Community Connect UW Winter 2026 Update
Thousands of students and hundreds of partners are now using CCUW to manage activities and impacts. Community Connect UW (CCUW) is a database and management platform that allows UW faculty, staff, students and community partners to connect, organize, and understand impacts of collaboration. Interested in exploring? Login (using your NetID) and join both CCUW's home group…
Assessing community engagement at the UW: A new report details key pathways
A new report has been released from the project to Build Tri-Campus Capacity for Community Engagement, in partnership with the eScience Institute through its Data Science and AI Accelerator program. Assessing community engagement at the UW: a roadmap, finalized February 2026, provides guidance on how to better assess whether the University of Washington is being…
Mentorship in medicine
Meet Dr. Estell Williams, ’13, an emergency surgeon, community builder, dedicated mentor and the UW’s 2026 honoree for Black History Month. From the first grade, Dr. Estell Williams knew she wanted to be a doctor. The self-described science nerd isn’t quite sure where that came from, but she’s got a few guesses. Cholecystectomy (galbladder removal)…
Career growth in Eastern Washington
TRI-CITIES AND YAKIMA, Washington — Corey Smith’s office window overlooks one of the massive production lines inside the Douglas Fruit processing plant at the outskirts of Pasco, Washington. The scene is fantastic, like something out of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. The Douglas Fruit Company processes apples at its warehouse facility in Pasco, Washington. Conveyor belts…
UW recognized across all campuses with Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification
The University of Washington 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 UW has again earned a prestigious recognition for the impact and importance of the connections faculty, students and staff have with local, regional and global…