This week, the UW welcomed employees, local children and government officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the University of Washington Children’s Center at Portage Bay. The center is scheduled to open on campus in early January and will provide child care services to 140 children and their families. Read more here.
When it comes to athletic success at the UW, one program stands out, year after year, often without attracting a lot of headlines. The UW women’s soccer program is consistently one of the best in the country, producing PAC-12 stand-outs and Olympic stars. Even more important than the program’s success on the pitch may be how the team’s family atmosphere has produced outstanding contributors to the community. Watch the story here.
When Jennifer Cohen was named UW’s new Athletic Director, she needed no introduction to Husky Nation. She’s worked at the University of Washington for 18 years. UW 360 discovered Cohen’s ties to the purple and gold go back even further than that. Watch the story here.
Last week, the College of Arts & Sciences and Office of External Affairs celebrated the reopening of the UW’s historic Denny Hall. The building underwent extensive restoration beginning in summer 2015 and reopened to students, faculty and staff this autumn. The oldest building on campus (it was constructed in 1895) is now the newest! Learn more about the history of Denny Hall from this short video and about the restoration from UW|360.
The UW’s Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program has received a top national award in dental education. This groundbreaking School of Dentistry program began in 2008 and seeks to improve access to dental care in rural and underserved areas of Washington state. On Monday, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) announced that the UW is the recipient of the 2017 William J. Gies Award for Vision by an Academic Dental Institution. Read more from the School of Dentistry and learn more about RIDE here.