University of Washington (UW)
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University of Washington, Seattle (University of Washington, Seattle) is located in Washington state, USA. Seattle is a public research university founded in 1861 and a member of the Association of American Universities. It was a private school when it was first established, but was acquired by the state of Washington in 1889. This university, sometimes called "The U" or "UW" (pronounced "U-Dub"), is the largest university in the Pacific Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast of the United States. The annual budget for 2005 was $3.1 billion.
[Edit this paragraph]〖Reputation〗
The University of Washington in Seattle is a large, all-round research institution of higher learning. In addition to medicine and nursing, it ranks among the best in the United States (in USNews 2008 In the rankings, the study of medicine surpassed Duke University and Stanford University to rank 6th in the United States, and medical nursing ranked 1st). Other professional fields also performed well: bioengineering ranked 4th in the United States, computer science ranked 7th in the United States, etc. The University of Washington belongs to the Pacific Ten Conference along with the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and UCLA. Among the professors and alumni of the University of Washington in Seattle are 11 Nobel Prize winners (including the 2004 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine Dr. Linda B. Buck); among the professors there are 57 academicians of the National Academy of Sciences, 15 academicians of the National Academy of Engineering, and 44 academicians. There are 5 academicians of the Institute of Medicine under the National Academy of Sciences of the United States - the total number of academicians of the three academies ranks 11th among universities in the United States; in addition, there are 56 academicians of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The University of Washington also has 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 5 National Medal of Science winners, 11 MacArthur Award winners, 1 Fields Medal winner, and Turing Award winner Dick Karp (former Berkeley professor). There are 225 alumni on the boards of directors of Fortune 500 companies (ranking 19th among American universities). The Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global University Ranking ranks the university 16th in the world.
Eleven Nobel Prize winners associated with the University of Washington in Seattle:
Linda B. Buck - Physiology and Medicine, 2004, alumna and professor
Leland H . Hartwell - Physiology and Medicine, 2001, Professor
Martin Rodbell - Physiology and Medicine, 1994, Alumni
Edmond H. Fischer - Physiology and Medicine, 1992, Professor
Edwin G. Krebs - Physiology and Medicine, 1992, Professor
E. Donnall Thomas - Physiology and Medicine, 1990, Professor
George Hitchings - Physiology and Medicine, 1988, Alumni
Hans G. Dehmelt - Physics, 1989 Professor
Douglass C. North - Economic Sciences, 1993, Professor, taught at Huada Business School from 1950 to 1983
William F. Sharpe - Economic Sciences, 1990, professor, taught at Huada Business School from 1961 to 1968
George Stigler - Economic Sciences, 1982, alumnus
Ten Pulitzer Prize winners associated with the University of Washington in Seattle:
Timothy Egan - Journalism, 1981
Ed Guthman - Journalism, 1949
Mike Luckovich - Editorial Cartooning, 1982
David Horsey - Editorial Cartooning, 1975
Stephen Dunn - Poetry, 2001
Richard Eberhart - Poetry, 1966
Theodore Roethke - Poetry, 1954
Marilynne Robinson - Fiction, 1977
Vernon Louis Parrington - History, 1928
William Bolcom - Music, 1988 also 2006 Grammy Award winner of the year
[Edit this paragraph]〖Ranking〗
Ranked 22nd in the world by Newsweek
US News and World Report ranks 26th in the nation in academic rankings, a first-tier national university
New York Times College Guide academic rating: four stars
NRC (National Research Council) 41 subject overall ranking No. 9
ISI American University Research Institute Ranking No. 8 in 21 disciplines for scientific research
US News and World Report (2008) rankings of some majors:
No. 1 in Nursing at the School of Medicine
No. 6 in the Research Institute at the School of Medicine
No. in Bioengineering 4th place
2nd place in Nuclear Physics
6th place in Statistics
7th place in Computer Science
13th place in Computer Engineering
18th in Electronic Engineering
19th in Aerospace
17th in Civil Engineering
16th in Environmental Engineering
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No. 17 in Applied Mathematics
No. 4 in the School of Information
No. 8 in the School of Education
No. 16 in Sociology
No. 3 in Social Work
No. 26 in Public Administration
No. 29 in Business School
No. 28 in Law School
etc.
(The rankings of the School of Medicine and the School of Education have all risen in 2008)
[Edit this paragraph]〖Overview〗
The University of Washington is located between Washington Lake and Portage Bay and Union Bay, covering an area of ??more than 700 acres. The transportation is very convenient. It only takes 15 minutes to drive from the school to downtown Seattle. The University of Washington consists of three campuses. The main campus is in the northeast corner of Seattle. In addition to the doctoral degree programs offered at the Seattle campus, the University of Washington also has two campuses, Bothell and Tacoma, offering degrees from students to master's programs. The main campus in Seattle includes 17 colleges, providing courses and research opportunities for first-year students to doctoral students. Bothell and Tacoma campuses mainly provide a variety of courses for upper-level college students and graduate students.
The University of Washington adopts a quarter system. There are only 11 weeks in a quarter (10 weeks of courses plus the last week for final exams or report submissions). There is one to two weeks of vacation between each quarter, and the courses are heavy. Intensive and extremely challenging. The research department can train more than 10,000 professional graduate students every year, accounting for about 25% of the total number of students in the school. Among these graduate students, about 15 are international students.
[Edit this paragraph]〖Funding〗
For more than 20 years, the University of Washington has been among the top five in the country in vertical research funding from federal government agencies, reaching 2nd in 2001. Bit. The horizontal scientific research funding in cooperation with enterprises ranks 5th in the country, the income from invention patent licensing transfer fees ranks 8th in the country, and the income from private donations ranks 11th. From 1969 to today, the University of Washington has always been among the top five schools receiving the most funding from the Washington state government. The generous research funding not only makes the tuition fees for the school's graduate courses much lower than those at other schools of the same level, but also increases the opportunities for many graduate students to apply for scholarships. In addition to government funding, the University of Washington also has strong private donations, such as Microsoft's Bill. Gates’ funding continued. The University of Washington School of Law and Computer Engineering Department buildings were donated in the name of Gates' father.
[Edit this paragraph]〖Library〗
The University of Washington Library ranks twelfth among North American academic libraries and has rich collections. The University of Washington Library consists of 19 branches including the main library (Suzzallo and Allen Libraries), the Odegarrd Undergraduate Library, the Health Science Libraries and Information Center and the East Asia Library.
The University of Washington Library has set up an Information Gateway to provide thousands of electronic publications for retrieval.
The University of Washington Libraries has 6 million collections and the equivalent of microforms, 50,000 journals, and millions of other materials. The University of Washington Library uses modern communication and computer technology and the professionalism of its librarians to make library services very efficient.
[Edit this paragraph]〖Location Advantages〗
One reason that attracts foreign students to study here is Washington State’s good living environment and highly developed technology industry. Washington State’s human resources quality ranks third among the 51 states in the United States. Among these high-level talents, high-tech business owners, businessmen and lawyers account for the largest proportion. These excellent human qualities have attracted many internationally renowned companies to invest and set up headquarters. The well-known American computer software giants Microsoft and Japan's Nintendo are both headquartered in Washington; in addition, Boeing, the leader of the American aerospace industry, has also set its corporate headquarters in Seattle (the headquarters will now be located in Chicago, and other departments will remain in Washington). (Seattle), other world-famous computer hardware, software and communication equipment manufacturers also have production bases in Washington State, such as Amazon Online Bookstore, Real Networks, Intel, HP, AT&T, making Washington State the center of the high-tech industry in the United States. capital. Take biotechnology, which is currently being developed in Washington state, as an example. The state has more than 120 biotechnology companies, employing 13,000 people, and with an annual output value of more than US$1 billion. Although this cannot be said to be second to none in the United States, it is also among the best. The University of Washington cultivates the next generation of leaders in the state's business, technology, and political circles. It is also the university that provides the most talents for Microsoft and Intel.
[Edit this paragraph]〖Campus Environment〗
The central square is the place where the essence of the architecture and garden style of the University of Washington campus is condensed. Because it is covered with red circles, the students also call it Red Square. The library Suzzallo Library facing the square is a typical Gothic building and magnificent. Many of the many arches are inlaid with various figure sculptures, and the doorposts and window frames are carved with complex patterns. Especially the stained glass windows in every room on the second floor will give off a faint glow under the afterglow of the setting sun. The blue light adds a lot of bright colors to this dignified and solemn building. Go down the steps on the left side of the square and you will see a circular fountain, the Drumheller Fountain. This section of the road is lined with cherry blossom trees. You can imagine how beautiful it will be in spring. Looking up into the distance, on a clear day you can clearly see the snow-capped Mount Rainier (this is an active volcano!) standing in the distance. Walking along the right side of the square, you will soon pass by an atrium, which is a place where students usually gather and have activities.
There are several tall totem poles at the main entrance of the University of Washington. This is a unique scenery of the University of Washington and a unique symbol of the Indians in the northwest United States. There is a well-known museum not far from the gate, the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture. The museum displays many precious Indian cultural relics, among which totems, canoes and various handmade products are the most classic. Henry Art Gallery, a modern art gallery, often holds exhibitions focusing on modern art works.
In addition to its beautiful campus, the University of Washington also has a very lively and bustling shopping street, 45th Street. There are not only restaurants with different national flavors here, but also Seattle's largest bookstore chain University Book Store, poster store Hang it Up, leisure goods store M. J. Feet, and a variety of other shops.
Seattle, where the main campus of the University of Washington is located, is the largest city in Washington state. Seattle has a maritime climate, with moderate temperatures but constant rain. Seattle is also the birthplace of Starbucks, the world's most famous coffee chain. If you like Starbucks, if you walk around the streets of Seattle, you will definitely see one Starbucks after another.