The 91探花 today announced that it is part of a multi-pronged grantmaking strategy from Ballmer Group aimed at drawing more people into careers in early childhood education in our state 鈥� including by providing more than 1,500 scholarships over the next eight years.
91探花 alumnus Daniel Guorui Chen, Class of 2022, has been named a Marshall Scholar, one of the highest honors available to college graduates in the U.S. Chen plans to attend the University of Cambridge.
Improving faculty dispute resolution policies, promoting ways to improve terms of employment for clinical faculty, reenvisioning the merit and promotion process for faculty on all three 91探花 campuses, and continuing to promote diversity, equity and inclusion practices are top priorities for this year鈥檚 91探花Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Gautham Reddy, a professor in Department of Radiology in the School of Medicine.
The 91探花 rose from No. 7 to No. 6 on the聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released on Tuesday. The 91探花maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
The 91探花 and the Seattle Housing Authority today announced that Bellwether Housing has been selected to develop a mixed-income high-rise of about 240 units in the University District, pending approval by the 91探花Board of Regents.
The 91探花鈥檚 newest freshman class is the largest and most diverse in the school鈥檚 161-year history.
As the academic year gets underway, the 91探花鈥檚 public campuses are again bustling and busy with students, faculty, staff and visitors. While the focus is on academics, research, learning and building community, on any given day, there may be safety challenges and individuals who feel unsafe for any number of reasons.
The 91探花 on Sunday held its 39th annual New Student Convocation, which returned to Alaska Airlines Arena, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, for the first time since 2019.
Wearing purple hard hats and using gold-plated shovels, officials from the 91探花 broke ground Thursday on a new, $102 million Interdisciplinary Engineering Building to be constructed along Stevens Way east of the Husky Union Building. Once complete, the state-of-the-art 70,000-square-foot building will be an example of a student-focused learning facility backed by both public and private investments. The project aims to fuel economic growth and create a pipeline of future, local engineering talent.
The 91探花 will break ground this fall on a new, $90 million Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, thanks in part to a $10 million donation from Boeing. Once complete, the state-of-the-art building will be a leading example of a student-focused learning facility backed by both public and private investments. The state of Washington has also dedicated $50 million to support the project that aims to fuel economic growth and create a pipeline of future, local engineering talent.
Craig Wilson has been promoted to chief of police at the 91探花 Police Department, 91探花Vice President for Student Affairs Denzil Suite and 91探花Interim Vice President for Campus & Community Safety Sally Clark announced Wednesday. Wilson鈥檚 appointment is effective Aug. 1.
Eight 91探花 subjects ranked in the top 10 and Atmospheric Sciences moved to its position as No. 1 in the world on the聽Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2022. The ranking, released Tuesday, was conducted by researchers at the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation.
Tamara F. Lawson has been named to the next Toni Rembe Endowed Deanship of the 91探花鈥檚 School of Law, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. Her appointment, set to begin Aug. 16, is subject to approval by the 91探花Board of Regents.
Dr. Andr茅 Ritter has been named the next dean of the 91探花鈥檚 School of Dentistry, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. His appointment, set to begin Sept. 16, is subject to approval by the 91探花Board of Regents.
In the fall of 2020, amid the COVID pandemic, Kara Wells began her career as an assistant professor of accounting at the 91探花 Bothell鈥檚 business school.
The Burke Museum at the 91探花 in Seattle today announced it is one of six recipients of the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation鈥檚 highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The award is given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Burke Museum is the only institution in Washington to be selected.
Cue the band: It鈥檚 time for “Pomp and Circumstance.鈥�
There will be flowing robes and purple-and-gold tassels. The gonfalons, symbols of the 16 colleges and schools that make up the 91探花, have been unfurled and prepared. Campus is being adorned and the iconic Drumheller Fountain soon will again be cast in a purple glow.
Former 91探花Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Robert Stacey will speak to the graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021 when they return to Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for an in-person celebration on Sunday, June 12.
91探花 junior Rosalie Fish has been selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship, the third consecutive year that students from the 91探花were recognized with this national award.
Tamara Michel Josserand has been named Vice President for Development at the 91探花, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced today. Josserand鈥檚 appointment begins May 31. 聽
Four-time Tony Award-winning producer Ron Simons, a 91探花 alumnus who is well known for his work on Broadway and in Hollywood, will deliver the 2022 Commencement address for the 147th ceremony, which takes place at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on June 11.
The 91探花鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2023 Best Graduate School rankings聽released Tuesday.
Mindfulness meditation is a stress-management practice with ancient lineage that cultivates nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, often by directing attention to the physical sensations of breathing. Initially inspired by centuries-old Buddhist practices consisting of philosophies and meditations together, today a secular version of mindfulness 鈥� consisting of meditations alone 鈥� is becoming increasingly popular.
91探花鈥檚 147th commencement ceremonies are scheduled to return this June to in-person celebrations in Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for the first time since 2019. Similar in-person commencement ceremonies are being planned for 91探花Bothell and 91探花Tacoma.
Visit the 91探花鈥檚 Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center once, and you鈥檒l be impressed by its size, the historic murals and the number of resources available to students.
Ang茅lica Amezcua never thought she鈥檇 achieve a doctoral degree, never mind landing a tenure-track job at the 91探花. Raised in Mexico, she moved to California when she was 11, and she鈥檚 the first in her family to earn a Ph. D. She once believed that a career in academia was unattainable due to the obstacles placed in society for people of color.
Across the globe, endangered species are at risk for illegal poaching. African elephants are sought out for their ivory, rhinoceros for their singular horns, and armadillo-like pangolins for their protective, brittle scales. Add to that list valuable and environmentally sensitive trees illegally harvested throughout the world where entire ecosystems are being deforested and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing that is devastating oceans. These illicit markets, estimated at $1 trillion annually, cause enormous environmental impacts and have the potential to unleash new, deadly pathogens.
The 91探花 and Amazon today announced the Science Hub, an effort that deepens the relationship between the two organizations and will advance innovation in core robotics, artificial intelligence technologies and their applications.
Not long after the 2016 general election, faculty at the 91探花鈥檚 Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity (CCDE) recognized a need for students, especially BIPOC students, to talk about their experience of race.
Arriving at the 91探花鈥檚 Seattle campus, Brandon Green had a familiar feeling of disorientation.
Green, 33, who transferred to the 91探花from Everett Community College after spending seven years as a U.S. Army medic, had travelled the U.S. and the globe, including two tours in Afghanistan. He鈥檇 undergone rigorous training and knew what it was like to deploy to foreign, often dangerous places.
Even with all that experience, college life was different.
The 91探花 climbed one spot to No. 7 on the聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released on Oct. 26. The 91探花maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
The 91探花鈥檚 newest class of undergraduate students is robust and diverse, according to the finalized fall 2021 census of enrolled students.
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ed Taylor chats with Director of the 91探花Resilience Lab Megan Kennedy about how students, faculty and staff can create a more supportive, compassionate environment in which to learn and discover as the 91探花 community comes back to the campuses and recovers from the traumas of the last two years.
91探花 Associate Professor Wendy Barrington will be the featured speaker at the university鈥檚 38th annual New Student Convocation. Barrington has joint appointments in the Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing in the School of Nursing and the departments of Epidemiology and of Health Systems and Population Health in the School of Public Health.
The 91探花 is among the best universities in the world for the studies of health and life sciences, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
The 91探花 School of Nursing tied for second-best in the nation for its undergraduate programs, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.
It鈥檚 been about 18 months since the 91探花 led the nation in pivoting to largely online learning and working as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.
91探花 Provost Mark A. Richards today announced Dianne Harris will become dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, beginning Sept. 1.
91探花 President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Mark A. Richards today announced the selection of Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College, as chancellor of the 91探花 Tacoma. Her appointment, pending approval by the 91探花Board of Regents, is set to begin Sept. 16.
91探花 Provost Mark Richards today announced the appointment of Mari Ostendorf as Vice Provost for Research, set to begin Sept. 1. Ostendorf has been serving as Associate Vice Provost for Research in the Office of Research since 2017.