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Four UW faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Four University of Washington faculty members are among the leaders in academia, business, philanthropy, the humanities and the arts elected as 2021 fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Tatiana Toro: una científica que explica las matemáticas con imágenes (English translation: Tatiana Toro: a scientist who explains mathematics with images)
En el 2019, Toro ganó el premio Marsha L. Landolt, de la Universidad de Washington, donde trabaja desde 1994. El reconocimiento, que obtuvo por su capacidad pedagógica e interés en enseñar un área a la que muchos le temen, también la ubicó como una de las científicas colombianas más reconocidas y brillantes. (English translation: In 2019, Toro won the Marsha L. Landolt Award from the University of Washington, where she has worked since 1994. The recognition, which she obtained for her pedagogical ability and interest in teaching an area that many fear, also ranked her as one of the most recognized and brilliant Colombian scientists).
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UW Junior Sophia Carey named Beinecke scholar
Sophia Carey, a junior majoring in English and comparative history of ideas and minoring in theatre studies, was awarded the Beinecke Scholarship.
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Faculty/staff honors: Guggenheim fellowship, Fulbright award, cybersecurity policy advocate
James Tweedie, professor of cinema and media studies, has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ ‘Best Graduate School’ lists
Over 100 UW graduate and professional programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report to be among the top 35 in the nation.
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Marcano, Suen, and Nasif recognized by NSF GRFP Program
Statistics PhD students David Marcano, Daniel Suen, and Hassan Nasif have recieved either NSF Graduate Research Fellowships or honorable mentions.
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Faculty/staff honors: Energy-efficient computing, Cottrell Scholar, Google Inclusion Awards
Alexandra Velian, assistant professor of chemistry, has been named a 2021 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science.
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HCDE student Annie Liu receives Adobe Research Scholarship
Annie Liu, a junior majoring in Human Centered Design & Engineering and minoring in Digital Art and Experimental Media, has been awarded the Adobe Women-inTechnology Scholarship.
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Classicists, Scientists, and Museum Design Honored
A roundup of recent awards in the College of Arts & Sciences.
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50 Best Value Public Colleges in America
Stacker News ranks the public schools that will maximize students’ educational potential. University of Washington is ranked No. 32, University of Washington Bothell is ranked No. 43 and University of Washington Tacoma is ranked No. 48.
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50 Best Colleges on the West Coast
Stacker News compiled a list of the top 50 schools on the West Coast. The University of Washington is ranked No. 13.
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Top Public and Private Colleges in the West
The University of Washington is ranked No. 5 on The Wall Street Journal’s list of top public colleges in the West.
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The UW is a Fulbright top producer
The UW has been included on the list of universities that produced the most 2020-21 Fullbright students. This year alone, 24 UW students received Fullbright awards.
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Celebrating the 2019–20 President’s Medalists
Sam Colgan, junior majoring in English and Economics; Natasha Lavides, sophomore majoring in Psychlogy; and Nuria Alina Chandra, freshman majoring in biochemistry are the 2019-2020 UW President's Medalists.
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"Faculty/staff honors: Field research grant, staffer’s play streams, cartoon remembrance UW News staff"
Smadar Ben-Natan, a postdoctoral fellow in Israel studies in the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, Holly Arsenault, director of engagement for the School of Drama, and José Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literatures have all recieved recent honors.