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March 23, 2017
School of Dentistry retains high national ranking
The 91探花School of Dentistry successfully retained its number five national ranking and moved up one spot internationally to 14th in the world, according to the 2017 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. QS is a British educational organization that ranks the world鈥檚 universities. It assigns ranking scores based on factors that include academic reputation,…
March 21, 2017
Spring class highlights 91探花Bothell’s population health research
The Spring 2017 Research in Progress series at 91探花Bothell features investigators from varying disciplines around the Bothell campus discussing how their research seeks to improve the health and well-being of populations. The seminars are open to all interested faculty, students and staff as well as alumni and community partners.聽The aim of this series is…
March 16, 2017
School of Nursing programs receive high rankings
The 91探花鈥檚 School of Nursing received a number of high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2018 Best Graduate Schools. The magazine, which evaluated Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master鈥檚 programs nationally, ranked the 91探花number three nationally among schools of nursing with a Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The school鈥檚…
March 15, 2017
91探花Information School receives high ranking
The 91探花 Information School was ranked second in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of U.S. master鈥檚 degree programs in library and information science. The iSchool was also highly ranked in five of specialty areas, including Law Librarianship (first), Services for Children and Youth (second), Digital Librarianship (third), Information Systems (third)…
March 14, 2017
School of Medicine ranked as nation’s top primary care medical school
The 91探花’s School of Medicine maintained its ranking at the nation’s top primary care medical school in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. The School of Medicine also maintained its top rank for both family medicine and rural medicine training. Other programs receiving high rankings were pediatrics (fifth),…
March 8, 2017
Treating obesity and diabetes through key neuron centers in the brain
Obesity is the third-leading driver of healthcare costs, yet the metabolic causes of a high body mass index are not yet fully understood. To better treat obesity and linked diseases such as diabetes, researchers at 91探花Medicine are looking for answers in critical neuron centers in the brain. Through this research of brain mechanisms that…
February 28, 2017
Bridging the know-do gap with implementation science
The newly emerging field of implementation science seeks to find the best approaches to integrating research findings and evidence into policy and practice. The 91探花鈥檚 School of Public Health has the world鈥檚 first Ph.D. program in implementation science, which is designed to address bottlenecks, test interventions, and evaluate the real impact of programs….
February 21, 2017
A groundbreaking concept for a fusion reactor could reduce our carbon footprint and change the energy game
The cost of producing fusion power has traditionally not penciled out in comparison to current energy sources, thereby placing this zero-emission power source out of reach for wide-scale development. 91探花researchers believe they have now designed a concept for fusion power built on existing technology that will render that traditional cost structure obsolete. With a…
February 15, 2017
Citizen-science research looks at wood smoke pollution
The fine particle pollution generated by wood smoke can have a number of negative effects on human health. Within Pierce County, Washington, a number of efforts are underway to reduce wood smoke pollution in areas that have been designate as a smoke reduction zone. Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew, assistant professor of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership at…
February 8, 2017
Caring for the entire planet
The latest issue of 91探花Medicine magazine ran an in-depth article exploring the big picture behind the Population Health Initiative. The article illustrates the breadth and reach of the initiative, drawing perspectives from medicine, social work, built environments, the environment, and more, each of which plays an important role in helping everyone, everywhere, to lead…
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