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University of Washington selects Robert Jones as its 34th president, succeeding Ana Mari Cauce

The University of Washington, one of the nation’s top research universities and an academic linchpin of the Seattle region’s tech… Read More

UW initiative ‘Society + Technology’ aims to foster broad collaboration at critical intersection

A new initiative at the University of Washington called Society + Technology, born out of a task force first assembled… Read More

Three UW students receive scholarship funds in honor of late Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait

Three students are pursuing their dreams at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business with help from the “Richard… Read More

UW lands $50M from National Science Foundation to lead new center for research security

Backed by $50 million from the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington will lead a national consortium of research… Read More

Petition urges Seattle Public Schools leaders to restrict students’ use of smartphones

A group of parents of children enrolled in Seattle Public Schools has started a petition calling on administrators to take… Read More

Amazon CEO’s advice to computer science grads: take risks, keep learning, write your own story

In a speech peppered with mentions of his own sports failings and achievements, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered up some… Read More

Ana Mari Cauce, longtime UW president and champion of tech innovation, to step down next year

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce announced Wednesday that she will leave her leadership position next year, calling it… Read More

Seattle-area teams blast into top 25 in national finals of American Rocketry Challenge

Three Seattle-area teams made strong showings during the national finals of the 2024 American Rocketry Challenge, the world’s largest student… Read More

Ex-Seattle Storm star Sue Bird teams with Coinbase to donate $25K to nonprofit Techbridge Girls

Retired Seattle Storm star Sue Bird is teaming with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to donate $25,000 to Techbridge Girls, a… Read More

AI for AP: High school students create tool that acts as tech tutor for advanced placement courses

Frustrated by inadequate resources to help students study for advanced placement courses, two Seattle-area high school teens turned to technology,… Read More

Amazon surprises 13 Seattle-area students with ‘Future Engineer’ college scholarships

The future is bright — and partially paid for — for 13 students from across the Seattle region after Amazon… Read More

Google giving $500K to expand robotics and AI education programs in Washington state

Google’s philanthropic arm is giving a $500,000 grant to expand access to robotics and artificial intelligence education programs across Washington… Read More

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to… Read More

Founded by a former high school counselor, EdXeno aims to connect students with their future colleges

As a high school counselor for more than a decade, Jason Booker witnessed the challenges that students face when applying… Read More

Meet the 6 women innovators featured in a new STEM exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

Six orange statues on display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle offer an eye-catching way to learn about the… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers roll out tiny, battery-free, autonomous robot called ‘MilliMobile’

University of Washington researchers are rolling out another tiny robotic breakthrough, this time in the form of an autonomous device… Read More

Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO

Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy has conducted another round of layoffs and named a new interim leader, a month after CEO… Read More

Back to School with AI: Code.org and partners create course for teachers facing big tech changes

Can I use this for homework? What’s the point of school if this can do all these things? That was… Read More

Diversity-focused school Ada Developers Academy cuts 45% of staff amid tech industry hiring pullback

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid… Read More

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Saving squirrels and achieving ‘maximum smoke’ – insights from our STEM Educators of the Year

Today’s top STEM teachers embrace learning opportunities wherever they arise, whether it’s baby squirrels that have fallen from their nest,… Read More

Code.org helping launch TeachAI to guide integration of artificial intelligence in education

Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments and educators… Read More

Univ. of Washington jostling for a slice of R&D funding from the CHIPS and Science Act

The University of Washington is chasing research funding unleashed by the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in August by President… Read More

Ballmer Group giving $43M to UW and others to boost early childhood education

The Ballmer Group is giving a $43 million boost to early childhood education in Washington state with gifts directed toward… Read More

Ballmer Group invests $3M in CodePath to help boost diversity in tech education

The Ballmer Group, co-founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is investing $3 million in CodePath,… Read More

UW prevails in lawsuit filed by developer that lost bid to build new clean energy research facility

The University of Washington will move ahead with a building envisioned as a gateway into a reimagined part of its… Read More

ChatGPT goes to college: Here’s how the UW says professors should deal with AI in the classroom

The sudden rise of ChatGPT — the AI-powered chatbot released by OpenAI last fall — has educators across the country rethinking… Read More

New renderings show Univ. of Washington building that will house clean energy research and more

Newly released renderings show a building planned for the west campus of the University of Washington in Seattle that will… Read More

Univ. of Washington is 24th in ranking of top 100 colleges based on startup founders

The University of Washington is ranked No. 24 in a new list of the top 100 universities in the world… Read More

DreamBox Learning hit by layoffs, but promises strategy to take on ‘troubling trends’ in education

DreamBox Learning laid off an undisclosed number of employees this week, citing the need for a “realignment” at the Seattle-area… Read More

High school team from Bellevue finishes second in International Rocketry Challenge

A team of students from Newport High School in Bellevue, Wash., made a strong showing at the International Rocketry Challenge… Read More