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,聽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.聽
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91探花builds local and global partnerships
More than ever before, the 91探花 will be a driver of innovation in the Puget Sound region, says in a Sunday guest column.
Communicating about science? Consider culture, say 91探花researchers
Together with colleagues from Northwestern University,聽the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin, 91探花researchers recently published new findings on the impact of聽cultural orientations on science communication. 聽
鈥淲e argue that science communication 鈥� for example, words, photographs and illustrations 鈥� necessarily makes use of artifacts, both physical and conceptual, and these artifacts commonly reflect the cultural orientations and assumptions of their creators,鈥� the authors write.
One example of this phenomenon is the depiction of nature in聽media such as children鈥檚 picture books.聽鈥淭here are profound implications not only for perceiving the issue but studying it, forming policy, or forging adaption for our collective futures,鈥� said , a 91探花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鈥檚 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.
91探花Bothell offers grants supporting international course collaborations
91探花Bothell is spearheading a UW-wide effort to deepen global engagement of students in the classroom聽by聽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聽COIL International Fellows聽program is designed to support 91探花faculty and staff from all 91探花campuses to develop Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses.聽 The initiative is overseen by and funded by a聽听驳谤补苍迟.
The message at Entrepreneur Week? Dare to do.
Entrepreneur Week聽is an annual window into the world of entrepreneurship, around the corner and across the globe.
This year, from October 13-17,聽the Buerk Center will host events featuring Seattle鈥檚 high-profile thinkers, dreamers, innovators and doers.聽There’s something for everyone: die-hard entrepreneurs, students interested in working for a startup and those who just want to learn more.聽
In fall classes, students question the answer to global problems
This autumn quarter, 91探花students are engaging with global issues through courses in a wide variety of fields.
One course,聽Information Assurance and Cyber Security,聽is a tri-campus, multi-disciplinary effort involving 91探花Bothell’s聽Computing and Software Systems Program, the Information School and 91探花Tacoma鈥檚 Institute of Technology. The Criminalization of Immigration course at 91探花Tacoma digs into global issues from a social science perspective. The聽School of Environmental and Marine Affairs聽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 91探花students this summer? Explore our interactive global map!
Almost 1000 91探花 undergraduates聽studied abroad this summer.聽Together with fellow students and 91探花faculty, they聽asked daring questions and discovered new answers,聽engaging聽the world through study, research and community engagement.
Explore this map for a peek at UW’s study abroad programs across the globe, and hear straight from students about their most memorable experiences.
Dream Act supports undocumented students daring to pursue higher ed
Carlos Escutia is just one of many undocumented students entering 91探花and other universities this autumn with the support of the Dream Act. KPLU tells the story of Carlos’ passionate pursuit of a 91探花education.
Carnegie Corp. funds Jackson School’s work tying international research to policy
The Jackson School of International Studies will split a five million dollar award aimed addressing the disconnect between聽global research with policymaking. Resat Kesaba, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, says the award furthers the school’s current work.聽鈥淲e have worked with the companies and nonprofit organizations of the globally connected Pacific Northwest to address critical international challenges, and brought the results of this work to policy makers,鈥� he says.