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University of Washington scientists developing Mars rocket
Share A team of scientists from the University of Washington could soon go where nobody’s gone before. They’re developing a rocket to take astronauts to Mars, and they even have backing from NASA. Humans have been to space and the moon, ... Read More »
Washington State University among research schools vulnerable to sequester
Share Washington State University researcher Michael Kahn is already reeling from state and federal budget cuts. Now Kahn, the associate director of the university’s Agriculture Research Center, said sequestration may cost the center $500,000. “There aren’t many street corners in ... Read More »
Free online classes from Duke, other prestigious universities continue to grow in popularity
Share By Amberlee Lovell Going to college for free. Sounds laughably too good to be true, right? Especially if you add that the courses available for free are administered by top universities like Stanford, Washington and Duke — among many ... Read More »
University of Washington selects Azita Emami as dean of School of Nursing
Share University of Washington President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced the selection of Azita Emami, professor and dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University, as the new dean of the UW School of Nursing, ... Read More »
University presidents not pleased with Gregoire’s higher-ed plan
Share The leaders of the state’s universities say Gov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising tuition over the next two years fails to recognize budget needs. Gov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years ... Read More »
Temple University’s next president gets ready, postpones inauguration
Share Temple University’s incoming president will take office Monday, but will postpone laying out his agenda in an inauguration speech until October. Neil D. Theobald, whose inauguration had been scheduled for April, said he wanted more time to learn about ... Read More »
Enrollment up at Washington universities
Share About a thousand more international students are enrolled at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus this fall, but school officials say that doesn’t mean they have cut back on the number of in-state students at the state’s most selective ... Read More »
UW research ranks fourth among world universities
Share A ranking released by National Taiwan University places the University of Washington fourth among the world’s universities and first among American public universities in scientific research, as measured by its faculty’s productivity, research impact and research excellence. The rankings ... Read More »
Australia: Elite colleges transform online higher education
Share Terence Chea When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered its first free online course this spring, Ashwith Rego jumped at the chance to learn from some of the world’s leading researchers _ without leaving his home in India. “I ... Read More »
More universities agree to offer free online courses
Share By Catherine Groux 12 universities across the U.S. announced that they have formed a partnership with Coursera, a year-old company that offers hosting services for massively open online courses (MOOCs). According to Coursera’s blog, these schools include the University ... Read More »
