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June 29, 2021
Mika Ahuvia, associate professor in the Jackson School, discusses her new book. washington.edu
June 14, 2021
Longtime UW donors and alumni S. Rao and Usha Varanasi have gifted $100,00 to support students studying India. jsis.washington.edu
March 10, 2021
Paul Fritts, whose company built the UW's Littlefield Organ three decades ago, has now made a major gift to the School of Music. Read More
January 12, 2021
The UW has received a $1.5 million gift from organ builder and artist Paul B. Fritts to provide support to organ degree programs, and a gift of $250,000 from an anonymous donor to create a four-year organ competition for early-career organists. music.washington.edu
December 17, 2020
Daniel Kuo-Ching Chen, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle, signed a memorandum of understanding of cooperation with UW President Ana Mari Cauce on Dec. 8. Based on the memorandum, the Taiwan government provided $1.8 million for the UW to strengthen its Taiwan studies program in... nwasianweekly.com
December 17, 2020
Daniel Kuo-Ching Chen, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle, signed a memorandum of understanding of cooperation with UW President Ana Mari Cauce on Dec. 8. Based on the memorandum, the Taiwan government provided $1.8 million for the UW to strengthen its Taiwan studies program in... nwasianweekly.com
December 8, 2020
The Taiwan Studies Program of the Jackson School of International Studies has received a generous sum from the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. jsis.washington.edu
October 30, 2020
“2020: The Course” gives students an opportunity to hear from UW professors and special guests who will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, race in the United States, the state of the environment, the economic recession, civic participation, citizenship and this election season and outcomes. washington.edu
October 20, 2020
In honor of Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis, the Friday Foundation, a new Seattle entity, gave $9 million to nine Seattle arts organizations, one being the Henry Art Gallery seattletimes.com
October 12, 2020
A $500,000 grant from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute to the University of Washington establishes the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professor of Persian and Iranian Studies, named in honor of Dr. Mir-Djalali, the scholar and philanthropist who founded the Institute in 2000. nelc.washington.edu
October 12, 2020
This five-year, $1.8 million training program at the UW will fund 25 academic-year graduate fellowships, develop a new training curriculum and contribute to methodological advances in health research at the intersection of demography and data science. washington.edu
September 3, 2020
In 2019, the Andrew W. Mellon foundation awarded the UW a three-year grant to build upon previous insights about process-based creative inquiry. meanycenter.org
August 19, 2020
A love of languages and a long career with the CIA inspired Helen Louise Noyes (BA, 1969) to support UW students studying challenging languages. Read More
June 1, 2020
Art collector Virginia Bloedel Wright funded countless shows at the Henry Art Gallery and brought the Broken Obelisk to the UW. magazine.washington.edu
April 27, 2020
The US Department of Defense has delivered a grant to the Asian Languages and Literature Department in order to help students achieve professional level proficiency in Chinese. washington.edu