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December 29, 2014
Undergraduate robotics researcher returns to UW as assistant professor
Sam Burden, ’08, started as a bored high school student in eastern Washington who wasn’t even planning on going to college to an incoming assistant professor in the University of Washington’s Electrical Engineering Department. Undergraduate research in robotics was key to Burden’s academic experience.
From the lab bench to the White House
When Jennifer Lee, ’06, came to the University of Washington, she expected to earn her bachelor’s degree and then a Ph.D. in a science-related discipline. She didn’t think she’d end up working at the White House.
December 26, 2014
Moving the opportunity needle
In 2010, the Dream Project received a four-year, $972,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to expand, deepen and evaluate its program. That grant has concluded and the results are in. See what we’ve learned about the Dream Project impact and what’s in store for the program.
December 23, 2014
Looking at the future of global leadership
VIDEO — Watch how UW students and students from Waseda University in Tokyo learn across cultures to develop their leadership philosophies and principles, preparing themselves to create global change.
December 22, 2014
Life really does begin at 40
As a child, David Olsen visited his grandfather’s Venezuelan health clinic during summer breaks. The elder doctor was a gifted internist who often volunteered his services to treat those in need. As Olsen swept the floors, he observed how one person can truly make a difference.
Message from Vice Provost and Dean Ed Taylor
I taught a seminar fall quarter in which students examined leadership across cultures, traditions and countries. Students in my class were from all over the world and it reminded me that there is no single Husky story.
October 22, 2014
$200,000 in two days!
Help us reach $200,000 with a gift to any fund during our 48-hour online giving event. Whether you give $5 or $500, don’t miss out on this chance to join in, make an impact and show your #Love4UW! Let’s make a MORE PURPLE world! Join us any time between 2 p.m. on October 22 and…
September 30, 2014
New director maps social justice to Honors Program landscape
This fall, the University Honors Program welcomed a new director, Victoria Lawson, professor of geography, internationally-recognized scholar on global poverty and co-founder of the Relational Poverty Network. “Honors is amazing. It drew me in because of what it does,” says Lawson. “One of the things we share is a commitment to trying to tackle complex…
September 23, 2014
Welcome from the Dean, autumn 2014
Dear Friends and Colleagues, One of the most commonly-asked questions undergraduates get from family and friends is, “What’s your major?” And it makes sense that people want to know. Choosing a major (or two, or three) is a necessary rite-of-passage in college. At today’s University of Washington, pursuing a degree is just one part of…
September 22, 2014
“W” stands for welcome!
On September 21, 2014, thousands of new University of Washington freshmen and transfer students formed a gigantic W on the field at Husky Stadium and had their class photo taken. The big “W” The W photo tradition began in 2005 as a freshman photo. In 2011, transfer students joined the photo. The W spans…
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