President Cauce was in the Tri Cities this week for a few different events.
On Tuesday night, The UWAA team hosted an Alumni reception for local alumni which was a great turnout. President Cauce was able to speak about what UW is doing in Eastern Washington and answer a few questions.
On Wednesday President Cauce and Dr. Ashby, Director of PNNL announced our new partnership called the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology, or NW IMPACT which you can read about here. The creation of the NW IMPACT is a joint research endeavor to power discoveries and advancements in materials that transform energy, telecommunications, medicine, information technology and other fields. Prior to the partnership announcement we were able to take a tour of the labs.
After PNNL, President Cauce was the key note speaker at the Women in Business Conference lunch hosted by Tri Cities Regional Chamber. Over 700 people were in attendance for this luncheon.
