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窪蹋勛圖厙 President Ana Mari Cauce, the first Cuban-born president of a major American university,was on board the first West Coast commercial flight to Havana on Thursday. Cauce left Cuba with her family when she was 3 years old. Im thrilled at this new spirit of openness and the opportunity for us to build greater ties with the people of Cuba, said Cauce. We have much to share and learn about the Cuban peoples work in health care and education. This…

Provost Jerry Baldasty kicked off the Transforming Administration Program in Spring 2015 with a key goal of creating one administration, one university with an enhanced culture of service ultimately serving faculty and staff to achieve the 窪蹋勛圖厙s teaching, research and service missions. The program aims to make administrative departments more efficient and effective, and eliminate silos.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 joins 30 of the nations most respected colleges and universities Tuesday in a new initiative to substantially expand the number of talented low- and moderate-income students at Americas top-performing undergraduate institutions with the highest graduation rates.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Bothell and Cascadia College Campus Master Plan will guide development, building on the 2010 (rev 2011) Campus Master Plan and extending the continuity of planning developed over the next 20 years. The Campus Master Plan will include guidelines and policies for new development on the campus.

More than 90 percent of ivory in large, seized shipments came from elephants that died less than three years before, according to a new study from a team of scientists at the University of Utah, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and partner institutions. They combined a new approach to radiocarbon dating of ivory samples with genetic analysis tools developed by 窪蹋勛圖厙 biology professor Sam Wasser.

Jeffrey F. Scott has been named executive vice president for finance and administration (EVP) at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, President Ana Mari Cauce announced today. Currently Senior Vice President at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Scott will provide leadership for the central business services of the University, including finance and facilities, human resources, information technology, and capital planning and development. He starts Dec. 5. Jeff Scott brings a wealth of diversified and highly relevant experience in the public and private…

A new permanent ballot drop box is now located on the north side of Schmitz Hall. King County voters can drop off their completed ballots any time between Oct. 20 and 8 p.m. on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Schmitz Hall is at 1400 NE Campus Parkway. The ballot box is located by the north entrance on NE 41st Street.The new box replaces the King County Elections van that was previously parked in Red Square during the weeks leading up…

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 maintained its No. 11 spot in the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Reports Best Global Universities rankings. The 窪蹋勛圖厙 remains the third-ranked public university on the global list, behind University of California, Berkeley (fourth) and UCLA (10th). This recognition reflects the work of our faculty and students in seeking answers to problems of global import in the areas of health and medicine, physical sciences and social sciences, 窪蹋勛圖厙 President Ana Mari Cauce said. We…

窪蹋勛圖厙 social work professor Paula Nurius is the inaugural recipient of a new national award for helping advance doctoral education in her field. Nurius will receive the 2016 Educational Leadership in Doctoral Education award from the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) at a meeting in November. The award recognizes current or former faculty members who display a strong commitment to doctoral education and a demonstrated record of advancing doctoral education at the…

Amid a decline in funding for scientific research, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Simons Foundation to launch a new Faculty Scholars program. Announced Sept. 22 by HHMI, the inaugural crop of early-career scientists includes 5 faculty members from the 窪蹋勛圖厙.

The share of Washingtonians living in poverty dropped from 13.2 percent to 12.2 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to new data released Thursday. Washington was one of 23 states with statistically significant declines in their poverty rates during that period. The remaining 27 states and the District of Columbia saw no change in their poverty rates. “It is good news that the poverty rate has dropped for a second year in a row in Washington state. However, the share…

All across the world, millions of people will be practicing their earthquake-preparedness on Oct. 20. The event called the Great ShakeOut will commence at 10:20 a.m. for those participating at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and across the state. It is an opportunity for people to practice what they should do in the event of an earthquake: Drop, cover and hold on.

The Bernard Osher Foundation has announced a $1 million gift to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (OLLI-窪蹋勛圖厙). The Institute offers a diverse array of non-credit courses and activities for people 50 and older, giving these adults access to continuing education at the 窪蹋勛圖厙. The Osher Foundations gift takes the form of a $950,000 endowment and $50,000 bridge grant to support the ongoing work of OLLI-窪蹋勛圖厙. Its the second $1 million award the Foundation has given…

窪蹋勛圖厙 employees are invited to attend an open forum either Monday, Aug. 15, 1:30-2:30 p.m.in Odegaard 220 or Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1:30-2:30 p.m.in the HUB, Room 250, to learn more about the design of the HR/Payroll Integrated Service Center. The goal of the center疳s to provide a single point of contact to effectively support faculty, staff and student employees with their human resources, academic human resources畝nd payroll-related questions and service needs. Data input sessions last winter garnered more…

A dozen scientists and engineers from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. According to a statement released by the organization, the new members were selected for “their outstanding record of scientific achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the academy in bringing the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.” Three of the new members from 窪蹋勛圖厙 were chosen because they had been elected recently to…

The following is a statement from 窪蹋勛圖厙 President Ana Mari Cauce on the shooting of four individuals in Mukilteo this weekend, three of whom Anna Bui, Jordan Ebner, and Jake Long were killed, and one of whom Will Kramer was wounded and is at Harborview Medical Center. Bui was a student at 窪蹋勛圖厙 Bothell, while Kramer is a student on the 窪蹋勛圖厙s Seattle campus. Words are inadequate to address the bloodshed that occurred this…

“When the sexual harassment complaints were made, Dr. Katze was removed from his lab and put on home assignment. A thorough investigation was commenced through UCIRO, the Universitys complaint, investigation and resolution office. The investigation found that Dr. Katze had violated University sexual harassment policies. “His conduct was inappropriate and not in any way reflective of the Universitys values. This is why the matter is now in the faculty disciplinary process, through which an appropriate outcome will be adjudicated.” …

John P. (Jack) Keating, former 窪蹋勛圖厙 psychology professor, dean of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 branch campuses and vice provost at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, died May 10 in Palm Springs, California. He is being remembered by colleagues as a dedicated and engaging teacher, strong researcher and inspired administrator. A San Francisco native and former Jesuit priest, Keating joined the 窪蹋勛圖厙 in 1972 after earning his doctorate in social psychology at the Ohio State University.His earlier studies in philosophy and…

A team led by 窪蹋勛圖厙 engineers has developed a new tool that could aid in the quest for better batteries and fuel cells. Although battery technology has come a long way since Alessandro Volta first stacked metal discs in a voltaic pile to generate electricity, major improvements are still needed to meet the energy challenges of the future, such as powering electric cars and storing renewable energy cheaply and efficiently. The key likely lies in the nanoscale, said…