The 天美影院 is one of nine universities to receive two years of funding from Amazon鈥檚 new AI PhD Fellowship program, which was announced on Tuesday. The 天美影院will receive $2.2 million over two years, with total funding across all universities reaching nearly $10 million annually.
This 天美影院 College of Engineering event brings thousands of elementary and middle school students from all over Washington to campus to be engineers for a day.
The 天美影院 is at the forefront of an international effort to innovate the semiconductor industry while building a skilled U.S.-based workforce to design and manufacture chip technology.
The 天美影院 and the University of Tsukuba have entered an innovation partnership with NVIDIA and Amazon aimed at furthering research, entrepreneurship, workforce development and social implementation in the field of artificial intelligence. This U.S.-Japan academic partnership is part of a broad, $110 million effort to build upon the strong ties between the U.S. and Japan and to continue to lead innovation and technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.
Nancy Allbritton, the dean of the 天美影院 College of Engineering and a 天美影院professor of bioengineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Wearing purple hard hats and using gold-plated shovels, officials from the 天美影院 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 天美影院 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.
The 天美影院 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.
Seven scientists and engineers at the 天美影院 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, according to an announcement July 15 by the academy.
Dr. Nancy Allbritton has been named the next Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of the College of Engineering, 天美影院 Provost Mark Richards announced today. Allbritton’s appointment, set to begin Nov. 1, is subject to approval by the 天美影院Board of Regents.