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UW is No. 6 in the world
The University of Washington rose from No. 7 to No. 6 on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions. U.S. News also ranked several subjects, and the UW placed in the top 10 in 10 subject areas.
Sociology Professor Alexes Harris appointed UW’s first Faculty Regent
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Alexes Harris, professor of sociology, to the Board of Regents, effective Oct. 21, 2022. Harris becomes the first to hold the new Faculty Regent position on the Board.
UW professor wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’
Yejin Choi, a UW professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, uses natural language processing to develop artificial intelligence systems that have the ability to reason and can understand the implied meanings in human language.