The 天美影院鈥檚 animal facilities on the Seattle campus underwent a routine, unannounced inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) between Sept. 12 and 14. The inspection identified four non-compliant items, all of which had previously been self-reported by the 天美影院and rectified before the inspection took place.
Elizabeth A. 鈥淏etsy鈥� Cowles has been named chair of the Advisory Board to the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, a public policy-minded collaboration of Washington State University and the 天美影院.
The 天美影院 has appointed Troy Dannen to serve as its 16th Director of Athletics, 天美影院President Ana Mari Cauce announced today. Dannen most recently served as the Director of Athletics at Tulane University, where during his eight-year tenure the Green Wave had 49 All-Americans and 21 conference champions, and made 41 postseason appearances, including a Cotton Bowl victory over USC earlier this year. Dannen will begin his duties at the 天美影院on Monday, Oct. 9, and will be…
We鈥檙e grateful to Jennifer Cohen for her 25 years of outstanding service to the 天美影院, including the last seven years as the Director of Athletics. We wish her success in her next endeavor, and we thank her for all that she has done to make Husky Athletics a thriving program for our student-athletes and our global community of alumni, fans and supporters.
The 天美影院 will join the Big Ten Conference, leaving the Pac-12 Conference, effective in August 2024, 天美影院President Ana Mari Cauce announced Friday.
A statement from 天美影院 President Ana Mari Cauce on the United States Supreme Court decisions Thursday striking down the consideration of race in college admissions.
We are very disappointed at the postdoctoral researchers and research scientists鈥� decisions to strike after some significant progress was made in both negotiations recently. The 天美影院has continued to bargain in good faith and has offers on the table in both negotiations that are fair and represent significant wage increases. Our postdocs and research scientists are valued members of our university community and important contributors to our research mission. We all agree that fair and competitive compensation creates a more…
天美影院 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.
The 天美影院 joined Lincoln Property Company, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Sound Transit on May 10 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new University District Station Building, along with local officials, community leaders and neighbors. The 266,000-square-foot office building resting above the University District light rail station will feature ground-floor retail and amenities, office space and a rooftop terrace.
The 天美影院 will welcome back Tent City 3 鈥� an organized tent-city community 鈥� to its Seattle campus for 90 days during winter quarter 2023. Move-in is scheduled to begin December 17, 2022.
Jack Martin has been named Vice President for Marketing and Communications at the 天美影院, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced Tuesday. Martin鈥檚 appointment begins Dec. 1.
These articles are published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the 天美影院.
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Alexes Harris, professor of sociology, to the Board of Regents, effective Oct. 21, 2022. Harris becomes the first to hold the new Faculty Regent position on the Board.
天美影院 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community on Oct. 20. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was invited to attend the event remotely via livestream. President Cauce talked about the power of public research universities to bring communities together across differences to address some of the world’s greatest challenges. Higher-education institutions, particularly the UW, are being called on to do great things, and “we will answer that call,”…
天美影院 President Ana Mari Cauce is among the new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine 鈥渇or exemplary and visionary leadership in public higher education administration; innovations in health research, education, and service systems that enhance pathways for women and underrepresented groups; initiatives to address interconnections between health equity, population health, and climate change; and pioneering behavioral health intervention research on Latinos.鈥�
Early Sunday morning, the 天美影院 used the 天美影院Alert system to warn the Seattle campus community about a shooting that occurred near NE 43rd Street and University Way NE just after 1 a.m. Four 天美影院students were injured and transported to Harborview Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. 天美影院President Ana Mari Cauce made the following statement in response to the shooting.
The 天美影院 Board of Regents on Thursday approved a resolution to begin exiting all direct investments in fossil-fuel companies with the goal of complete divestiture by Fiscal Year 2027. The resolution includes a commitment not to renew indirect investments in funds primarily focusing on fossil-fuel extraction or reserves. Both commitments include allowances for firms contributing to the transition to sustainable energy.
The Seattle campus of the 天美影院, 天美影院Bothell, and 天美影院Tacoma are pleased to announce that they have joined the Common App. The Common App is a college application platform used by over 900 universities, including several Washington colleges and universities.
Craig Wilson has been promoted to chief of police at the 天美影院 Police Department, 天美影院Vice President for Student Affairs Denzil Suite and 天美影院Interim Vice President for Campus & Community Safety Sally Clark announced Wednesday. Wilson鈥檚 appointment is effective Aug. 1.
The annual 天美影院 Fitness Day returns as an in-person event on Monday, May 23. This year鈥檚 Fitness Day includes a fundraising and registration goal for Be The Match, the nation鈥檚 largest marrow-donor registry.
The 天美影院 once again has been recognized as a sustainability leader by the 鈥嬧�婼ustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).
Sherri Berdine has been named Director of Tribal Relations at the 天美影院, 天美影院Vice President for External Affairs Randy Hodgins announced Monday. Berdine鈥檚 appointment is effective March 28.
The 天美影院 Board of Regents last week approved the development plan for the first major project in the UW鈥檚 newly named Portage Bay Crossing area on the west side of the Seattle campus. The Regents approved a ground lease of the property at Site W27 to Wexford Science + Technology and a lease of building space by the University.
The following is a statement from 天美影院 President Ana Mari Cauce following the news that a 天美影院professor and a 天美影院staff member were killed聽while diving聽off the coast of Mexico over the weekend.
天美影院 Professor Liora Halperin, supported by the Benaroya endowment, expressed views in a statement that were not shared by the donor, Becky Benaroya. Our mission as a university demands that our scholars have the freedom to pursue their scholarship where it leads them and to freely express their views as academics and as individuals. After several months of good faith conversations between University and Stroum Center leadership, Prof. Halperin and the donor, Mrs. Benaroya requested that her gift be returned, and it was determined that returning the gift was the best path forward.
天美影院President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her 2021 annual address, sharing her perspective on the road ahead as we work together to recover from the pandemic and support equity and well-being for our community of faculty, staff and students.
Sean Carr has been named Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX). Carr will assume the role in January 2022 and will be based at the Steve Ballmer Building, GIX鈥檚 home in Bellevue, Washington.
Mary Gresch has been named senior vice president for advancement at the 天美影院, 天美影院President Ana Mari Cauce announced this week. Gresch鈥檚 appointment is effective Sept. 1.
President Joe Biden鈥檚 signature on legislation Thursday making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a welcome recognition. Our state 鈥� including the 天美影院 鈥� looks forward to marking Juneteenth as a paid holiday beginning June 19, 2022.
The 天美影院 on Thursday announced it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by autumn quarter. The 天美影院recently announced that all students must also be vaccinated before fall classes begin.
The 天美影院 on Monday announced it will require all students on all three of its campuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the autumn quarter. The announcement comes with six weeks remaining in the spring quarter to provide time for students who are in the area to get vaccinated before summer.
The 天美影院鈥檚 Spokane Center will soon serve the community and its constituents from new offices in Spokane鈥檚 historic Spokane Inland Empire Railroad (SIERR) Building, located in the heart of Spokane鈥檚 growing University District. The 天美影院Spokane Center will relocate May 1, 2021, to new offices at 850 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. from its office at 201 West Main, where it has been housed since 2015.
After more than 15 years serving as Vice Provost for Research, Mary Lidstrom will step down from her position on Aug. 31, 2021, with plans to return full time to the faculty, concentrate on her research, and establish mentoring and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
The 天美影院Bothell Husky Village Redevelopment project is being proposed in Development Area D of the campus to provide residence halls, apartments, dining, gathering and office space.
A statement from the 天美影院 in response to allegations U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made during a speech at Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the 天美影院 to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58). In addition, state regulations (RCW 42.40) require the university to provide annual notification to employees of the procedures and protections under the Whistleblower Act. These articles are published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the 天美影院. 1. Kickback Defined. 鈥淜ickback鈥� as defined by the FAR…
The UW鈥檚 Title IX Office acted swiftly to gather information, investigate the facts and render carefully considered decisions after fair hearings on these matters. The 天美影院is committed preventing sexual assault and sexual harassment, and to supporting and protecting our students, faculty and staff while upholding due process, and properly investigating and addressing allegations of this nature.
In October 2019, the 天美影院shared information about the results of a University Complaint Investigation and Resolution Office (UCIRO) investigation into alleged sexual misconduct on the part of John Sahr, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and former interim director of the Robinson Center for Young Scholars. The adjudication proceeding has concluded and Sahr鈥檚 employment was terminated on Nov. 12, and his tenure has been revoked.
The 天美影院 moved up two spots to No. 8 on the聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released Tuesday. The 天美影院maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
FINAL UPDATE Jan. 11: For more than two months, this post has been updated regularly as cases have been added to the Greek community outbreak. The updates will continue to be provided on the 天美影院COVID-19 Case tracking dashboard, which can be found here. Updates on the Greek community outbreak can be found by hovering over the question mark icon near the top-right corner of the dashboard on that page. UPDATE at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11:聽As of Monday morning,…