October 2, 2008
The search for a new law school dean, which began in June of last year after the resignation of dean W.H.

September 29, 2008
When the new HUB design was chosen by the HUB Master Plan Steering Committee, it was everything that most students and administrators desired: a state-of-the-art building with large airy spaces that connects the entire university and even ‘Gold standard’ certification by Leadership in Energy and Env

March 5, 2007

February 20, 2007
Concluding a monumental two weeks, UW President Mark Emmert announced the tentative formation of a public health institute at the UW and the potential faculty recruitment of prominent Harvard University professor Christopher Murray to head it.

February 20, 2007
Last year marked a safe year for Seattle — and consequently the UW — and put Seattle in the top 10 safest cities in America, according to a recent report from the FBI.

February 5, 2007
While UW students prepared for midterm examinations during the past two weeks, President Emmert embarked on a travel-intensive schedule that led him from testifying before a Senate committee in Olympia, Wash. to delivering a keynote speech in Raleigh, N.C.

January 24, 2007
As the 22nd annual Washington State Combined Fund Drive (CFD) concluded Dec. 15, 2006, state employees and retirees together pledged a record $5.92 million to more than 2,600 different charities, surpassing a previous record set in 2005 of $5.64 million.

January 22, 2007
In addition to attending ongoing legislative meetings in Olympia in regards to Gov. Christine Gregoire's budget proposal, in the past two weeks UW President Mark Emmert connected with UW students, made progress in both his short-term and long-term goals outlined previously and found time to donate to a charitable organization.

January 17, 2007
At the recent Council on Competitiveness held in Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science announced the names of 45 research projects that would share 95 million hours of supercomputing time in 2007.

January 12, 2007
UW President Mark Emmert has decided to temporarily suspend his plan of substantial tuition hikes for the coming years because of increased monetary earmarks for the UW, outlined in Gov. Christine Gregoire's 2007-09 budget.

January 8, 2007
A UW undergraduate in the 1970s, UW President Mark Emmert's return to his alma mater in 2004 as newly appointed president signified not only a new direction for the university but the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.

January 3, 2007
UW School of Law Dean W.H. "Joe" Knight is undergoing his mandatory five-year performance review. However, the dean is also facing a potential investigation by the state Executive Ethics Board because of a complaint filed against him last quarter.

December 6, 2006
In 1997, the Innocence Project Northwest Clinic (IPNW) was formed at the UW School of Law by current director Jacqueline McMurtrie and volunteers.

December 4, 2006
As November ended, students at the UW emerged battered by record-breaking rain, high winds and snowstorms.