University of Washington

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trust for Governors Island on April 24 announced that a consortium led by Stony Brook University will found and develop a world-leading climate solutions center on Governors Island in the city’s…

The University of Washington’s graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings released late Monday.While…

Two University of Washington faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences:Dr. Philip Greenberg, professor of medicine and of immunology at the UW, as well as the Rona Jaffe Foundation Endowed Chair at the Fred…

University of Washington Provost Mark Richards today announced the appointment of Jayanth Panyam as the new Dean of the School of Pharmacy beginning Aug. 15, pending approval by the Board of Regents.Panyam fills the position vacated last…

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce today named Tricia Serio Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Pending approval by the Board of Regents, the appointment is effective Aug. 1.A first-generation college…

A decade ago, Dustine Bowker went to a pizza party at the Husky Union Building.Then a junior at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Bowker, who identifies as being on the autism spectrum, came to the University of Washington to learn about…

Ballmer Group commits $38 million anchor gift to University of Washington aligned with additional $5 million for early childhood workforce advocacy and programs to foster leaders of color in the fieldThe University of Washington today…

University of Washington Provost Mark Richards announced that Michael S. Spencer has been appointed the Ballmer Endowed Dean of the School of Social Work beginning July 1, pending approval by the UW Board of Regents.Spencer, who has been…

An international team of scientists has for the first time detected neutrinos created by a particle collider.The discovery, announced March 19 by the Forward Search Experiment — or FASER collaboration — at the 57th Rencontres de Moriond…

Firearm injury is now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and adolescents. As its toll grows, researchers have focused on stopping violence in the moments before it happens. But new research led by the University of Washington…