The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs again were recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.
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It all started with a slide rule. In the fall of 1965, during Cheryl Wright鈥檚 first week at the 天美影视传媒, she went to Suzzallo Library to complete a chemistry assignment. She needed help with a math problem and saw a boy across the reading room who had a slide rule 鈥� an analog calculator. The young pharmacy student who helped her that day was Raymond Wilson. Together the couple, who go by Cherie and Ray, did far more than solve a mathematical equation 鈥� they married and formed a bond that鈥檚 lasted more than six decades.
New research led in part by the 天美影视传媒 found that state-level abortion restrictions enacted after the Dobbs ruling are not only affecting the current medical workforce 鈥� they may be shaping the next generation of physicians.
Election recognizes the new member鈥檚 鈥渙utstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and willingness to assist the Academy in providing the best available scientific information and technical understanding to inform complex policy decisions in Washington.鈥澛�
Four 天美影视传媒 researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2025-2026 and will pursue studies in Spain, Taiwan, Poland and Japan.
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.
A tradition dating back to 1874, election as an AAAS Fellow is a lifetime honor, and all fellows are expected to meet the commonly held standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity.
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings released late Monday.
On July 13, the Food and Drug Administration approved for the first time an over-the-counter birth control pill, expected to hit shelves in early 2024. The approval of the oral contraceptive Opill could drastically expand access to birth control, which for decades has been available only through a prescription. It鈥檚 a rare victory for reproductive rights 鈥� and the culmination of a 25-year effort to land birth control on drugstore shelves.聽聽 A central player in that push was Donald Downing,…
天美影视传媒 Provost Mark Richards today announced the appointment of Jayanth Panyam as the new Dean of the School of Pharmacy beginning Aug. 15, pending approval by the Board of Regents.
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2024 Best Graduate Schools聽rankings released late Monday.
Four 天美影视传媒 researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a Jan. 31 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 506 new fellows from around the world elected in 2022, who are recognized for their 鈥渟cientifically and socially distinguished achievements鈥� in science and engineering.
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2023 Best Graduate School rankings聽released Tuesday.
Using powerful tools and techniques developed in the field of structural biology, researchers at the 天美影视传媒 and Scripps Research have discovered new details about the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. The findings bring into focus the basic architecture of the virus just above and below its surface and may help in the design and development of a vaccine that can protect against AIDS. These detailed findings include 3D views of the structure and position of the virus鈥� envelope 鈥渟pike鈥�…
The UW School of Pharmacy鈥檚 Drug Interaction Database 鈥� the core research tool from the school鈥檚 nonprofit Drug Interaction Solutions team 鈥� is celebrating both a national award for innovation and two decades of independent funding through licensing agreements with companies, research institutes and regulatory agencies around the globe.
Federal agencies that regulate drug pricing and healthcare insurance are concerned that an industry practice of using rebates to lower drug costs for insurers has led to increases in list prices and out-of-pockets costs for patients. To investigate whether patients with or without insurance were paying more because of rebates to insurers, researchers led by the 天美影视传媒 examined cost and price data on more than 400 branded drugs. The study found that rebates were associated with increases in…
By the end of February, around 350 UW students had signed up to be volunteer vaccinators in clinics from Tacoma to Marysville.
The National Academy of Medicine on Monday announced the election of 100 new members, including three from the : Patrick Heagerty, Dr. Joel Kaufman and Sean Sullivan. In addition, David Eaton, dean and vice provost emeritus of the UW鈥檚 Graduate School, was recognized for outstanding service.
As universities and colleges struggle to find the right combination of in-person and online classes combined with protective measures to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, a new study by researchers from four institutions has reached a troubling conclusion. Reopening university and college campuses with primarily in-person instruction is associated with a significant increase in cases of COVID-19 in the counties where the schools are located. 鈥淐onsequently, we are able to predict between 1,000 and 5,000 additional cases…
The future of our health and the health of the communities we live in relies, in many ways, on students in the health sciences. The education and experiences that future doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers and public health experts receive will to a large degree shape how those professionals work and work together when solving problems affecting our health. And while the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 highly ranked health sciences schools have long focused on interdisciplinary education and training students…
New research by the University of Minnesota and the 天美影视传媒 finds that every six additional ICU beds or seven additional non-ICU beds filled by COVID-19 patients leads to one additional COVID-19 death over the following week. 鈥淎 spike in hospitalization naturally leads to more deaths, but these deaths may not only come from those who are hospitalized, but also from those who should have been hospitalized but were not,鈥� said co-author Anirban Basu, a UW professor of health…
COVID-19 is a lot more deadly than the flu, according to a new study by the 天美影视传媒 published May 7 in the journal Health Affairs. The study鈥檚 results also project a grim future if the U.S. doesn鈥檛 put up a strong fight against the spread of the virus.
With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the 天美影视传媒 has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health. 鈥淭he 天美影视传媒 and regional partner institutions produce some of the most exciting biomedical discoveries and technologies in the world, but we always find it challenging to support their product development as they move into the early commercialization phases,鈥�…
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 School of Pharmacy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12, a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy.This interdisciplinary project will explore ways in which community pharmacists can better support people living with this neurological disorder. The roughly 3.4 million people nationally and 75,000 people in Washington state who live with epilepsy often get fragmented and uncoordinated healthcare and community services. 鈥淔or the growing population of people living with…
UW scientists are sending a kidney-on-a-chip experiment into space. At an altitude of 250 miles, astronauts will help study how reduced gravity in space affects kidney physiology.
Marijuana use among older adults has soared in recent years despite little being known about the effectiveness and safety of the drug in people 65 and older. That鈥檚 resulted in more seniors asking health care providers about marijuana use: Is it safe? How much to use? Where to buy?
Nearly 50 different graduate and professional programs and specialties at the 天美影视传媒 are among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2019 Best Graduate School rankings released March 20.
Pharmacists and physicians will be looking at prescription and illicit drugs taken during pregnancy to evaluate risks to mothers and their fetuses.
Ninety-one UW pharmacy students became certified in TB screening through collaborative training from the State Department of Public Health, the Washington State Pharmacy Association and the UW School of Pharmacy.
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