News and Updates

The University of Washington and Tsinghua University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) last week in Bellevue. A global partnership between the UW and Tsinghua University, with early support from Microsoft, GIX will help elevate the greater Seattle region as a center for innovation. Located in Bellevue’s Spring District in a nearly 100,000-square foot, state-of-the-art facility, the GIX building will feature design studios, a large makerspace, electronics prototyping labs, and spaces for collaboration and presentations. It is scheduled to open for the 2017-18 academic year.

Learn more about GIX online and see coverage of the groundbreaking event.

The program is now accepting applications for the inaugural fall 2017 class with students able to apply for UW’s Master of Science in Technology Innovation (MSTI) degree and the GIX dual masters’ degree.  An initial cohort of students began their studies in the dual masters’ degree program in Beijing this fall and will join newly recruited students in Bellevue in fall 2017.

On Tuesday, Xiamen Airlines and Boeing celebrated inaugural service by the airline between Shenzhen and Seattle by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The service launched September 26 and is the first direct international service between Shenzhen and the United States and the first long-haul route originating in Xiamen with an end point the United States. Xiamen Airlines operates a fleet of 165 aircraft and the largest all-Boeing fleet in China.

Randy Hodgins, UW Vice President for External Affairs, pictured with Kelly Maloney, President & CEO of the Washington Aerospace Futures Alliance and Federal Way city council member

The name “Huard” is basically football royalty in the Pacific Northwest. Brothers Damon and Brock Huard were starting quarterbacks at the University of Washington in the 1990s and both went on to play in the NFL. Years later, both still maintain deep ties to the UW. UW360 caught up with the brothers – watch it here.

Learn more about how WSECU collaborated with landscape designer and UW graduate student Britton Shepard to bring a vacant lot to life in the U District. Continue reading “UW grad student brings life to a U District vacant lot”

The University of Washington was again ranked No. 15 on the Academic Ranking of World Universities list released by Shanghai Jiao Tong University researchers. The UW also remained 13th among U.S. universities and fourth among public institutions worldwide. Read more from UW Today.