At the UW’s CoMotion Labs Lacey Leavitt and Joe Jacobs of Electric Dream Factory, a virtual content studio, are helping shape an inclusive future for the virtual reality industry. COMotion Labs is part of CoMotion, the UW’s collaborative innovation hub and a place that is about technology and the people technology serves. Learn more about this Electric Dream Factory and about CoMotion Labs here.
Wondering how your federally funded program fared in the FY 2018 omnibus? Our Federal Relations team has a spreadsheet for that. Find more information on their website.
The University of Washington Livable City Year program has selected the City of Bellevue as a community partner for the next academic year. The year-long partnership connects city staff with UW students and faculty to collaborate on projects that advance the Bellevue City Council Vision Priorities, specifically those around livability and sustainability. The UW Livable City Year program launched in the 2016–2017 academic year. Previous city partners include the City of Auburn and the City of Tacoma.Read more on the Livable City Year website.
Nearly 50 different graduate and professional programs and specialties at the University of Washington are among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate School rankings released March 20. Medicine, nursing, social work, computer science and public affairs received prominent placement in the newest rankings. Read more from UW News.
Last week, the Washington State Legislature passed the 2017-19 supplemental operating and capital budgets to Governor Inslee, marking the end of the 60-day legislative session. Read more about the completed budgets from the Office of State Relations.
State Relations will be joining with the Office of Planning & Budgeting to host a post-session update on Tuesday, March 27 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in Gerberding 142.