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A world of good rankings: ϳԹ rated among top institutions

US News & World Report released its first rankings Tuesday. at #14, edging out many other leading institutions. The ranking system focuses on the academic research and overall reputation of more than 500 institutions across the globe, scoring universities on criteria that includes number of publications, percentage of highly cited papers and international collaboration. ϳԹ scores among the top 20 in five of the 10 ranking categories.

The report also includes the top 100 universities in subject rankings, which evaluate academic research and reputation in a field. ϳԹ ranks among the top 10 in the world in seven subject areas: microbiology (#3), geosciences (#5), immunology (#5), pharmacology and toxicology (#7), clinical medicine (#8), social sciences and public health (#8) and molecular biology and genetics (#9). Twenty subjects at ϳԹ made the overall rankings.

The report is designed to help the more than 4.5 million students who study abroad each year choose the best global universities to pursue their passion. ϳԹ’s top billing shows a proven impact in offering a leading-edge student experience and a growing global reputation.

Study Abroad fair connects students to a world of opportunities

Hosted for the first time in the renovated ϳԹ Husky Union Building, the Study Abroad Fair buzzed with students driven to discover new experiences Thursday, Oct. 23. Nearly 100 exhibitors, including representatives from ϳԹ departments, partner universities and affiliated providers such as Peace Corps, were on hand to answer questions and showcase leading-edge student experiences.

The ϳԹ Study Abroad Office offers four types of programs for students: direct exchanges with foreign institutions, thematic programs led by ϳԹ faculty, affiliated programs through other universities and IE3 global internships. Chris Rumer, a biochemistry senior, manned the table for University College London, which offers a direct exchange program for ϳԹ students. One of the most popular and competitive exchange programs, Rumer said his table had been busy all morning.

“[UCL offers] one of the best programs with the education and cultural diversity of London,” he said. Rumealtr had been close to attending UCL for his undergraduate degree, but coming to ϳԹ and traveling to UCL on exchange encompassed the best of both worlds. Fellow exchange students Victoria Dmyterko and Nikolina Stoykova, biology and international studies seniors, raved about experience, the educational opportunities offered and the friendships made. “I loved it,” said Dmyterko.

Funding options for travel and study were also advertised at the fair. Robyn Davis, coordinator, was happy to engage with new students. The FLAS, which offers funding for language learning, has historically attracted primarily graduate student applicants. “[The Study Abroad Fair] is a good opportunity to get the word out to undergraduates,” Davis said. Many of the study abroad experiences that work with FLAS funding were also at the fair, making it easier to directly refer students to other programs.

Nala Watters, a humanities sophomore, was surprised by the number of program and funding opportunities made available. “There are a lot of options,” Watters said. “[Students] will find something and the money to do it.” Though Watter’s area of interest is quite narrow — folklore and myths — she said she found some programs that could be tailored to fit her passions. “It’s an experience that pretty much everybody needs,” she said.

With program options spanning Argentina to Zurich, the choices and experiences for ϳԹ Study Abroad students are boundless. Visit ϳԹ Study Abroad to learn more!

 

MBA students pitch poverty solutions in D-Prize competition

Together, aspiring social entrepreneurs from the Foster School of Business are working to address global poverty. The D-Prize competition, hosted by the Global Business Center, challenges social entrepreneurs to develop better ways to distribute proven life-enhancing technologies, while providing crucial funding and support so that these ideas can launch a pilot. 

Communicating about science? Consider culture, say ϳԹ researchers

Together with colleagues from Northwestern University, the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin, ϳԹ researchers recently published new findings on the impact of cultural orientations on science communication.  

“We argue that science communication – for example, words, photographs and illustrations – necessarily makes use of artifacts, both physical and conceptual, and these artifacts commonly reflect the cultural orientations and assumptions of their creators,” the authors write.

One example of this phenomenon is the depiction of nature in media such as children’s picture books. “There are profound implications not only for perceiving the issue but studying it, forming policy, or forging adaption for our collective futures,” said , a ϳԹ assistant professor of educational psychology.

$16 million grant awarded to Jackson School centers

The U.S. Department of Education will fund all eight of the ‘ Title VI centers with grants of more than $16 million.

The Department of Education’s Title VI awards were introduced to ensure sufficient foreign language training for U.S. security. Grants are awarded to institutions of higher education every four years to establish and strengthen language and area-studies centers for foreign language instruction, research in international studies and world affairs and community outreach and consultation.

ϳԹ Bothell offers grants supporting international course collaborations

ϳԹ Bothell is spearheading a ϳԹ-wide effort to deepen global engagement of students in the classroom by supporting online collaborations with international partners. These collaborations support the development of leading-edge, globally-focused student experiences without requiring students to travel abroad.

The new COIL International Fellows program is designed to support ϳԹ faculty and staff from all ϳԹ campuses to develop Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses.  The initiative is overseen by and funded by a Գ.

 

The message at Entrepreneur Week? Dare to do.

Entrepreneur Week is an annual window into the world of entrepreneurship, around the corner and across the globe.

This year, from October 13-17, the Buerk Center will host events featuring Seattle’s high-profile thinkers, dreamers, innovators and doers. There’s something for everyone: die-hard entrepreneurs, students interested in working for a startup and those who just want to learn more. 

In fall classes, students question the answer to global problems

This autumn quarter, ϳԹ students are engaging with global issues through courses in a wide variety of fields.

One course, Information Assurance and Cyber Security, is a tri-campus, multi-disciplinary effort involving ϳԹ Bothell’s Computing and Software Systems Program, the Information School and ϳԹ Tacoma’s Institute of Technology. The Criminalization of Immigration course at ϳԹ Tacoma digs into global issues from a social science perspective. The School of Environmental and Marine Affairs will take students out of the classroom for a new field course that studies the challenges of governing coastal and marine areas in the 21st century.

Where were ϳԹ students this summer? Explore our interactive global map!

Almost 1000 ϳԹ undergraduates studied abroad this summer. Together with fellow students and ϳԹ faculty, they asked daring questions and discovered new answers, engaging the world through study, research and community engagement.

Explore this map for a peek at ϳԹ’s study abroad programs across the globe, and hear straight from students about their most memorable experiences.