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January 16, 2019
UW opens Othello Commons in Southeast Seattle
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The University of Washington today opened the doors to Othello-UW Commons, a new multifunctional partnership space in the heart of Southeast Seattle’s Othello neighborhood.
April 25, 2018
UW breaks ground on new Population Health building
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A crowd of dignitaries gathered Wednesday for the official groundbreaking of the university’s new 290,000-square-foot Population Health Building, a facility that will house the Population Health Initiative launched by the UW in 2016.
November 21, 2013
Studies to probe confluence of human, animal and environmental health in Africa
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Grand Challenges Exploration Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow two UW-led teams to study the health determinants people share with other living creatures.