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窪蹋勛圖厙 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community Oct. 12 at w伎baltx妢 Intellectual House on the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was entirely virtual this year in accordance with public health guidelines.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 today announced the establishment of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE). Fueled by a $2.5 million inaugural investment from Microsoft, 窪蹋勛圖厙 CREATE is led by an interdisciplinary team whose mission is to make technology accessible and to make the world accessible through technology.

Three 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members, including President Ana Mari Cauce, are among the 2020 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nations oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Trisha Davis, professor and chair of biochemistry at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Medicine, and Tatiana Toro, the Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner Professor of Mathematics, are also among the 276 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit and private sectors who were announced as new fellows Thursday.

窪蹋勛圖厙 President Ana Mari Cauce sat down with Vice President of Student Life Denzil Suite for a candid conversation about how COVID-19 is affecting campus operations, why classes will no longer meet in person for the rest of the quarter and whether a student-led petition had an impact on the decision.

窪蹋勛圖厙 President Ana Mari Cauce, joined by Dr. Geoff Gottlieb, head of the 窪蹋勛圖厙s Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, met with the members of the AS窪蹋勛圖厙 Student Senate on March 3 to share the most current information and take questions about the Universitys response and preparations for the novel coronavirus.

Known for his decades-long leadership of Microsofts law and corporate affairs team and then at the American Bar Association, his success as CEO of the San Francisco Giants and founder/CEO of theWorld Justice Project, Bill Neukom will now chair the external advisory board for the窪蹋勛圖厙 Population Health Initiative. The university initiative is a 25-year, interdisciplinary effort to bring understanding and solutions to the biggest challenges facing communities, and revolves around three major pillars human health, environmental resilience…

Hans Rosling is known internationally for his captivating analysis of global health data, for discovering a paralyzing disease in Africa and explaining its socio-economic causes, and for his intense curiosity and life-long passion for educating students, world leaders and the public. Now, Hans Rosling a Swedish doctor, statistician, author and professor will be a name associated with the 窪蹋勛圖厙’s transformative work in population health. Today, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Board of Regents approved naming the $230 million building…

The Department of Energys Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the 窪蹋勛圖厙 announced the creation of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology or NW IMPACT a joint research endeavor to power discoveries and advancements in materials that transform energy, telecommunications, medicine, information technology and other fields.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 has been recognized by three separate publications in rankings focused on access for low-income students, affordability and value.
The New York Times College Access Index ranked the 窪蹋勛圖厙 18th in the nation ninth among public institutions in its assessment of which top universities are doing the most to promote the American Dream.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Japan’s Tohoku University have agreed to create an Academic Open Space to foster collaborations and academic exchanges between these two leading research institutions of the Pacific Rim. The agreement, signed April 14 by leaders of both institutions at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus in Seattle, is expected to build upon current collaborations in aerospace design and materials, as well as launch new science and engineering partnerships.

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…

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…

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 received a record $542.4 million in the 2016 fiscal year, ending June 30, breaking the previous record of $482.5 million set in 2013-14. The funds came in the form of private gifts and grants earmarked by individuals, corporations and foundations for specific areas of research, labs, faculty, and student scholarships and programs.

Leaders from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), one of China’s most prestigious public research universities, signed an agreement Wednesday to work together on “smart cities” research, teaching and collaborations in their respective electrical engineering departments.