News and Updates

Former Gov. Daniel J. Evans attended events at the state capital yesterday celebrating the anniversary of his signing of the Community College Act on April 3, 1967.

Learn more about Washington’s community and technical colleges and see the history of the system and how it has grown in the last 50 years on their website. Are you an alumni of a Washington community or technical college? They are looking for your story.

The UW participated in the celebrations with this ad congratulating our community and technical college partners on 50 years.

Vice President Hodgins attend the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Monday. Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza handed over command of I Corps to Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky in a ceremony held on the JBLM parade grounds.

The University of Washington is committed to meeting the educational needs of America’s servicemembers. The UW offers educational and training opportunities on each of our campuses and through online courses. Staff are also available to advice active duty and veteran prospective students about the educational opportunities available at the UW.

Learn more about the office of Student Veteran Life on their website.

Each year near the beginning of spring, the iconic UW cherry trees blossom in the Quad producing a dazzling display of pale pink flowers. To enjoy the show wherever you are, check out UW Video’s cherry blossoms live stream.

While the cherry trees are in full bloom for about one week, you can watch the live stream of the picturesque UW Quad all-year long.

For more UW live streams, check out the Red Square cam.

Post updated: April 6, 2020

Teams of University of Washington students have been working throughout this academic year on livability and sustainability projects in the City of Auburn as part of the yearlong Livable City Year partnership. The project has given students the opportunity to work on real-world challenges identified by the city. Fall project teams have completed their reports, which included assessments of Auburn’s work in reducing homelessness, educational strategies to reduce pet waste and improper household items in wastewater, cultural city mapping, city values outreach, work on community place-making and more. The work will continue and over the winter, students were working on reducing food waste in school cafeterias, researching low-impact development storm water technology and exploring how to better connect Auburn’s residents socially, culturally and economically. Keep up with the Livable City Year students and read news and reports on the project website.

UW President Ana Mari Cauce commented on President Trump’s proposed federal budget blueprint for Fiscal Year 2018. Read it here.