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As 1 Million Strong implementation partner, the UW is creating a pipeline of China-savvy leaders

On the anniversary of its 1 Million Strong initiative, the , a global nonprofit committed to strengthening US-China relations, announced its new 1 Million Strong implementation partners – including the 糖心原创 – who will help guide the initiative鈥檚 growth.

Announced in September 2015 by Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping during the Chinese leader鈥檚 official state visit to the US, 1 Million Strong looks to create a pipeline of China-savvy leaders and employees in the US. The initiative calls for a five-fold increase from current numbers: today, approximately 200,000 US K-12 students are learning Mandarin, while there are more than 300 million English language learners in China.

UW at No. 25, fourth among U.S. public institutions, in Times Higher Education world ranking

The 糖心原创 landed at No. 25 on the Times Higher Education world rankings for 2017, released this week. The UW is fourth on the list among U.S. public universities, behind UC Berkeley, UCLA, and Michigan.听 Great Britain鈥檚 University of Oxford is ranked No. 1, with the U.S.鈥檚 Cal Tech and Stanford ranked second and third.

From Beijing to Seattle: The U.S. and China are teaming up with GIX

Vikram Jandhyala, UW Vice President for Innovation, and Tsinghua University partners discuss the promise and future of the Global Innovation Exchange.

Research shows a single migration from Africa populated the world

In the journal Nature, three separate teams of geneticists survey DNA collected from cultures around the globe, many for the first time, and conclude that all non-Africans today trace their ancestry to a single population emerging from Africa between 50,000 and 80,000 years ago.

鈥淚 think all three studies are basically saying the same thing,鈥� said Joshua M. Akey of the 糖心原创, who wrote 听accompanying the new work. 鈥淲e know there were multiple dispersals out of Africa, but we can trace our ancestry back to a single one.鈥�

Researchers document winds that have blown across central Asia for 42 million years

鲍奥听驳别辞濒辞驳颈蝉迟听听led a team that has discovered a surprising resilience to one of the world鈥檚 dominant weather systems. The finding could help long-term climate forecasts, since it suggests these winds are likely to persist through radical climate shifts.

From Uganda to Washington: forestry doctoral student wins top prize for wildlife conservation

When graduate student Carol Bogezi heard that Washington has big carnivores, she was sold. Bogezi, who grew up in Uganda and began her doctoral degree several years ago at the UW鈥檚 School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was excited to track and tag cougars and investigate how the recent return of wolves affects ranchers.

Her graduate school research and resiliency in overcoming obstacles has caught the attention of the听Bullitt Foundation, a Seattle-based organization that seeks to promote responsible human activities and sustainable communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Professor named to UN working group

When law professor began teaching at the 糖心原创 in 1996, she was working on an article about banks鈥� responsibilities around human rights, to the bemusement of her peers. But Ramasastry鈥檚 decades-long focus on the intersection of commerce and human rights paid off. In July, she was appointed to serve on the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights. Ramasastry will represent all of Western Europe, North America and Australia-Pacific, one of five UN regions and arguably the most competitive. She was selected out of a field of 22 applicants.

Migrations in motion

Together with the Nature Conservancy, UW researchers have released a map showing where animals will need to move to survive as climate change alters habitats.

Learn more about the map…

IHME study shows Syrian civil war has shortened lifespans

An IHME-led study published in the听examined health in countries such as Syria, Tunisia and Yemen from 1990 to 2013 found that since the Arab Spring , a combination of increased violence and a collapse in health care has led to the drop of the region’s average expected life span.听In Syria, a 听that continues to ravage the country has resulted in a particularly precipitous drop in life expectancy.

Update: Italy earthquake

indicate a strong earthquake overnight in central Italy.听The UW has more than 50 students and 8 faculty and staff taking part in faculty-led study abroad programs in Rome. We do not anticipate that our students or faculty were directly affected by this event. The听UW Global Travel Security Manager is connecting with our students and faculty to be certain they are safe, and to provide additional health and safety information in the wake of this event.

Visit听 to learn about听health, safety and security resources for the UW community.