By Bob Young
While pot advocates were disappointed by the federal government’s decision to keep marijuana classified as a dangerous drug with no medical use, there is potential research-related benefit in Thursday’s news for Washington.
Adjunct Professor Dennis Donovan is quoted in this Seattle Times story.
By Victor Balta
Continuing a recent string of noteworthy accolades, the University of Washington held its place at No. 5 in the world on the National Taiwan University Ranking of Scientific Papers, which was released Friday. The ranking is based on performance of scientific papers in three major categories — research productivity, research impact and research excellence.
By Molly Brown
Stanford. MIT. Harvard. The top three most innovative universities are predictable enough, but there’s a nice surprise at No. 4 — the University of Washington.
Reuters posted its ranking of the world’s most innovative universities, and UW outranked other highly respected institutions around the globe to stand among the elite top 10.