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The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 newest freshman class is one of the most diverse in the school鈥檚 162-year history, and 蘑菇视频 Bothell and 蘑菇视频 Tacoma are welcoming their largest incoming classes.
In 1996, two Kenyan scholars were awarded Fulbright Scholarships 鈥� honors the U.S. Department of State grants to promising young academics worldwide. Fred Muyia Nafukho, who joined the 蘑菇视频 earlier this year as the vice provost for academic personnel, vividly remembers the day he was called to the U.S. embassy in Nairobi.
Months after the Class of 2023 began their college careers, the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, upending their lives. Now, on the eve of their graduation, they emerge into a world much changed by the global health crisis.聽
A clean energy revolution is under way in Washington state, and the 蘑菇视频 is well positioned to be its epicenter.
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 蘑菇视频 to learn about a program designed to help people like him. He had to learn to recognize social cues, he said, and adapt to fit into many situations.
蘑菇视频 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.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2024 Best Graduate Schools聽rankings released late Monday.
For more than 50 years, the 蘑菇视频 has recognized Earth Day by engaging students, faculty and staff in a variety of activities and events aimed at creating a more sustainable future.INFO BOX:
Learn more about Earth Day activities across all three 蘑菇视频 campuses here.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will deliver the 2023 Commencement address for the 148th聽 ceremony, which takes place June 10 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium.
蘑菇视频 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 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents.
The 蘑菇视频 today announced that it is part of a multi-pronged grantmaking strategy from Ballmer Group aimed at drawing more people into careers in early childhood education in our state 鈥� including by providing more than 1,500 scholarships over the next eight years.
蘑菇视频 alumnus Daniel Guorui Chen, Class of 2022, has been named a Marshall Scholar, one of the highest honors available to college graduates in the U.S. Chen plans to attend the University of Cambridge.
Improving faculty dispute resolution policies, promoting ways to improve terms of employment for clinical faculty, reenvisioning the merit and promotion process for faculty on all three 蘑菇视频 campuses, and continuing to promote diversity, equity and inclusion practices are top priorities for this year鈥檚 蘑菇视频 Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Gautham Reddy, a professor in Department of Radiology in the School of Medicine.
The 蘑菇视频 rose from No. 7 to No. 6 on the聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released on Tuesday. The 蘑菇视频 maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
The 蘑菇视频 and the Seattle Housing Authority today announced that Bellwether Housing has been selected to develop a mixed-income high-rise of about 240 units in the University District, pending approval by the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 newest freshman class is the largest and most diverse in the school鈥檚 161-year history.
As the academic year gets underway, the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 public campuses are again bustling and busy with students, faculty, staff and visitors. While the focus is on academics, research, learning and building community, on any given day, there may be safety challenges and individuals who feel unsafe for any number of reasons.
The 蘑菇视频 on Sunday held its 39th annual New Student Convocation, which returned to Alaska Airlines Arena, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, for the first time since 2019.
Wearing purple hard hats and using gold-plated shovels, officials from the 蘑菇视频 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 蘑菇视频 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.
Craig Wilson has been promoted to chief of police at the 蘑菇视频 Police Department, 蘑菇视频 Vice President for Student Affairs Denzil Suite and 蘑菇视频 Interim Vice President for Campus & Community Safety Sally Clark announced Wednesday. Wilson鈥檚 appointment is effective Aug. 1.
Eight 蘑菇视频 subjects ranked in the top 10 and Atmospheric Sciences moved to its position as No. 1 in the world on the聽Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2022. The ranking, released Tuesday, was conducted by researchers at the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation.
Tamara F. Lawson has been named to the next Toni Rembe Endowed Deanship of the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 School of Law, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. Her appointment, set to begin Aug. 16, is subject to approval by the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents.
Dr. Andr茅 Ritter has been named the next dean of the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 School of Dentistry, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. His appointment, set to begin Sept. 16, is subject to approval by the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents.
In the fall of 2020, amid the COVID pandemic, Kara Wells began her career as an assistant professor of accounting at the 蘑菇视频 Bothell鈥檚 business school.
The Burke Museum at the 蘑菇视频 in Seattle today announced it is one of six recipients of the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation鈥檚 highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The award is given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Burke Museum is the only institution in Washington to be selected.
Cue the band: It鈥檚 time for “Pomp and Circumstance.鈥�
There will be flowing robes and purple-and-gold tassels. The gonfalons, symbols of the 16 colleges and schools that make up the 蘑菇视频, have been unfurled and prepared. Campus is being adorned and the iconic Drumheller Fountain soon will again be cast in a purple glow.
Former 蘑菇视频 Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Robert Stacey will speak to the graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021 when they return to Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for an in-person celebration on Sunday, June 12.
蘑菇视频 junior Rosalie Fish has been selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship, the third consecutive year that students from the 蘑菇视频 were recognized with this national award.
Tamara Michel Josserand has been named Vice President for Development at the 蘑菇视频, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced today. Josserand鈥檚 appointment begins May 31. 聽
Four-time Tony Award-winning producer Ron Simons, a 蘑菇视频 alumnus who is well known for his work on Broadway and in Hollywood, will deliver the 2022 Commencement address for the 147th ceremony, which takes place at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on June 11.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2023 Best Graduate School rankings聽released Tuesday.
Mindfulness meditation is a stress-management practice with ancient lineage that cultivates nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, often by directing attention to the physical sensations of breathing. Initially inspired by centuries-old Buddhist practices consisting of philosophies and meditations together, today a secular version of mindfulness 鈥� consisting of meditations alone 鈥� is becoming increasingly popular.
蘑菇视频鈥檚 147th commencement ceremonies are scheduled to return this June to in-person celebrations in Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for the first time since 2019. Similar in-person commencement ceremonies are being planned for 蘑菇视频 Bothell and 蘑菇视频 Tacoma.
Visit the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center once, and you鈥檒l be impressed by its size, the historic murals and the number of resources available to students.
Ang茅lica Amezcua never thought she鈥檇 achieve a doctoral degree, never mind landing a tenure-track job at the 蘑菇视频. Raised in Mexico, she moved to California when she was 11, and she鈥檚 the first in her family to earn a Ph. D. She once believed that a career in academia was unattainable due to the obstacles placed in society for people of color.
Across the globe, endangered species are at risk for illegal poaching. African elephants are sought out for their ivory, rhinoceros for their singular horns, and armadillo-like pangolins for their protective, brittle scales. Add to that list valuable and environmentally sensitive trees illegally harvested throughout the world where entire ecosystems are being deforested and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing that is devastating oceans. These illicit markets, estimated at $1 trillion annually, cause enormous environmental impacts and have the potential to unleash new, deadly pathogens.
The 蘑菇视频 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.
Not long after the 2016 general election, faculty at the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity (CCDE) recognized a need for students, especially BIPOC students, to talk about their experience of race.