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Faculty of UW Engineering have included 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 32 Sloan Foundation Research Award recipients, and two MacArthur Foundation Fellows. [3] From 2012 to 2017, 85 companies were started by UW engineering students and faculty or technology. Over 50% of UW startups in FY18 came from the College of Engineering.
The University of Washington established a Department of Oriental Subjects in 1909 under the chairmanship of Herbert Henry Gowen.The department became the School of International Studies in 1976, and, in 1983, was renamed the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, in honor of Henry M. Jackson.
Founded in 1917, the University of Washington School of Business Administration was established as the second business school in the Western United States. [2]In 1981, American businesswoman and University of Washington alumna Nancy Jacob became the ninth dean of the School of Business Administration, making her the first woman to lead a major American business school.
According to the National Science Foundation, UW spent $1.73 billion on research and development in 2024, ranking it fifth in the nation. [10] Its 22 varsity sports teams compete as the Huskies in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I, and represent the United States at the Olympic Games and other competitions. [11]
The Evans School of Public Policy and Governance is the public policy school of the University of Washington, a public research university in Seattle, Washington.The school is named after Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington and United States Senator.
The UW Continuum College offices are located in the University District, Seattle in the UW Tower (which was purchased from Safeco in 2006). Programs are run at the main UW campus and at various locations through UW Professional & Continuing Education. The UW Continuum College is directed by Vice Provost Rovy Branon. [1]
He served as chairman of the Federal Nominating Commission assembled by Senators Kohl and Feingold for judicial vacancies in the Western District of Wisconsin. In 2011 he joined Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren legal firm as their primary legal council and as the leader of their newly introduced corporate governance and investor relations service ...
The center grew out of the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation, founded in 1956 by William B. Hutchinson (1909–1997). The Foundation was dedicated to the study of heart surgery, cancer, and diseases of the endocrine system. Hutchinson's younger brother Fred (1919–1964) was a major league pitcher and manager who died of lung cancer at age ...