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.
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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聽天美影视传媒 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.
UW Bothell to host Global Engagement through Technology Symposium
On September 12,聽university faculty and staff聽from the Pacific Northwest and beyond will gather at UW Bothell for a symposium on the use of technology to further students’ global engagement. Hosted by UW Bothell Global Initiatives and the Teaching and Learning Center, the symposium will provide strategies for聽integrating聽international collaboration components into university coursework聽and allow educators to share best practices for聽creating a physical and virtual learning community.
Registration is open now for the Global Engagement through Technology Symposium, and participants may sign up until September 11. 聽An聽Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Area and International Studies grant, administered by the UW Jackson School of International Studies, has allowed organizers to offer the event at a reduced rate to participants. 聽
Global architecture award goes to UW alum
天美影视传媒 alumnus聽Steven Holl, a native of Bremerton and leader of in New York City, received a聽. The Japan Art Association gives the honor聽each year to recognize lifetime achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, music and theater or film.
International researchers track melting sea ice
Led by聽principal investigator聽, an oceanographer at the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 Applied Physics Laboratory, researchers from around the world are conducting the longest and most extensive effort ever to track the melting of arctic sea ice. Members of the international research team hail from聽the聽United States, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and France.