News and Updates

The UW’s Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program has received a top national award in dental education. This groundbreaking School of Dentistry program began in 2008 and seeks to improve access to dental care in rural and underserved areas of Washington state. On Monday, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) announced that the UW is the recipient of the 2017 William J. Gies Award for Vision by an Academic Dental Institution. Read more from the School of Dentistry and learn more about RIDE here.

In recognition of the launch of the university’s Be Boundless – For Washington, For the World philanthropic campaign, Governor Jay Inslee, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and City of Spokane Mayor David Condon offered their support in proclamations and a salutation, recognizing October 21, 2016 as “Together UW Day.”

See the proclamations and salutation on the State Relations blog.

Go to uw.edu/together for more information about all of the events taking place October 21-23.

Show your support with the hashtag  #TogetherUW!

The 2018 Draft Seattle Campus Master Plan provides the framework for the University of Washington’s future campus development. Progressive and sustainable, it balances the preservation of the core campus with the need to accommodate increasing density. The plan integrates the UW’s academic, research, and service missions with its capital plan objectives.

Learn more about the draft plan and share your input at the next public event. You can see the schedule of events and read the draft plan on the project website. An online open house is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12 from Noon – 1 p.m. Register here.

Amazon announced that it will donate $10 million toward the construction of a new computer-science building on the UW campus. Read more from UW Today.

Watch this new UW 360 episode to meet Marine combat veteran and UW grad, Christopher Brown. He shares how he combined his own personal struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with his UW education to help his fellow veterans. Brown’s non-profit organization, “Growing Veterans,” seeks to reconnect veterans with civilian life through a sustainable agriculture program.