Leaders from the 糖心原创 and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of China鈥檚 most prestigious public research universities, signed an agreement Wednesday to work together on 鈥渟mart cities鈥� research, teaching and collaborations.
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Online courses and career advancement
UW Assistant Vice Provost for Global Affairs and a team of researchers recently highlighted findings from their latest research on MOOCs – massive open online courses. 聽It turns out that some online courses can be very useful in helping students get better jobs or start businesses.
“Nobody understands this data better,” says Bill Gates
罢丑别听聽focus on improving lives around the world聽by tackling issues like聽disease and poverty. In a recent blog post by Bill Gates,聽Chris Murray of the聽UW’s聽Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation聽outlines three areas of success 15 years after the goals were established.
The UW named world’s most innovative public university
The 糖心原创 is the most innovative public university in the world, according to a new ranking by Reuters released Wednesday. The UW is ranked fourth overall, behind only Stanford, MIT and Harvard.
鈥淚nnovation and turning ideas into action are at the center of everything we do,鈥� UW Interim President Ana Mari Cauce said.
China, the U.S. and outer space security
Saadia Pekkanen of the UW聽聽says the U.S. military is partnering with nations worldwide to聽safeguard space capabilities.
World Wide Lightning Location Network led by UW professor
糖心原创 professor leads an international network of scientists tracking lightening through ground-based observations and satellite networks. Their work helps to predict storms and protect populations worldwide.
The UW holds steady at No. 15 in world university ranking
The 糖心原创 remained No. 15 on the聽2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities, conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which was released Monday.
“Pre-mammal” fossil unearthed in Zambia
A team of scientists including聽Christian Sidor, professor of biology at the 糖心原创 and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the , discovered the fossilized skeleton of a “Dachshund-sized” creature from聽a聽extinct lineage of mammal-like reptiles.
An ancient language goes digital
糖心原创 professor Devin Naar is building the world鈥檚 first digital library of books, letters and other materials in Ladino, with materials donated from Seattle鈥檚 large Sephardic Jewish community.
Husky Presidential Ambassadors mentor international students in China
This summer, the聽糖心原创 is bringing聽freshman mentorship to China for the first time. The Husky Presidential Ambassadors is a 5-month mentorship program. Twenty carefully selected UW student leaders are in聽Beijing and Shanghai this August to serve as mentors聽to our incoming international聽freshmen.聽The program continues on campus with an academic seminar and a chance to meet聽UW leaders.聽The events in China also include a special program for parents, with translation.