Buildings and grounds
July 6, 2011
Vendor showcase planned at botanic gardens
The UW Botanic Gardens Vendor Showcase will be held at from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Nearly 50 vendors who have served the gardens rental clients over the years will be on hand.
Cool in a crisis? UW Emergency Management seeks volunteer responders
The UW Emergency Management Office is looking for people — soldiers, not generals — who would be willing to volunteer when the Emergency Operations Center is activated.
June 29, 2011
In case of disaster: A new Emergency Operations Center at UW Tower
UW Emergency Management unveils its new, 5,000-square-foot facility at UW Tower (funded by Homeland Security grants), dedicated to getting the University back in business quickly after a disaster.
June 13, 2011
520 bridge to be closed Friday night to Monday morning, June 17-20
The State Route 520 floating bridge and highway will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, June 17, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 20, between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue. Night work is planned, and neighbors near the work zone are likely to hear construction noise.
June 10, 2011
Utility work starting June 13 affects Burke Gilman Trail
During the weeks of June 13 and June 20, Seattle City Light will be performing utility work on utility poles along the UW section of the Burke Gilman Trail near Montlake Boulevard. Trail users should expect delays and detours throughout the two-week period.
June 1, 2011
Tree donated by grateful patient of UW Regional Heart Center
The young sugar pine, which patient Andrew Russell grew from a fallen cone seed, was planted near the UW Medical Center Surgery Pavilion. Russell hopes its presence will complement the Cardiac Diagnostic Center’s healing spirit.
May 25, 2011
New design studio in Hutchinson a perfect fit for the School of Drama
What used to be a swimming pool in Hutchinson Hall is now an 8,000-square-foot design studio for the School of Drama. Designers are thrilled to be out of their cramped quarters on University Way. “Its a funny thing,” one said. “You even feel cramped in your ideas when youre in that small a space.”
Art being sought for remodeled Hall Health
When the Hall Health remodel is complete in the fall, the building will feature art by students, faculty and staff. And that art is being solicited now by a committee.
Sound transit looking for artists, holding open houses
A lead artist will be hired for each of the three North Link Sound Transit Stations — Brooklyn (U District), Roosevelt and Northgate, and those chosen will work with architects and engineers to produce works of art. Open houses are slated for the Roosevelt and Brooklyn stations.
Sign a beam and ‘become one with the new HUB
If you miss the HUB during its closure for a major overhaul, staff there would like to get your autograph. On June 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the campus is invited to sign a beam that will go into the HUB as construction continues.
May 16, 2011
‘For our community and our economy: U-Link light rail construction launched
A new era for transportation at the UW began Monday,May 16, with the official launching — amid speeches, smiles and blustery weather — of the two tunnel-boring machines that will carve out a new light rail link from the UW to Capitol Hill.
May 11, 2011
Sound Transit slates open houses on new stations
Sound Transit will be hosting several open houses to show the current design plans for new stations, including the one in the University District, and to hear thoughts and ideas from the community.
May 5, 2011
Drumheller Fountain undergoing maintenance, will return in time for commencement
If youve seen the fence around Drumheller Fountain, you might wonder how 2011 graduates and their friends and relatives will get those great photos traditional for graduation. Not to worry—the fountain is undergoing routine maintenance but should be back to its normal glory by May 27.
May 4, 2011
Campus Society for Ecological Restoration helps ‘recolonize native plants
A group of students has been volunteering to make a small corner of campus more attractive. Their mission is to clear out invasive plants and replace them with native ones.
April 27, 2011
Tree count leads Facilities Services to major campus inventory
Since 2004, UW Facilities Services has worked with global positioning systems and geographic information systems to electronically map everything theyre responsible for campuswide.
Where minds meet: UW Bothell opens collaborative spaces in Beardslee Building
The UWB dedicated the collaboratory, a new open working space, on April 22. Its a place for the open exchange of ideas, supported by design and technology, with a focus on the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math.
April 20, 2011
Construction near Savery and Kane: One plaza redone, one road still under way
The renovation of Savery Hall was done in 2009. Now money from that project is paying for a new plaza between Savery and Raitt and a new road between Savery and Kane. The plaza was opened at the beginning of spring quarter, while the road is still under construction.
April 7, 2011
SR 520 eastbound ramp to Montlake to close temporarily
The off-ramp from eastbound State Route 520 to Montlake Boulevard will close during the early morning hours Saturday, April 9, and Monday, April 11, so crews can deliver and remove equipment for geotechnical drilling work.
April 6, 2011
Trash-In 2011: A snapshot of campus recycling, composting on April 13
How far has the campus come in recycling and composting? You have to dig through the trash to tell, and that’s just what folks at the UW Recycling & Solid Waste office will do April 13 in the annex alongside the Bryants Building.
March 30, 2011
Isaac Newton would be proud: One of ‘his apple trees now on campus
No one was hit on the head with an apple, but a descendant of the tree that legend says inspired Sir Isaac Newtons Theory of Universal Gravitation was planted in front of the Chemistry Building March 30, courtesy of the Class of 2007.
March 28, 2011
Portion of Burke Gilman Trail closed March 29
A section of the Burke Gilman Trail between Fluke Hall and Jefferson Road will be closed March 29
March 16, 2011
Sound Transit: Drilling work to continue through spring break, March 19-27
Sound Transits contractor is continuing to drill holes along the proposed light rail alignment from the UW to Northgate to evaluate soil and groundwater conditions. To minimize its impact, the drilling on campus has been scheduled during spring break.
March 9, 2011
UW Tacoma historic building finds new life
On March 15 UW Tacoma is opening the last of the old, defunct warehouse blocks to be renovated into modern university buildings on its campus.
March 2, 2011
A glimpse of 2016: New plan for Montlake Triangle features better access
When the Sound Transit station near Husky Stadium opens in 2016, there will be a pedestrian overpass across Montlake and a path to Rainier vista. Read more and take a look.
February 28, 2011
All UW Medicine hospitals to become smoke- and tobacco-free environments
UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center will become smoke- and tobacco-free facilities May 31, in concert with the World Health Organizations “World No Tobacco Day.”
February 23, 2011
Building community –- ‘with convenience — on west campus
To Housing & Food Services, the student housing projects under way on west campus are about creating a whole new neighborhood.
More street food: Curbside 8 food truck now outside More Hall
Theres a new food truck on campus: Curbside 8, near More Hall, will offer a combination of new American food and global comfort foods, according to UW Housing & Food Services.
February 16, 2011
Spokane Lane to be widened, regraded
Why is part of Spokane Lane, between Kane and Savery halls, blocked off and torn up?
Sound Transit chooses design for Brooklyn Station
After evaluating two design options and taking input from the community, Sound Transit has decided to move forward with a single entrance design for Brooklyn Station.
February 9, 2011
UW Medical Center ‘tops out new inpatient tower (with slide show, video)
On Feb. 7, workers from Skanska USA Building and the University of Washington Medical Center celebrated a major construction milestone as the final piece to a new inpatient towers superstructure was placed.
February 2, 2011
‘Lean and green — and a showcase for office sustainability
The Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability office is a place youd expect to have environmentally friendly furnishings, and it does.
January 19, 2011
UW Surplus: ‘Serving the planet and the pocketbook
From computers to carillon bells, when the things we use end their campus lives, they meet their fate at UW Moving & Surplus — a sort of campus afterlife.
Brooklyn Station open house Jan. 27: update on station design
Anyone interested in design options for the Brooklyn Station in the University District, part of Sound Transits North Link, should attend an open house on Thursday, Jan. 27. The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the University Heights Center.
January 12, 2011
More food, coffee options for a post-HUB campus
Hungry? Need a cuppa? Housing & Food Services is adding to its campus food and coffee options.
UWPD report: Crime stats, prevention tips — and a presence on Facebook
Theft and burglary are up, but overall, the UW campus is safer than most: A look at campus crime reports.
January 5, 2011
Summertime is ‘showtime for busy conference coordinators at Housing & Food Services
It may be winter, but the UWs conference coordinators are already thinking summer. Thats because when most students leave campus, conference attendees arrive, and theres lots of work necessary to prepare for them.
Sound Transit to host meeting on connection from rail station
Sound Transit will host a community meeting on Jan. 12 which will feature the latest design of the pedestrian connection from the UW Link Light Rail station at Husky Stadium to the campus.
Transportation projects affecting UW will be topic of Jan. 10 meeting
The Regional Transit Task Forces meeting will be to open a dialogue between Seattle transportation groups and community members.
December 23, 2010
Construction begins on 15th Avenue NE
The Seattle Department of Transportation is beginning work to reconstruct 15th Avenue NE between NE Pacific Street and NE 55th Street. The roadway will remain open with one lane of traffic in each direction on weekdays.
December 9, 2010
Odegaard to close Dec. 21-Jan. 2
Odegaard Undergraduate Library will be closed for fire and safety upgrades from Tuesday, Dec. 21, through Jan. 2, 2011.
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