exchange and are now building unique museum exhibits based on their experiences.