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Proposed supplemental budget is an investment in the UW and the public good

UW Presidential Blog

The budget also includes funding for patient care at the planned 150-bed behavioral health teaching facility at the UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Startup Program to help meet student demand for more CSE degrees.

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4 trends in STEM building design that deliver a competitive edge

University Business

As STEM drives innovation both inside the classroom and in the workplace, universities are building and renovating facilities curated to the student, professor and researcher experience. Notably, university facilities also allow the private sector to research without company-specific constraints.

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South Africa’s Advtech Group to enter healthcare

The PIE News

The institution caters for kindergarten to A-level pupils, and will include boarding facilities for senior students. In 2018 Advtech acquired land in Nairobi’s 5,000-acre special economic zone known as Tatu City, where it set up a school under its Crawford International Schools brand-the Crawford International School-Kenya.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” Princeton’s defense: “Operating expenses don’t include hundreds of millions in capital expenditures the endowment provides every year to fund things like research equipment and facilities.” Nor does it have a major nanoscience facility. ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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Purdue and Indiana University split joint venture at IUPUI

Inside Higher Ed

Exactly how facilities will be divided between the two institutions has not yet been finalized. According to details in university statements, “Purdue will assume responsibility for engineering, computer science and technology as a fully integrated expansion of Purdue West Lafayette.”

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Students have in-lab research opportunities with faculty, professional development programs, a site visit to Amazon facilities, and mentorship from graduate-level students. Fellows receive room and board, a weekly stipend, and travel reimbursement. Chicago, Ill.; and Research Triangle Park, N.C.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Hartmann said he worried that the college was “gutting” its academic core to pay for new programs and facilities “that cost a lot of money to create, and that they see as the future.” While enrollments did fall during the pandemic, they said, they increased again this academic year.

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