The University of Washington, also called UW or informally U-Dub, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, it is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. According to the National Science Foundation, it spent 1.73 billion dollars on research and development in 2024, ranking fifth in the nation. Its School of Health Sciences was renamed the School of Medicine in 1946, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science and Engineering opened on its East Campus in 2019.
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is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
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is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
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is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
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The School of Health Sciences was later renamed the School of Medicine in 1946
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In 2019, the Bill & Melinda Gates Center For Computer Science & Engineering opened in East Campus
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In 1948 Krebs accepted a position as assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle
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