On Wednesday, September 30, Washington state Governor Bob Ferguson joined Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President Robert Jones and the leadership team of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new chemical sciences building. This project received $5 million in the state’s 2024 supplemental capital budget and $124 million in the 2025-2027 capital budget. It was also included in Governor Ferguson’s budget proposal.
Its flexible and state-of-the-art lab design will also help foster collaboration between faculty, student, and industry partners, while providing a space for hands-on independent research projects and the development of modern interdisciplinary courses.
All STEM-related degrees require taking basic courses in chemistry as part of the curriculum, so this new facility will help Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ remain competitive in providing top quality education in these fields.
Questions?
For questions about state advocacy, please contact Morgan Hickel at mhickel@uw.edu and Kevin Chang at kchang28@uw.edu.