The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 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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The Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation awarded a $15 million grant to the 黑料吃瓜网 Information School to support the launch of the 黑料吃瓜网 Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment.
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�
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 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.
Young adults with psychosis tend to use cannabis at extremely high rates, and their symptoms can be exacerbated by long-term marijuana use. A team of 黑料吃瓜网 researchers is focused on this particular group.聽
Fifteen faculty members at the 黑料吃瓜网 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2024. They are among 36 scientists and educators from across the state announced Aug. 1 as new members. Selection recognizes the new members鈥� 鈥渙utstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.鈥�
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 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.
A new 黑料吃瓜网 study places the prevalence of immunosuppression at around 6.6% of American adults 鈥� more than twice as high as previously understood. That rise could have broad implications for how we navigate the late stages of COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics. 聽
The state of Washington鈥檚 Extended Foster Care program 鈥� in which young adults ages 18-21 can continue to receive some support 鈥� could help even more people by expanding participation, providing greater flexibility in eligibility criteria, and extending benefits, according to a new report from the 黑料吃瓜网.
Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the 黑料吃瓜网, discusses her research into how older adults feel about technology that’s marketed for their safety and security, such as location trackers and companion robots.
A new study from the 黑料吃瓜网 and Cornell University shows researchers more likely to write scientific papers with co-authors of the same gender, a pattern that can鈥檛 be explained by varying gender representations across scientific disciplines and time.
Recent recognition of the 黑料吃瓜网 includes the election of Andrew Meltzoff to the National Academy of Education, a lifetime achievement award for Dean of the School of Social Work Edwina Uehara and Ed Kolodziej selected as a Frontiers Planet Prize finalist.
A handbook for parents of incoming college students, developed by researchers at Washington State University and the 黑料吃瓜网, finds that use of the book helped improve family connections and moderate substance use.
This week, listen to a leading voice in the women’s movement, watch the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Drama’s student directed play “In The Blood”, attend the Indigenous Foods Symposium, and more.
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 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.
A community-based, evidence-based intervention system developed at the 黑料吃瓜网 has been linked to reduced handgun carrying rates among youth growing up in rural areas.
黑料吃瓜网 Provost Mark Richards announced that Michael S. Spencer has been appointed the Ballmer Endowed Dean of the School of Social Work beginning July 1, pending approval by the 黑料吃瓜网 Board of Regents.
After Washington became the first state to require suicide prevention training for health care providers, the 黑料吃瓜网 worked with experts and organizations to develop the All Patients Safe program. A new study shows how All Patients Safe helped providers of all specialties learn how to identify and respond to patients at risk of suicide.
In 2021, 黑料吃瓜网 registrar Helen Garrett announced that, for the first time, the 黑料吃瓜网 would allow graduates to use a chosen first name for their diplomas. The policy change was the result of efforts led by Vern Harner, a 黑料吃瓜网 doctoral student in social work, and a change.org petition that earned over 30,000 signatures, demonstrating the power of the trans community.
A 黑料吃瓜网 study of adult smokers finds that those who switch to vaping some or all of the time may adopt other healthy behaviors.
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 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.
The following is a statement from 黑料吃瓜网 President Ana Mari Cauce following the news that a 黑料吃瓜网 professor and a 黑料吃瓜网 staff member were killed聽while diving聽off the coast of Mexico over the weekend.
New research by the 黑料吃瓜网 and New York University explored gender, racial and ethnic differences among teens who think about and/or attempt suicide, as well as associated behavioral and environmental factors.
To understand how the 黑料吃瓜网’s transition to online-only classes affected college students’ mental health in the spring of 2020, 黑料吃瓜网 researchers surveyed 147 黑料吃瓜网 undergraduates over the 2020 spring quarter.
By the end of February, around 350 黑料吃瓜网 students had signed up to be volunteer vaccinators in clinics from Tacoma to Marysville.
A new 黑料吃瓜网 study finds that Black youth are more likely than white youth to be treated as 鈥渦sual suspects鈥� after a first encounter with police, leading to subsequent arrests over time. Even as white young adults report engaging in significantly more illegal behavior, Black young adults face more criminal penalties.
A new 黑料吃瓜网 study of senior services in Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals providers’ concerns about isolation, and worsening mental and physical health among older adults.
Research by Forefront Suicide Prevention at the 黑料吃瓜网, from visits to 18 gun shows and other community events around Washington state last year, found that engaging people in a community-based setting, in an empathetic conversation focused on safety, resulted in more people locking up their firearms.
Cost of living is up in all Washington counties, for families of all sizes, according to the 2020 Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State, a report that identifies the amount of income needed to support families of various sizes without additional help from the government, community or other personal resources.
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 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 highly ranked health sciences schools have long focused on interdisciplinary education and training students…
A longitudinal study of more than 230 teens and young adults in Washington state finds that teens may be more likely to use marijuana following legalization 鈥� with the proliferation of stores and increasing adult use of the drug — than they otherwise would have been.
The 黑料吃瓜网 School of Social Work’s Project Connect supports 15 different research and outreach endeavors, all oriented specifically around community needs during COVID-19.
New research from a decades-long study by the 黑料吃瓜网 and the University of Colorado shows long-term benefits from a program to prevent problem behaviors in children.
Recent honors to 黑料吃瓜网 faculty and staff include an early career award in astronomy, an honorary doctorate from the Delft University of Technology, a seat on Washington state’s new LGBTQ Commission and national honor for an English Department writing program.
Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new 黑料吃瓜网 study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the sixth grade. 鈥淭his is one of the first longitudinal studies of rural adolescent handgun carrying across multiple states in the U.S.聽It provides evidence that youth handgun carrying in these settings is not uncommon,鈥� said lead author Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, a 黑料吃瓜网…
黑料吃瓜网 researchers aimed to understand both the prevalence of discrimination events and how these events affect college students in their daily lives. Over the course of two academic quarters, the team compared students’ self-reports of unfair treatment to passively tracked changes in daily activities, such as hours slept, steps taken or time spent on the phone.
A new study by the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Social Development Research Group shows how a parent鈥檚 use of marijuana, past or present, can influence their child’s substance use and well-being.
Sparked by a grant from the聽黑料吃瓜网 Population Health Initiative,聽the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Center for One Health Research has created a series of pop-up聽galleries featuring autobiographical photographs made by people experiencing homelessness with their animal companions. The first gallery was Oct. 4 in 黑料吃瓜网’s Red Square. Other pop-up gallery events are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, at Occidental Square聽in Seattle鈥檚 Pioneer Square district; Oct. 10 in Seattle鈥檚 Cal Anderson Park; and Oct. 13 in the Ballard Commons Park. The…
A report released Oct. 4, the Washington State Equity and Diversity Project, is the first study of its kind to examine the health of LGBTQ people of all ages throughout the state.
The share of Washingtonians living below the federal poverty threshold declined from 11.0 to 10.3 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to new Census data released Thursday.聽