March 19, 2013
Dr. Luis Fraga, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Russell F. Stark Professor at the University of Washington, was on Capitol Hill this morning for a presentation on immigration reform. Dr. Fraga spoke to the room of congressional staff about the need for comprehensive immigration reform and how current and future policies may impact… Read More
February 6, 2013
According to Politico.com, President Obama will nominate current REI President and CEO Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department. Sally is also a current member of the UW Board of Regents. If confirmed, Sally would replace current Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who held the post throughout Obama’s first term. Salazar announced last month that he… Read More
May 6, 2010
Rita Sodt, a student at the University of Washington, won a national competition sponsored annually by the Council on Undergraduate Research. Her winning project was “Fighting Cancer with Math: A Patient-Specific Computational Model of Brain Tumor Growth.” She displayed her poster along with other winners from across the country, at a reception in the Rayburn… Read More
March 12, 2010
Since the end of November when the last “Seen in DC” article was posted, the Federal Relations office in DC has been extremely busy working with UW faculty, staff, and student leaders to facilitate advocacy meetings with the Washington congressional delegation. This is, however, not unusual for this time of year; winter has traditionally been… Read More
November 30, 2009
The pace of visitors coming to Washington DC slowed quite a bit in November, which is typical for this time of year. In fact there were only three from campus. The first was Randy Hodgins, Vice President of External Affairs, who was here the first week of November. Randy and the Federal Relations team of… Read More
November 5, 2009
On October 7th, Dr. Joel Berg, Chairman of Pediatric Dentistry, testified before the Oversight and Government Reform’s subcommittee on Domestic Policy. The hearing was held to examine the steps that state Medicaid programs have taken to improve access to and utilization of dental services by Medicaid eligible children. Dr. Berg addressed his testimony to the… Read More
August 5, 2009
Dr. Samuel Wasser, Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, and a research professor at the UW Department of Biology, was invited to DC to testify at a hearing on the Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination and Enhancement Act of 2009. The hearing was held by the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife on… Read More
June 3, 2009
Elaine Faustman, UW professor and Director of the UW Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research, met with UW Federal Relations Director Christy Gullion and staff from the offices of Representatives McDermott and Reichert on May 8th. She was in DC to discuss the Center and sources of funding. The Center was formed to learn… Read More
May 4, 2009
Even though the appropriations application process is completed, and the stimulus package is being implemented, the Office of Federal Relations continues to welcome university representatives who are in Washington DC for meetings or who want to speak with Capitol Hill staff and/or agency representatives concerning the projects that their college is involved in. Norm Arkans, Associate… Read More
March 17, 2009
The beginning of the annual federal appropriations process is a popular time for association and university staff to visit Senators and Representatives to impress upon them the value that research and learning is adding to their particular fields. The University of Washington is no exception. The support of Members of Congress is necessary to ensure… Read More
