, a free exhibit at Seattle Center, highlights Seattle’s role in furthering global health and was coordinated in part by the 蘑菇视频.聽 Visitors to the exhibit can listen to personal stories of health care experiences around the world and see innovations that are improving health outcomes, reports a recent .
Led by Hope Solo, ’04, who led US women’s soccer to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, 蘑菇视频 Huskies gearing up for the ’12 Games include rowers Mary Whipple and Dave Calder, world champion pole vaulter Brad Walker, and former 蘑菇视频 volleyball standout Courtney Thompson. According to , the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Olympic legacy runs deep and may include more names after the Olympic trials are over in July.
Today’s Seattle Times in Kane Hall last night where Martha Kanter, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education and a key policymaker in the聽 Obama administration, called for聽 “stable and predictable higher-education funding” to ensure all residents聽 at least a year of education after high school.聽 She also called the 蘑菇视频 a聽 “model” for its high graduation rate and a low number of student loan defaults.
Seattle is the fifth whitest of the 50 biggest cities in the country. As part of the KPLU “I Wonder Why?” series, , professor emeritus of , explains throughout history, even though Seattle also has some of the in the country.
The new “W Fund” will use $20 million of venture capital spinning out of the 蘑菇视频 and other research institutions both locally and across the state.