News and Updates

A group of state legislators and staff visited campus to tour the UW’s Clean Energy Institute. The group heard from CEI’s staff about its innovative faculty and cutting-edge research in next generation solar energy and battery technologies.

In 2013, the Legislature invested $3 million to establish the Institute at the UW. In its inaugural year, CEI faculty and graduate student researchers have begun conducting leading-edge research with the power to sustain and grow Washington’s leadership and economic advantages in clean energy.

Read more and see photos from the Office of State Relations.

The University of Washington was ranked second in the U.S. among the best colleges for veterans. U.S. News and World Report ranked schools that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members with applications, financial aid and degree completion. The UW joins Georgetown, Pennsylvania State University-University Park, The Ohio State University and University of Texas-Austin among the top ranked schools for vets. Read more from U.S. News & World Report.

Today University of Washington External Affairs staff participated in a service project at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands. Staff spent the morning helping restore the natural habitat by removing invasive bindweed.

The Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetland is Seattle’s largest urban farm. The 10 acre farm is owned by Seattle Parks and Recreation. In 2011 Seattle Tilth and the Friends of the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands were granted co-operatorship. The farm is host to annual and perennial vegetables, raised beds, native plants, five large greenhouses, giant blueberry bushes, wetlands, a nature trail and a large compost area. Community members of all ages volunteer and participate in educational programs and learn to grow food organically and restore the natural wetlands habitat that runs down the middle of the farm. This urban also supplies fresh food to the local community through several markets and farmers markets.

Seattle Tilth is partnering with the Seattle Parks Foundation to raise funds for much needed improvements to the site. For more information visit their Campaign for the Farm website.

The Academic Ranking of World Universities has released its 2014 list of top schools in the world. This year, the UW moved up to No. 15. Read more from UW Today.

Yesterday, US Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) joined UW President Michael K. Young and research leaders from around the Pacific Northwest at our South Lake Union campus to talk about the future of the NIH. Read more from the Seattle Times.

Pictured: (left to right) President Michael K. Young, Dr. Collins, Sen. Patty Murray and Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine and dean of the UW School of Medicine