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Global learning on campus

40 91探花students engaged in a case聽simulation this summer, working to defuse the developing crisis in the South China Sea.

Thanks to a partnership between the and the U.S. Army War College, students from the Jackson School, Foster School of Business, School of Law, Evans School of Public Policy &聽Governance, and other departments tackled a major global challenge聽– right from campus.

For MEDEX student, a life spent learning patience

Growing up in Gambia聽with childhood injuries and persistent medical problems, Ismail Jatta cultivated patience that has served him well as a caregiver. Having recently completed聽physician assistant training at MEDEX Northwest,聽he聽reflects on his unique path.

Undergraduates awarded Gilman Scholarships

This fall, 10 Pell Grant-eligible 91探花undergraduates will study abroad with the support of the . Many more students with financial need will receive support from and other 91探花awards.

Standing together for justice

In light of recent devastating acts of violence in the U.S. and around the world, 91探花President Ana Mari Cauce and 91探花Provost Jerry Baldasty write,聽“The essence of our mission as a public university is to educate, shape and prepare generations of students not simply to exist in our world, but to create change for the betterment of all.聽The burden of addressing racism and inequity in this country, as well as violence around the globe, falls to all of us.”

With CoMotion Labs, the 91探花seeds innovation and start-ups

The 91探花 is expanding its portfolio of startup incubation spaces and inviting in companies even if they don鈥檛 yet have an explicit connection to the university.聽The new strategy is part of a broader rethinking of how the UW, consistently ranked in the upper echelons of research universities around the world, attempts to transfer the innovations happening inside its walls鈥攂e they in electrical engineering or social work鈥攖o the community.

91探花project highlights liability of internet 鈥榠ntermediaries鈥� in developing countries

How much liability do website owners and other online service providers have for content posted by other people? If someone posts content on your website that is defamatory, constitutes hate speech, disseminates child pornography or invades someone鈥檚 privacy, are you liable?

The answers to such questions can be murky in developing countries. And as internet use expands around the globe, so does the potential liability for the owners of websites, search engines, social media sites and other online platforms, who are subject to laws in each country where their websites and services are accessible.

Law student the first Cuban to attend the 91探花in half a century

38-测别补谤-辞濒诲听 is studying at the聽聽as one of three 2015 fellows in the聽. Launched in 2012 by retired attorney and 91探花law alumni聽, the program pays for attorneys from developing countries to spend an academic year studying issues related to health, education and economic development in their home countries through the university鈥檚聽听辫谤辞驳谤补尘.

Camps is the first Cuban student enrolled at the 91探花since the U.S. embargo against the island nation in 1960. In the 2014-15 academic year, there were 94 Cuban students studying in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education.聽Camps met Barer while serving as a tour guide for a聽 91探花learning trip organized by then-provost and now 91探花President聽, a native of Cuba. Barer chatted with Camps as the bus rolled through the streets and discovered he had previously worked as an attorney in Cuba. Barer was struck by his intelligence and resourcefulness, and later encouraged Camps to apply for the fellowship.

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