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News and Updates
UW and Tsinghua University launch groundbreaking partnership with the Global Innovation Exchange
UW and Tsinghua University of Beijing are partnering on a new graduate institute in Bellevue that will focus on technology and innovation. The Global Innovation Exchange, or GIX, will be located in the Spring District in the Bel-Red Corridor. Microsoft is donating $40 million in support to jump-start the effort. This partnership is unique in that it is the first time a Chinese research university has established a physical presence in the U.S.
GIX will open its doors in the fall of 2016 with an inaugural master’s degree in technology innovation, and will grow with additional degree and certificate programs and fields of study over the next decade.
Study reveals surprising truths about caregivers
A study lead by Emilio Zagheni, a UW assistant professor of sociology is believed to be the first to break down unpaid caregiving in the United States by age and gender of caregivers and those they care for and reveals some surprising truths about caregiving in America.
The study found that almost one-third of the U.S. population are informal caregivers and collectively provide about 1.2 billion hours of unpaid work weekly. But the so-called sandwich generation (people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children) comprises just 3 percent of total informal caregivers, much less than researchers anticipated. Also noted, there are fewer adults caring for their aging parents than anticipated.
CUCAC Meeting Notes, June 2015
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Portage Bay Park Public Meeting
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to a public meeting for the development of 1101-1137 NE Boat Street on Portage Bay. You are encouraged to attend and learn about the new shoreline park coming to the University District.
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Time: 6-7:30 pm
Place: Bryant Building, 1117 NE Boat Street, Seattle, WA 98105