News and Updates

The Living Voters Guide, an interdisciplinary collaboration among the UW Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Communication, and Political Science, and presented in partnership with Seattle City Club, won the 1st Place Social Venture Partners Award in the 2012 SIFP (Social Innovation Fast Pitch) competition rewarding new ideas for social impact. The Living Voters Guide is an on-line, citizen-generated guide to state, regional, and local measures on the November 2012 ballot, allowing voters to work together to refine their positions.

In a new global ranking of universities across four categories, the University of Washington ranked 24th in the world and fourth among American public universities.

Public Health Café is a series of informal, interactive conversations intended to raise awareness about public health issues. On Tuesday, October 9^th, join other members of the public at the Chaco Canyon Organic Café in West Seattle from 6:30-9 pm, where an expert from the UW Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health will discuss “Seafood: It’s Healthy, But Is It Safe to Eat?”

Margaret O’Mara, associate professor of history, will explore crucial 20th Century American presidential races in a series of four public lectures starting October 9 in Kane Hall.