Email | 206-543-2580
UW News
Box 351207
Seattle, WA 98195
The UW News office is the port of entry for journalists who need information about the University of Washington. Our media officers will help you find faculty experts or connect you with newsmakers at the UW.
Note: For news concerning the UW School of Medicine, email mediarelations@uw.edu
Victor Balta, university spokesperson and assistant vice president for communications
balta@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for UW administration issues
Sarah McQuate, associate director
smcquate@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for biology and chemistry.
Jackson Holtz, assistant director
jjholtz@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for major university initiatives, programs and gifts, as well as the College of Education and the School of Law.
Gillian Dohrn, public information officer
gdohrn@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for atmospheric science, climate science, weather, oceanography, polar science, geology, seismology, aquatic and fishery science, environmental and forest science, marine science, Friday Harbor Labs and the UW Botanic Gardens.
Lauren Kirschman, public information officer
lkirsc@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for political science, psychology, history, international studies, business, economics, communication, sociology, anthropology, speech and hearing sciences, geography, gender women and sexuality studies, arts, humanities, American ethnic studies and American Indian studies.
Stefan Milne, public information officer
stmilne@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for computer science and engineering, Information School, human-centered design, statistics and math. Also the contact for research centers focused on neurotechnology, data science, nano engineering and molecular engineering.
William Poor, public information officer
wpoor@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for the College of Built Environments, physics, astronomy, the Clean Energy Institute, aeronautics and astronautics, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, industrial and systems engineering, mechanical engineering and bioengineering.
Alden Woods, public information officer
acwoods@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Media contact for schools of Public Health, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Social Work, and Public Policy & Governance, as well as the Population Health Initiative.
Kiyomi Taguchi, associate director and video producer
ktaguchi@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Illustrates the office’s stories with videos, both for the university’s purposes and for use by external media.
Alex Bartick, digital content producer
abartick@uw.edu | 206-543-2580
Manages social media, and produces the daily UW Today newsletter and UW News website.
UW Medicine Newsroom
mediarelations@uw.edu | email mediarelations@uw.edu
The central media relations office for UW Medicine responds to journalists’ requests for interviews with topic experts and spokespersons, background information, fact-checking, patient condition reports, records requests, filming access, official statements and disaster communications. This group covers all entities of UW Medicine, and a variety of research institutes and service programs. Learn more at newsroom.uw.edu.