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天美影视传媒, Gonzaga University announce UW medical school partnership

It鈥檚 happened! After about a year of discussion and negotiations, the 天美影视传媒 Medical School and Gonzaga University were able sign a partnership agreement on February 24th! The partnership will bring great synergy to our two institutions and help the 天美影视传媒 expand its medical school in Spokane. The day was planned with a media event for the announcement, in which Gonzaga University鈥檚 President, Dr. Thayne McCulloh, was the first speaker. President Ana Mari Cauce, City of Spokane Mayor David Condon, Dr. Suzanne Allen, Dean of the WWAMI Program, Scott Morris, Chair of GU鈥檚 Board of Trustees, and Todd Mielke, CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated all spoke of the importance of growing the health industry in Spokane and what this collaboration will do to assist in that goal.

This coming fall, we will be seeing 60 new first year medical students. They will join the 40 first year students (that will be second year students soon.) There will be work to build a community advisory group, and continued communication with the legislature and Spokane supporters. This has taken many months to put together and it is all worth it!

Join fellow Huskies to support the Husky Reels project

Join fellow Huskies for a Sunday afternoon happy hour at Husky hotspot The Duchess! Raise a glass in memory of Gordy Green and help raise funds to preserve , the nearly 8,000 UW Athletics films and videotapes that were found underneath Husky Stadium. Win game tickets and stadium tours while toasting a great cause!

When: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 (Seahawks bye week!)

2-4 p.m.

Where: The Duchess Tavern

2827 NE 55th St., Seattle, WA 98105

Cost: Cash bar, and gifts to support Husky Reels are encouraged!

UW most innovative public university

The 天美影视传媒 is the most innovative public university in the world, according to a new ranking by released Wednesday. The UW is ranked fourth overall, behind only Stanford, MIT and Harvard. Read more from .

UW among top colleges doing the most for low-income students

The recently measured top colleges and their economic diversity efforts to create a College Access Index. The 天美影视传媒 is ranked #13 of more than 150 institutions included. Rankings are based on the share of students who receive Pell Grants and the graduation rates of those students, in addition to the price that colleges charge both low- and middle-income students. The rankings also show the endowment per student at each college.

UW remains No. 7 in Washington Monthly ranking; also named ‘best bang for the buck’ in the west

For the second consecutive year, the 天美影视传媒 held the No. 7 spot in the nation in , which rates universities on students鈥� social mobility, civic engagement and research.

Washington Monthly also rates colleges that are doing the best job of helping lower-income students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices, and named the UW No. 1 on its 鈥溾€� western region list.