The University of Washington celebrated two major fundraising and construction milestones on Wednesday for the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering.
The UW Board of Regents voted in October to name the building for the Gateses, after Microsoft and a group of longtime friends and colleagues joined together to contribute more than $30 million in the couple’s honor. On Wednesday, the university announced an additional $15 million grant from Bill and Melinda Gates that completes fundraising for the $110 million building. Also on Wednesday, the university hosted a “topping out” ceremony, which celebrated the placement of the final steel beam at the top of the structure. The additional investment will allow the UW to double its annual computer science and engineering degree production, offer an unparalleled education to more of Washington’s students and grow its high impact research programs. Read more about the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Compute Science & Engineering from UW News.