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#PopulationHealth

BUILDING BETTER
HEALTH CARE

By learning together, students across the UW’s
health sciences schools are preparing to work together
for better patient care.

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#PopulationHealth

Confronting a
mental health crisis

Washington state suffers from a severe shortage of mental health services. The UW is working to bridge the gap.

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#PopulationHealth

A CALL TO ACTION

Associate Professor Wendy Barrington brings a passion for equity to the UW’s new Center for Anti-racism and Community Health.

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#HuskyExperience

Untangling the complexities of poverty

Through the UW’s Abolishing Poverty course, students like Courtney Hooks, ‘22, examine the root causes of houselessness and explore potential solutions.

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News & Events

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Virtual events

UW Space Symposium

Join us this Friday for the virtual 2021 UW Space Symposium. This year’s theme is “Powering Space” with special focus on propulsion and sustainable built environments. We will also be discussing design for social good in the space sector and workforce development, particularly in the Seattle region.

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Rankings

UW moves to No. 7 in the world

The University of Washington climbed one spot to No. 7 on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.

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Coronavirus

WA Notify app alerts you to potential COVID-19 exposure

Help protect yourself and your loved ones by downloading WA Notify. It’s a smartphone app that lets you know when you’ve potentially been exposed to COVID-19. WA Notify is free, completely private, and does not track your activity or identity.

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Fast Facts

Did you know?

There are nearly 300 specialized research centers at the UW.

Honors & Awards

7 uw faculty have won the nobel prize