According to the weather blog maintained by Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Seattle icon Cliff Mass, there are reasons why the Northwest has the best summer weather in the country.
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New exhibit at Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Parallel Processing, curated works that “simultaneously inhabit the turf of art and other spheres of the cultural landscape” is on display until August 23 at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, located on the first floor of the School of Art building. Gallery hours are normally Wed-Sat, 12-4pm, and entrance is FREE.
UW ranked 8th in country by Forbes
Based on the quality of its undergraduate education, Forbes magazine ranked the University of Washington eighth among all public universities in the United States, excluding military academies.
UW resource provides global disease information from across the world
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July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, raising awareness for one of many infectious diseases that kill millions of people worldwide every year. At the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, part of the UW Department of Global Health, up-to-date information about disease control, health systems and health organizations around the world is readily available to researchers, policy makers and the general public.
An insider’s view on cuts to NIH research funds
In today’s Seattle Times, a UW postdoctoral fellow in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers her views on why the U.S. must support young research scientists.