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Not all icebergs are white: Here's what makes them blue, green or striped | ABC News
Monday, March 26, 2018
Icebergs can be beautiful and majestic -- but have you ever wondered what gives them their color? Steve Warren, professor of Earth and space sciences at the University of Washington, is quoted. Read More -
University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News' Best Graduate School lists
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Nearly 50 different graduate and professional programs and specialties at the University of Washington are among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2019 Best Graduate School rankings released March 20.
Several schools and departments placed prominently in the 2019 rankings, including medicine, nursing, social work, computer science and public affairs.
“From health care and human services, to public policy, to computer science and engineering, the University of Washington is home to world-class learning and discovery, and we are honored that the U.S. News rankings reflect the excellence of our students, faculty and research,” said President Ana Mari Cauce.
The UW School of Medicine ranked third in the nation in the primary care medical schools category. Medical student training in family medicine and rural medicine ranked No. 1 last year; those two categories were not re-ranked this year. The UW medical school's graduate program in microbiology tied for second in the nation, and its graduate programs in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics ranked fifth.
At the UW School of Nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program ranked third, and master's programs in nursing ranked fifth overall. Its family nurse practitioner program tied for first, its pediatric nurse practitioner program ranked third, and its program for training psychiatric/mental health practitioners ranked fourth.
The UW School of Social Work tied for fifth in the nation.
The UW's computer science program is considered No. 6 in the country, along with specialties artificial intelligence, which ranked fifth, and programming language and systems, which both ranked sixth.
The UW's Evans School of Public Policy and Governance ranked in a three-way tie for sixth place. Its environmental policy training ranked second, non-profit management ranked fourth, public finance and budgeting ranked fifth, and public management and leadership tied for seventh place.
Information about U.S. News & World Report's methodology can be found here.
Below is a roundup of the UW's graduate and professional school and program rankings that were available under embargo to institutions before the full rankings were published. This list will be updated as more complete rankings become available:
TOP 10:
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry (analytical): 8th
Computer science (overall): Tie for 6th
Artificial intelligence: 5th
Programming language: 6th
Systems: 6th
Statistics: Three-way tie for 8th
Physics (nuclear): 4th
Earth sciences: Three-way tie for 10th
College of Education (overall): 9th
Education (administration/supervision): 10th
Education (curriculum/instruction): 10th
Education (elementary education): 5th
Education (secondary education): 9th
Education (special education): 8th
College of Engineering
Engineering (biomedical/bioengineering): Three-way tie for 9th
Engineering (computer): Three-way tie for 9th
School of Public Health: 6th (ranked in 2015)
Biostatistics: Three-way tie for 3rd (ranked in 2015)
Health care management: Five-way tie for 10th (ranked in 2015)
Information School
Library and Information studies: 2nd (ranked in 2017)
Digital librarianship: 3rd (ranked in 2017)
Law librarianship: 1st (ranked in 2017)
Services for children and youth: 2nd (ranked in 2017)
Information systems: 3rd (ranked in 2017)
School library media: 7th (ranked in 2017)
School of Medicine
Primary care medical schools: 3rd
Family medicine: 1st (ranked in 2017)
Rural medicine: 1st (ranked in 2017)
Pediatrics: Tie for 7th
Internal medicine: 9th
Geriatrics: 7th (ranked in 2017)
Surgery: 8th
School of Medicine basic science graduate programs
Microbiology: Tie for 2nd
Genetics/Genomics/Bioinformatics: 5th
School of Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice: 3rd
Nursing master’s (overall): 5th
Nurse practitioner (family): Tie for 1st
Nurse practitioner (adult, primary care): 7th
Nurse practitioner (pediatric, primary care): 3rd
Nurse practitioner (psychiatric/mental health): 4th
Pharmacy: Seven-way tie for 9th (ranked in 2016)
Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
Public affairs (overall): Three-way tie for 6th
Environmental policy: 2nd
Nonprofit management: 4th
Public finance and budgeting: 5th
Public management and leadership: Tie for 7th
School of Social work: Four-way tie for 5th
School of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Speech-language pathology: Tie for 3rd (ranked in 2016)
Audiology: Three-way tie for 4th (ranked in 2016)
TOP 25:
Biological sciences: Three-way tie for 23rd
Chemistry: Six-way tie for 24th
Computer science (theory): 11th
Education (psychology): 11th
Education (policy): 12th
Engineering (aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical): Four-way tie for 17th
Engineering (chemical): Tie for 24th
Engineering (civil): Six-way tie for 17th
Engineering (electrical): Four-way tie for 21st
Engineering (environmental/environmental health): Six-way tie for 17th
Engineering (industrial/manufacturing/systems): Three-way tie for 25th
Engineering (materials): Three-way tie for 24th
Fine arts: Seven-way tie for 20th (ranked in 2016)
Fine arts (ceramics): Tie for 12th (ranked in 2016)
Foster School of Business (overall): 22nd
History: Four-way tie for 23rd (ranked in 2017)
Part-time MBA: Tie for 13th
Entrepreneurship: Three-way tie for 19th
Executive MBA: Three-way tie for 23rd
Marketing: 23rd
Law (intellectual property law): 18th
Law (clinical training): Four-way tie for 21st
Law (tax law): Tie for 17th
Local government management: Tie for 15th
Public policy analysis: 11th
Social policy: 12th
Urban policy: Three-way tie for 19th
Health (nursing-midwifery): Three-way tie for 12th (ranked in 2016)
Mathematics (applied math): 11th
Mathematics (analysis): 17th
School of Medicine (medical research schools): Three-way tie for 11th
Anesthesiology: Tie for 13th
Obstetrics & gynecology: 15th
Psychiatry: 11th
Radiology: Tie for 11th
Occupational therapy: Three-way tie for 14th (ranked in 2016)
Physician assistant: Tie for 11th (ranked in 2015)
Psychology: Seven-way tie for 14th (ranked in 2013)
Nurse practitioner (adult, acute care): Tie for 13th
Sociology: Four-way tie for 20th (ranked in 2013)
Physics: 22nd
TOP 35:
Economics: Tie for 35th (ranked in 2013)
Engineering (overall): Tie for 26th
Engineering (mechanical): Five-way tie for 30th
English: Seven-way tie for 35th (ranked in 2017)
School of Law: Five-way tie for 32nd
Mathematics: Six-way tie for 26th
Physical therapy: Eight-way tie for 28th (ranked in 2016)
Political science: Four-way tie for 33rd (ranked in 2017)
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Stephen Hawking's local legacy | KUOW
Monday, March 19, 2018
This week the universe lost one of its greatest minds; Stephen Hawking, the renowned British physicist, helped explain the behavior of black holes and demystify the cosmos for all of us. Erika Harnett, research associate professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is interviewed. Read More -
New Cascadia quake analysis shows building retrofits would save thousands of lives | The Seattle Times
Thursday, March 15, 2018
A Portland-area study finds single-family homes do well and that upgrades to older commercial buildings could slash both casualties and damage. Research from the UW is referenced. Read More -
Glaciers in Mongolia's Gobi Desert actually shrank in the last ice age | IFLScience
Thursday, March 8, 2018
During the last Ice Age as ice sheets expanded and the rest of the world grew colder, there's a pocket in Central Asia where glaciers did exactly the opposite. Jigjidsurengiin Batbaatar, a UW doctoral student in Earth and space sciences, is quoted. Read More -
Assessing landslide risk | KIRO 7
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
A new tool can help people in Seattle assess landslide risk in their neighborhood. David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Real time Tropical Cyclone Monitoring by WWLLN
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Monitoring Tropical Cyclones with Lightning and Satellite Data A new storm-following tool continually watches for lightning over the open ocean. Combined with satellite microwave data, the new real-time observations will improve forecasts of tropical cyclones. The World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) team, a group coordinated by the University of Washington in Seattle, operates a network of lightning location sensors that produces regular maps of lightning activity all over the world. To tackle the demand for continuous tropical cyclone monitoring, the WWLLN team has developed a unique “storm-following” tool and a public website known as WWLLN Tropical Cyclones (WWLLN-TC). The website visualizes lightning data in near-real time for all tropical cyclones across the globe. See the actual data at http://wwlln.net/storms/ Read More -
How on earth did Seattle's train tracks wind up in mudslide zones? | KUOW
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Landslides on railroad tracks along Puget Sound frequently delay trains. Dave Montgomery, a geologist at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
A 'landslide observatory': Scientists study Washington's Rattlesnake Ridge | The Seattle Times
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Researchers are tracking Rattlesnake Ridge near Yakima as it creeps downhill to learn more about unstable hillsides and -- perhaps -- improve slide prediction. The UW's Steve Malone, Scott Henderson and David Schmidt, all of Earth and space sciences, are quoted. Read More -
Search for aliens to employ 'ESPRESSO': Black box detection device a more powerful planet hunter | Inquisitr
Monday, February 12, 2018
Astronomers are set to get a powerful boost to their capabilities of detecting exoplanets and in determining whether or not said worlds circling faraway stars are Earth-like. Recent UW research is referenced. Read More