Welcome to the UW News office

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, call 206-543-3620.

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Victor Balta, assistant vice president for media relations / University Spokesperson
balta@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for UW administration issues

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Michelle Ma, director of media relations
mcma@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for fisheries, forestry, environmental science, Puget Sound, marine policy, Friday Harbor Laboratories, urban horticulture.

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Hannah Hickey, assistant director
hickeyh@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for atmospheric science, oceanography, polar science, climate change, weather, geology, seismology.

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Kim Eckart, assistant director
keckart@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for social sciences, including psychology, anthropology, education, political science, public policy, law, built environments, nursing, public health, dentistry, pharmacy and the Population Health Initiative.

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Sarah McQuate, assistant director
smcquate@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for Information School, the Center for Neurotechnology, aeronautics and astronautics, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, human-centered design, industrial and systems engineering.

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James Urton, public information officer
jurton@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for physical and life sciences, including biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics; also bioengineering, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, the Clean Energy Institute, the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, the Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems, the eScience Institute.

 

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Jackson Holtz, public information officer
jjholtz@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for major university initiatives, programs and gifts

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Lauren Kirschman, public information officer
lkirsc@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Media contact for economics, business, communications, arts, humanities, history and world affairs.

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Kiyomi Taguchi, videographer
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.

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Rebecca Bergh, digital content producer
rgourley@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Social media manager, daily UW Today newsletter, data stories and projects, and the UW News website. (Note: Rebecca is on leave through January 2023)

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Wyatt Langstraat, editorial assistant
wlangs@uw.edu | 206-543-2580

Tracks UW mentions in the media, posts to @uwnews Twitter and produces daily and weekly newsletters.

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UW Medicine Newsroom

mediarelations@uw.edu | 206-543-3620

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.