The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 2026 incoming class reflects the University鈥檚 commitment to expanding access to a 蘑菇视频 education for students from across Washington and from a broad range of communities and backgrounds.
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A coalition of housing developers, community organizations, childcare providers and educators today broke ground on the Mount Baker Redevelopment and Rainier Rising Early Learning Campus. The 3.8-acre project is expected to create 400 affordable apartments, provide high-quality childcare and be home to a first-of-its-kind early childhood learning center.
The 蘑菇视频 today announced a multimillion-dollar gift to establish the Winbond Endowed Fund for Excellence in the College of Engineering, supporting research, education and innovation for students, faculty and staff.
The 蘑菇视频 today broke ground on a $231.1-million Chemical Sciences Building. Once completed, the state-of-the-art facility will be a nexus for collaborative research and teaching that will help the 蘑菇视频 define the next 100 years of science education and breakthroughs.
Eight 蘑菇视频 researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2026-2027 and will pursue studies around the world.聽 Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their skills and connections, gain valuable international insights and return home to share their experiences with their students and colleagues. This year鈥檚 蘑菇视频 cohort represents a variety of disciplines, including sciences, engineering, business, environmental sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science….
President Robert J. Jones, Provost Tricia Serio and more than two dozen new 蘑菇视频 faculty toured Washington state last week on the annual Faculty Field Tour.
蘑菇视频 President Robert J. Jones will be the featured speaker at the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 151st Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.
The 蘑菇视频 kicked off Pride Month on Monday with a ceremonial flag raising. Just after noon, the large rainbow flag 鈥� the Progress Pride Flag 鈥� unfurled to cheers from a crowd of about 100 people, the largest gathering in the history of the Pride Flag raising on campus.
Graduates at聽the 蘑菇视频鈥檚聽151st Commencement,聽scheduled for Saturday, June 13, at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium,聽will hear from聽Mary E. Brunkow,聽Class of 鈥�83, who shared the聽2025 Nobel Prize in聽Physiology聽or聽Medicine.聽聽
蘑菇视频 Provost Tricia聽R.聽Serio announced that聽Joel Thornton聽will serve聽as聽the聽next Maggie Walker Dean of the College of the Environment. His appointment is effective June 1, pending approval from the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents.聽聽
The 蘑菇视频 unveiled the 2026 Husky 100, recognizing 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from the 蘑菇视频 Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the 蘑菇视频 and are making an impact in their communities.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs again were recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.
Since Ryan Calo joined 蘑菇视频 School of Law in 2012, he has become a leading expert on the law and emerging technology.聽聽
It all started with a slide rule. In the fall of 1965, during Cheryl Wright鈥檚 first week at the 蘑菇视频, she went to Suzzallo Library to complete a chemistry assignment. She needed help with a math problem and saw a boy across the reading room who had a slide rule 鈥� an analog calculator. The young pharmacy student who helped her that day was Raymond Wilson. Together the couple, who go by Cherie and Ray, did far more than solve a mathematical equation 鈥� they married and formed a bond that鈥檚 lasted more than six decades.
The 蘑菇视频 and Microsoft have announced the expansion of their long鈥憇tanding partnership uniting world-class academic research with world-leading technology. 蘑菇视频 and Microsoft aim to accelerate AI discovery, prepare students and workers for an AI-driven economy, and help communities understand and use AI responsibly.
The 蘑菇视频 has again earned a prestigious recognition for the impact and importance of the connections faculty, students and staff have with local, regional and global communities.
The 蘑菇视频 today announced a foundational $10 million gift from philanthropists Charles and Lisa Simonyi to support groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 College of the Environment will expand its work related to climate solutions thanks to a grant announced today from Fund for Science and Technology, FFST, a new foundation within the Paul G. Allen philanthropic ecosystem.
The 蘑菇视频 today announced the selection of Studio Tsien to design the Ana Mari Cauce Welcome Center. The 蘑菇视频 Architectural Commission made the recommendation in June.
A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the NSF鈥揇OE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new telescope and the world鈥檚 largest digital camera.
蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce is the featured speaker at the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 150th Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14.
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the 蘑菇视频 and led by Queen鈥檚 University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.聽聽
The 蘑菇视频 today announced that a planned welcome center on the Seattle campus will be named in honor of President Ana Mari Cauce, who will step down this summer after 10 years in the position and return to the faculty.聽聽
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.
Ezzeddine comes from Wayne State University in Detroit, his alma mater, where he is the鈥痵enior vice provost for partnerships, workforce and international initiatives. He fills the position vacated when Jeffrey Riedinger retired and became professor emeritus at the 蘑菇视频 School of Law.
The 蘑菇视频 on Tuesday announced a transformational gift from the estate of Stan and Alta Barer to the School of Law, expanding the couple鈥檚 namesake institute: The Barer Institute for Leadership in Law & Global Development. The gift will support the recruitment of additional international fellows, increase scholarships, endow faculty positions and create more global impact.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 newest freshman class is the most diverse in the school鈥檚 164-year history, and the incoming class at 蘑菇视频 Bothell is the largest since the school first welcomed students in 1990, while 蘑菇视频 Tacoma鈥檚 enrollment increased 4% over last year.
Every year, undergraduates at the 蘑菇视频 start their college experience, often in cavernous classrooms, learning alongside dozens, if not hundreds, of their peers. Research shows that taking these courses 鈥� some prerequisites and other classes on popular topics 鈥� can make students feel isolated, scared and not up to the task.
Pack Ventures, a new venture capital fund that is collaborating with the 蘑菇视频, aims to help entrepreneurs launch new innovations and grow startups that emerge across the 蘑菇视频, while also giving Husky alumni access to investment opportunities.
蘑菇视频 Provost Tricia Serio today announced the appointment of Hilaire Thompson as next executive dean of the School of Nursing, effective Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents.
蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce announced Wednesday that she will step down from her leadership role at the conclusion of her second five-year term in June 2025 鈥斅燼 transition that has been planned for several years with the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents 鈥� and return to her faculty position. In her upcoming final year in office, Cauce said she is committed to advancing the work of the 蘑菇视频 and ensuring a smooth transition.
More than 7,000 蘑菇视频 graduates of the Class of 2024 plan to participate in the June 8 ceremony for 蘑菇视频 Seattle. Officials expect about 40,000 family and friends to cheer the graduates from the Husky Stadium grandstands. 蘑菇视频 Tacoma will hold its commencement June 7; 蘑菇视频 Bothell鈥檚 graduation ceremonies are June 9. 蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce will present 18,006 degrees to the Class of 2024 across all three 蘑菇视频 campuses鈥� ceremonies.
As the academic school year comes to an end, many students will continue their studies by packing a suitcase and heading overseas.
蘑菇视频 3,000 蘑菇视频 students will study abroad this school year, a number that surpasses the previous high set in 2018-2019. That means study abroad participation is back to pre-pandemic levels. 蘑菇视频 leaders say these programs promise profound experiences and lifelong memories. and 聽new research shows that college students who study abroad are more likely to graduate.
The 蘑菇视频 School of Nursing today announced a $10 million bequest from 蘑菇视频 chemistry professor emeritus Larry R. Dalton and his wife, Nicole A. Boand.
Before the oars dip their blades signaling the beginning of the Windemere Cup, before hundreds of flag-draped boats parade from Portage Bay to Lake Washington to open the boating season, the campaign to save the AS蘑菇视频 Shell House at the 蘑菇视频 already can be called a winner.聽
Daniel James Brown, the author of 鈥淏oys in the Boat,鈥� the story of the 1936 蘑菇视频 men鈥檚 rowing team, will deliver the 2024 Commencement address for the 149th ceremony, which takes place June 8 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium.
The 蘑菇视频 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 蘑菇视频 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.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings released late Monday.
While visiting Seattle five years ago for a wedding, Chad Westra toured the 蘑菇视频. He made his way to the third floor of Gowen Hall and discovered the Tateuchi East Asian Library with its sculpted, curved ceiling and bright, big windows. The library was 鈥渆nchanting.鈥�